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Story Eater
Jan 144 min read
ALC Review: Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
Read my review here for the first book in a new romantasy series from Bramble—Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis.


Story Eater
Oct 7, 20244 min read
ARC Review: Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-il Kim, Translated by Anton Hur
Blood of the Old Kings is out 8 October 2024. Don't miss this absolute gem. Read my review here.


Story Eater
Sep 30, 20243 min read
eARC Review: The Great When by Alan Moore
The Great When is out 1 October. Buckle up, it's a wild ride. Read my review here.


Story Eater
Aug 26, 20243 min read
ALC Review: The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
Mary E. Pearson's highly anticipated Adult Romantasy Debut releases in November! See my review here.


Story Eater
Jun 13, 20244 min read
ALC Review: Masquerade of the Heart by Katy Rose Pool
See my review for the conclusion of the Garden of the Cursed duology, Masquerade of the Heart!


Story Eater
Sep 19, 20233 min read
ALC Review: Inheritance (The Lost Bride Trilogy #1) by Nora Roberts
Release date: 21 Nov 2023 Book Rating: 3/5 Narration Rating: 4/5 Narrators: Brittany Pressley; Nora Roberts Synopsis: Inheritance is...


Story Eater
Sep 15, 20236 min read
Review: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Release date: 3 October 2023 (31 October 2023 UK) Rating: 4/5 Book boxes: OwlCrate October Adult, Illumicrate November Synopsis: ...

Story Eater
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Spoiler for FairyLoot October 2023 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...

Story Eater
Aug 16, 20231 min read
Spoiler for FairyLoot November 2023 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...


Story Eater
Aug 16, 20233 min read
ALC Review: After the Forest by Kell Woods
Release date: 3 October 2023 Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: After the Forest is a dark and enchanting fantasy debut from Kell Woods that...


Story Eater
Apr 17, 20234 min read
ARC Review: Fractal Noise (Fractalverse #0) by Christopher Paolini
Reviewing the upcoming SciFi release from NYT Bestselling Author, Christopher Paolini: Fractal Noise.


Story Eater
Mar 6, 20232 min read
ARC Review: Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
Release date: 11 April 2023 Rating 5/5 Synopsis: Ester’s family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother,...

Story Eater
Feb 13, 20231 min read
Spoiler for FairyLoot April 2023 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...


Story Eater
Feb 7, 20233 min read
ALC Review: The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland
Release date: 7 March 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 book I 5/5 narration Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Synopsis: By turns suspenseful and...


Story Eater
Jan 26, 20234 min read
ARC and ALC Review: Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
Release Date: 28 February 2023 Rating: 2.5/5 (book)/ 5/5 (narration) Synopsis: Hazel Sinnett is alone and half-convinced the events of...


Story Eater
Jun 17, 20223 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...


Story Eater
May 30, 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...


Story Eater
May 6, 20224 min read
ARC Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
Release date: 31 May 2022 Rating: 3.5/5 Book Boxes: Book(ish) Box May 2022, LovinBooksCandle June 2022 Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old...

Story Eater
Apr 11, 20224 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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