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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.
If you would like me to read and review your upcoming book, be sure to first check out my "Review Policy and Stats" page for details and to fill out a review request form.
Review slots full until 2026.


ARC Review: Raven Unveiled by Grace Draven
Release date: 8 Nov 2022 Rating 3/5 Synopsis: A woman with the gift to speak to the dead—and the assassin pursuing her—may be the only...

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Oct 24, 20223 min read


Spoiler Theory for FairyLoot December 2022 Adult Book!
The links provided in this post are unpaid links. I do not make commission off of them. FairyLoot posted an aesthetic montage on their...

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Oct 14, 20221 min read


Spoiler Theory for FairyLoot November 2022 YA Book!
The links provided in this post are unpaid links. I do not make commission off of them. FairyLoot posted an aesthetic montage on their...

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Oct 1, 20221 min read


Spoiler Theory for FairyLoot November 2022 Adult Book!
The links provided in this post are unpaid links. I do not make commission off of them. FairyLoot posted an aesthetic montage on their...

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Sep 12, 20221 min read


ALC and Pre-Release Review: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
Release date: 23 August 2022 Rating: 3/5 Narrators: Michael Gallagher and Rachanee Lumayno Book boxes: FairyLoot July 2022 Adult...

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Jul 25, 20225 min read


Recent Release Review: The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
Release date: 3 May 2022 Rating: 2.5/5 Synopsis: A summer house party turns into a whodunit when Mr. Wickham, one of literature’s most...

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Jul 22, 20223 min read


ALC Review: Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
Release date: 2 August 2022 Rating: 3.75/5 Narrator: Julia Whelan Book boxes: None yet—if this isn’t in one, I’ll be shocked. Synopsis:...

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Jul 14, 20224 min read


Review Copy Review: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Release date: 28 September 2021 Rating: 2.5/5 Special editions: Waterstones exclusive with stenciled edge, Goldsboro signed edition...

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Jun 17, 20222 min read


ALC Review: Elsewhere by Alexis Shaitkin
Release date: 28 June 2022 Rating: 4.5/5 Narrator: Ell Potter Synopsis: Richly emotive and darkly captivating, with elements of...

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Jun 17, 20223 min read


Spoiler for FairyLoot August 2022 YA Book!
The links provided in this post are unpaid links. I do not make commission off of them. FairyLoot posted an aesthetic montage 13 June on...

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Jun 13, 20222 min read


Spoiler Theory for FairyLoot August 2022 Adult Book!
The links provided in this post are unpaid links. I do not make commission off of them. FairyLoot posted an aesthetic montage yesterday...

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Jun 11, 20221 min read


ALC Review: Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
Release date: 14 June 2022 Rating: 3.75/5, only because of brilliant characters Narrator: Julia Whelan Synopsis: A woman returns to...

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Jun 8, 20224 min read


ARC Review: Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg
Release date: 14 June 2022 Rating: 3.5/5 Book Box(es): BookHooked Box Synopsis: Fate brought them together. Time will tear them apart....

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Jun 4, 20224 min read


ARC Review: This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
Release date: 28 June 2022 Rating: 3/5 Read by: Carlotta Brentan, Michael Gallagher Book Boxes: FairyLoot, Fae Crate, Fox & Wit YA...

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May 30, 20224 min read


ARC Review: A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
Release date: 31 May 2022 Book rating: 2/5 Audio narration: 5/5 Audiobook read by: Kate Handford Synopsis: In this series debut...

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May 28, 20225 min read


ALC Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Release Date: 2 May 2022 Rating: 2/5 Book Boxes: Lit Love Box (May 2022) Synopsis: One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see...

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May 2, 20223 min read


Special Edition Review: illumicrate's The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
I’ve known about The Atlas Six since before it was a traditionally published book. It was on my TBR, but I hadn’t purchased it when it...

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Apr 11, 20224 min read


Monthly Book Box Review: FairyLoot March Box
Sigh. I was so excited for this box. The book, which I read as an ARC, was amazing. I hoped the fandoms bedecked wonderful items that...

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Mar 31, 20223 min read
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