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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Review)

December 22, 2020

Piranesi’s house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house. There is one other person in the house—a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known… Read More Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Review)

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Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (ARC Review)

September 13, 2020

She answered the Emperor’s call. She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend. In victory, her world has turned to ash. After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman’s shoulders. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath — but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her… Read More Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (ARC Review)

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Monthly TBR: July 2020

July 7, 2020

Welcome to my monthly TBR post for July 2020! Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t posted one of these since April. Things got a little away from me. But I won’t ramble about it here. You can check out my most recent wrap-up/update post if you want more details about what happened.… Read More Monthly TBR: July 2020

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Monthly TBR: April 2020

April 1, 2020

Welcome to my monthly TBR post for April 2020! Did you have a good reading month in March? I can’t believe that just last month I was asking everyone how their 2020 is going, all nice and dandy. Things have really changed in the last 31 days and it’s really eye-opening for me. I’ve changed… Read More Monthly TBR: April 2020

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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (ARC Review)

March 16, 2020

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss’s enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he’s offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach… Read More House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (ARC Review)

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Monthly TBR: March 2020

March 4, 2020

Welcome to my monthly TBR post for March 2020! Did you have a good reading month in February? How’s your 2020 so far? Also, do you have a monthly TBR? And what does your monthly TBR look like for March?

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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Review)

February 12, 2020

The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as necromantic skeletons. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy… Read More Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Review)