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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.


ALC Review: Daedalus is Dead by Seamus Sullivan, narrated by Peter Ganim
The embarassingly underhyped Daedalus is Dead by Seamus Sullivan releases 30 Sep from tordotcom and Macmillan audio. Read my review here.

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Sep 132 min read


ALC Review: Kaplan's Plot by Jason Diamond
Jason Diamond's Kaplan's Plot releases 9 September 2025. Read my review for this heart-wrenching tale of family secrets here.

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Sep 83 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


ALC Review: We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
Stellar marks for the ending in We Live Here Now from this reader. Check out my full review here.

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May 203 min read


ALC Review: Behooved by M. Stevenson
A new romantasy from Bramble is out 20 May. Read my review for Behooved here.

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May 203 min read


ALC and DRC Review: The Love Haters by Katherine Center
Katherine Center's newest romance went over swimmingly! See my review here.

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Apr 73 min read


DRC/ALC Review: The Fourth Consort by Edward Ashton
Ashton's upcoming The Fourth Consort packs a weird, comedic punch. Read my review here.

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Feb 123 min read


ALC Review: Monstrous Nights by Genoveva Dimova
Dimova's final installment in the Witch's Compendium of Monsters releases 22 October! Read my review here.

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Oct 21, 20243 min read


ALC Review: The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir
Hildur Knútsdóttir's Icelandic thriller set my teeth and brain on edge. Read my review here.

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Aug 19, 20242 min read


ALC Review: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
T. Kingfisher's newest dark retelling packs a punch! Read my review.

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Aug 6, 20243 min read


ALC Review: The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish by Paula Brackstone
Paula Brackstone's new series kicks of with The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish—out 23 July 2024. Read my review here!

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Jul 15, 20243 min read


ALC Review: When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Read my ALC review for Veronica Roth's When Among Crows—out 14 May 2024.

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May 10, 20243 min read


ARC/ALC Review: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
Book Review for Katherine Center's upcoming release, Hello Stranger.

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Jul 10, 20232 min read


ARC Review: Fractal Noise (Fractalverse #0) by Christopher Paolini
Reviewing the upcoming SciFi release from NYT Bestselling Author, Christopher Paolini: Fractal Noise.

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Apr 17, 20234 min read


ALC and ARC Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Release date: 7 March 2023 (2 Feb 2023 UK) Rating: 4/5 Narrators: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, Nell Barlow Synopsis: KATE, 2019 Kate...

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Mar 4, 20233 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


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: 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...

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May 6, 20224 min read
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