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The Importance of Being Bookish
Welcome to the bookish feast! Here you will find all things bookish including (but not limited to): book reviews, book news and commentary, book box spoilers, book release calendars, and reviews of boxes.
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Review slots full until 2026.
DRC Review: Falling in a Sea of Stars by Kristen Britain
Britain's writing entrances me so well that I don't really read it with a reviewer's lens and struggle to think of review topics afterward.
Story Eater
Sep 283 min read
DRC Review: Winter’s Chill by Morgan L. Busse
Morgan L.. Busse’s second installment in the Nordic Wars series releases August 2025. Read my review here.
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Aug 13 min read
ALC Review: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher, Narrated by Jennifer Pickens
Kingfisher does it again! This retelling hater absolutely loved the newest addition to the retelling collection. Read my review for the audiobook here!
Story Eater
Jul 283 min read
ALC Review: The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin, trans. by Joel Martinsen, Narrated by Jess Hong
Jess Hong's narration of Liu Cixin's The Dark Forest dropped this month. Check out my review for it here.
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Jul 162 min read
ALC Review: The Enhanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
Another cozy fantasy for the growing selection on the current B5 market, The Enchanted Greenhouse fits genre expectations. Read my review here.
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Jul 133 min read
DRC Review: Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross
Rebecca Ross' newest addition to the Elements of Cadence universe releases this September. Read my review here.
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May 34 min read
DRC Review: The Deathly Grimm by Kathryn Purdie
The conclusion to Kathryn Purdie's Forest Grimm duology releases 25 March.—read my review here.
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Mar 214 min read
DRC Review: A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
The second book in Bennett's Shadow of the Leviathan Series releases 1 April. Check my review out here.
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Mar 73 min read
DRC Review: A Haunt for Jackals by J.L. Odom
Read my review for J.L. Odom's fantastic second installment in the Land of Exile series.
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Feb 243 min read
ALC Review: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
McAllister's ninth thriller is out 25 February. Read my review for the riveting release here.
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Feb 243 min read
DRC Review: The Book of Atrix Wolfe: 30th Anniversary Edition by Patricia A. McKillip, forward by Kathleen Jennings
Another of McKillip's classics gets a special release! Read my review for The Book of Atrix Wolfe here.
Story Eater
Feb 143 min read
DRC Review: The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J. Ann Thomas
Thomas' ghost story started strong but fizzled out for me. Read my review of The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall.
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Feb 102 min read
ALC Review: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
I've officially been Feeneyed. Read my review for my first and Feeney's latest Feeney novel, Beautiful Ugly.
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Jan 133 min read
ALC Review: She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke
Read my review for the adult romcom/mystery mashup debut from YA author Jenny Elder Moke: She Doesn't Have a Clue.
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Jan 23 min read
eARC Review: Winter's Maiden by Morgan L. Busse
Read about Morgan L. Busse's upcoming Norse-inspired fantasy, Winter's Maiden!
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Aug 5, 20243 min read
ALC Review: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Read my review of Sarah Beth Durst's romantasy debut, The Spellshop!
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Jul 9, 20243 min read
ALC Review: The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Release date: 2 July 2024 Rating: 3.5/5 Narration: Nicol Zanzarella Narration Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: From the author of The...
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Jul 2, 20243 min read
eARC Review: Echo of Worlds by M.R. Carey
Release date: 25 June 2024 Rating: 5/5 Book box(es): Inkstone SE Synopsis: From the author of the bestselling The Girl With All the...
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Jun 23, 20243 min read
eARC Review: The Nightmare Virus by Nadine Brandes
Find out if you'll want to read Nadine Brandes' upcoming YA SciFi The Nightmare Virus!
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Jun 5, 20243 min read
eARC Review: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
Read my review for Katherine Center's upcoming release, The Rom-Commers—due out this June from St. Martin's Press!
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Apr 1, 20243 min read
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