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Bye for Now
December 11, 2025 Hello, book nerds. I’m writing this on the tail end of a great two week vacation, where I truly disconnected from work and my routine. I am now back home, in my office, contemplating the next era of my life. I started reviewing books on Instagram back in 2020 or 2021, when my life looked markedly different. I had a job (in sales, no less) that drained me. I was burnout on…
The Everlasting: Sweeping and imaginative
November 13, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review If you read the short story, The Six Deaths of the Saint, this is the novelization of that concept. The Everlasting is its own story though, and it does differ from Six Deaths by quite a margin. It might be one of my favorite reads this year. Click here for content warnings. What’s The Everlasting about? Owen Mallory is a failed soldier of Dominion, a…
October memes
November 4, 2025 Hello, book nerds! Spooky month is officially behind us. From seeing SenLinYu on book tour to completing my first writing challenge to handing out full-sized candy on Halloween night, I feel like I had a great month. SenLinYu’s book tour event was solid. And so was the book (which weighs a nice 3 pounds or so, if you were wondering). It was wonderful to hear her speak about…
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Alchemised: A wartime love story
October 30, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review If you’re a fan of character-driven dark fantasy set during wartime with espionage and lots of trauma and a love story, try Alchemised. Click here for content warnings (question 3 of the author’s Q&A). What’s Alchemised about? Helena Marino is a prisoner whose records say she was a minor healer in the now-dead Resistance during the war. Except her…
Gifted & Talented: A magical character study
October 23, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review If you’re looking for a low fantasy novel with unique voice and unlikable characters (positive), give Gifted & Talented a try. What’s Gifted & Talented about? Three miserable siblings reconnect over the death of their magitech billionaire father. As they contend with the will, they must also reconcile their own pasts and futures, including those of the…
The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (Book 1): A fun time
October 2, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review If you’re a fan of any one of the following things, you’ll enjoy The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy: fanfiction, Dramione (specifically the DMATMOOBIL variety), cozy-ish fantasy romance, and slooooow burns. What’s The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy about? An assassin dying of magical rot bribes a healer for help, despite 1) being of…
Writing, and September memes
October 1, 2025 Hello, book nerds! September was a good month — pretty standard, all told. There were some notable life events for friends, which I enjoyed celebrating, and outside of those, things were quiet and relaxed. The latest and greatest is that I’ve committed to writing a book. I say “committed” specifically, because that’s the important part. I’ve always been a writer, but I’ve…
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Skyward: Full Series Review
September 18, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review About a decade ago, I read the Cinder series as well as Ender’s Game but I’ve unintentionally veered away from sci-fi and stayed mostly in the fantasy realm. So now I’ve decided to start truly working my way into the sci-fi genre, and I thought, what better place to start than a YA series written by Brandon Sanderson? What’s Skyward about? Spensa, aka…
Godshot: Unusual and off-kilter
September 11, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review Every now and then, I read a book that I can’t decide if I’m enjoying. Godshot was like that. Ultimately, I think I’ve decided that it worked, even if it was unusual. Click here for content warnings. What’s Godshot about? Lacey is a young girl whose family is part of a cult. Set on the backdrop of a small town suffering a drought, we follow Lacey…
Mistborn (Era 1): Full trilogy review
September 4, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review For the uninitiated, the Mistborn series is currently broken into two eras. Era 1 consists of books 1-3 (and that’s what this review is for). Era 2 (Wax & Wayne) consists of books 4-7 and is a spin-off that follows a new set of characters many years after the events of Era 1. According to Goodreads, Sanderson even has another era planned – a full trilogy…
August memes
September 3, 2025 Hello, book nerds! August was a chill month — and honestly, I don’t have much to say. I read a bunch, though, so I’m getting straight to the goods: The Nightingale A Short Stay in Hell I reviewed book 1, but I don’t feel like reviewing book 2. It didn’t stand out to me in any real way. If you read my first review, you’ll get the gist. Full trilogy review coming…
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Starling House: Southern gothic fantasy
August 28, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review If you take Ninth House but make it a gothic fantasy instead of a dark academia and add a grim fairytale sheen to it, you get Starling House. What’s Starling House about? Opal lands an unexpected job opportunity housekeeping for Arthur, the reclusive heir of Starling House. Even though the house is creepy (and perhaps sentient) she needs the money too much…
A Short Stay in Hell: Existential comedy horror
August 21, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review If you’re looking for a 100-page novella that will stick with you longer than some novels 5x the size, try A Short Stay in Hell. What’s A Short Stay in Hell about? Soren Johansson, a lifelong Mormon, has died. Except he finds himself cast into Hell by a God he’s never heard of and assigned a practically impossible task, with literal eternity to accomplish…
The Nightingale: Courageous and moving
August 7, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review Coming at you live with tears on my cheeks, I’m recommending The Nightingale. Click here for content warnings. What’s The Nightingale about? Sisters Vianne and Isabelle must must survive the German occupation of France; Isabelle wants to be a war heroine, Vianne just wants to protect her daughter. And then a German officer billets at their home. This is…
K-Pop Demon Hunters and July memes
August 5, 2025 Hello, book nerds! July was a busy month — we had many birthdays to celebrate (including my husband’s, who enjoys a big, themed, party). Something else I did this month was watch K-Pop Demon Hunters — twice in 24 hours. I’m not even a K-Pop person generally, but I loved this movie wayyyyy more than I thought I would. The gist of the movie is that this K-Pop trio, Huntrix, are…
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Project Hail Mary: Incredible
July 31, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review I’m not even a sci-fi person generally speaking, but Project Hail Mary just shot to the top of my list for best reads of the year. Good good good. What’s Project Hail Mary about? Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a space ship – except he doesn’t remember how he got here. As he gets his bearings, memories start coming back. Namely, that he’s on a mission to save…
Silvercloak (Book 1): Chaotic and engaging
July 24, 2025 Spoiler-Free Review If you’re looking for your next romantic fantasy to obsess over, one which does the fantasy elements and external plots justice (and isn’t just about the romance), you’ll love Silvercloak. Thanks to Del Rey and Netgalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own. Click here for content warnings. What’s Silvercloak about? 20 years ago, Saffron’s parents were…