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  • When things felt right, it only meant there was so much more that could go wrong: Reviewing We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
    October 7, 2025

    When things felt right, it only meant there was so much more that could go wrong: Reviewing We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

    Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well. Life has happened. Things have changed. This blog remains. That’s my quick summary of how events have unfolded for me recently. I’m doing fine and have a lot to look forward to, but transitions are rarely easy. Thankfully, I have books as my steadfast coping mechanism.…

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  • I am no garden, but the woods, and if you ever come near me again, every bit of wildness in me will rise up to bite you: Reviewing Grey Dog by Elliot Gish
    October 3, 2025

    I am no garden, but the woods, and if you ever come near me again, every bit of wildness in me will rise up to bite you: Reviewing Grey Dog by Elliot Gish

    Hi everyone! Happy October! We are officially in spooky season! I wanted to kick it off with something interesting. There will be plenty of horror reviews coming up soon. I hope you are all excited! Let’s talk about Grey Dog. Content Warning: Violence, Gore and Mutilation, Sexual Content, Sexual Assault, Miscarriage and Stillbirth, Child Death,…

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  • In the end, we all go west: Reviewing One’s Company by Ashley Hutson
    September 28, 2025

    In the end, we all go west: Reviewing One’s Company by Ashley Hutson

    Hey everyone! I’m back, and I have a great review for all of you! As you know now, I love surreal and experimental literature. More importantly, I love “messy girl literature.” I was overdue for some unhinged women’s literature. Let’s step into the surreal and strange world of One’s Company. Content Warning: Violence, Some Graphic…

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  • Love is a patient, exasperated emotion, and she knew it well: Reviewing Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
    September 28, 2025

    Love is a patient, exasperated emotion, and she knew it well: Reviewing Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

    Hi everyone! Happy Fall! Well, it doesn’t feel like fall yet but that isn’t going to stop me from trying to participate in fall activities. I have my “spooky” book reviews coming soon and I know some of you are really looking forward to that. For now, I have some other things to talk about.…

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  • There was a song in this forest, too, but it was a savage song, whispering of madness and tearing and rage: Reviewing Uprooted by Naomi Novik
    September 21, 2025

    There was a song in this forest, too, but it was a savage song, whispering of madness and tearing and rage: Reviewing Uprooted by Naomi Novik

    Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I’m starting to transition into my “spooky” books for October, but I have a couple of others to finish before then. I’m not really going to ramble too much. Naomi Novik has been in my peripheral vision for a bit now, and this is my first…

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  • Hell is other people: Reviewing Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
    September 14, 2025

    Hell is other people: Reviewing Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

    Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I could not be more excited to talk about this book with you. I’m sure many of you have heard the buzz around Katabasis and I am more than happy to give my take on it. If you want, you can check my review of Babel,…

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  • I’m in your blood and your are in mine: Reviewing Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna Van Veen
    September 7, 2025

    I’m in your blood and your are in mine: Reviewing Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna Van Veen

    Hey everyone! It’s time to get a head start on spooky season! I was going to hold off on this book until October, but I got too excited. I’ll have plenty of other books to review if you aren’t interested in horror. If you want some thrills and chills, then stick around. It’s time to…

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  • The gods demand their justice, but we suffer for it every time: Reviewing Elektra by Jennifer Saint
    August 31, 2025

    The gods demand their justice, but we suffer for it every time: Reviewing Elektra by Jennifer Saint

    Hi everyone! It’s been a bit, but I haven’t forgotten this blog. I like to think of myself as a reliable and dutiful source of book reviews. If you think otherwise, I completely understand. Guess what? I have another Greek mythology-inspired book for you all! This is also not my first review of a Jennifer…

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  • The heart does not go backward. Only the mind: Reviewing The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
    August 9, 2025

    The heart does not go backward. Only the mind: Reviewing The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova

    Hey everyone! How are you all doing? I hope you answered positively. If you didn’t , then I hope your day improves. I am currently drowning in books because of all of the summer library sales that are happening around where I live. There are a couple of “little libraries” in my neighborhood as well,…

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  • The measure of a person is not how much they have lived. It’s in how they make use of what life has shown them: Reviewing The Alloy of Law (Book 4 of the Mistborn Saga) by Brandon Sanderson
    August 1, 2025

    The measure of a person is not how much they have lived. It’s in how they make use of what life has shown them: Reviewing The Alloy of Law (Book 4 of the Mistborn Saga) by Brandon Sanderson

    Hello everybody! How are you all doing? I hope you answered my silly rhetorical question while reading this. I am back (yet again) with another Brandon Sanderson book. Go ahead and check out my reviews of The Stormlight Archive and the first three books of The Mistborn Saga. It’s a lot, but it’s a good…

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