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ARC Review: Forged By Blood by Ehigbor Okosun

Published on July 27, 2023November 27, 2024 by Celeste10 Comments

Today’s review is about FORGED BY BLOOD by Ehigbor Okosun, the first book in a duology inspired by Nigerian mythology. This debut incorporates quite a few themes, including colonialism and racism, balanced with magic and mythical elements.

Author: Ehigbor Okosun
Series: The Tainted Blood Duology, 1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Publish Date: August 8, 2023
Print Length: 400

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On My Radar: July 2023

Published on July 25, 2023July 24, 2023 by Celeste6 Comments

The end of July is approaching quickly, so it’s time for another On My Radar round up of some of the posts I read in the blogosphere. I was on vacation for two weeks out of the month, however. As a result, many of the posts in the round up are from either earlier or later in the month. I know there’s still about a week left in the month, but I also need to spend time writing some reviews and posts for Trope-ical Readathon and my July wrap-up.

So, without further ado, check out what some of your fellow bloggers wrote about in July.

Reviews

Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long – Review by Rebecca at Powder and Page
Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long (ALC Audiobook Review) by Athena at One Reading Nurse
Role Playing (2023) by itsKoo Reviews
Book Review: Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong by Julie at One Book More
THE SURVIVING SKY by Kritika H. Rao – Save your marriage and Save the World..!!! by Sahi at My World of Books
SILVER NITRATE By Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Review by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark (ARC Review) by Krysta at Pages Unbound
Book Review: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots by Shazzie at reader@work

Miscellany

Favorite Fantasy Reads for the First Half of 2023 by Julie at One Book More
A Farewell to the SPSFC by Alex at At Boundary’s Edge
To Tweet or Not to Tweet by Bookaholic Bex
The Irresponsible Reader On…Self-Published Children’s & Picture Books by H.C. Newton at The Irresponsible Reader
Mid-Year Freakout Tag (2023) by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week 2023 by Jodie at Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub

Book Blogger Hop: July 21-27

Published on July 22, 2023July 1, 2023 by Celeste4 Comments

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

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Book Blogger Hop: July 14-20

Published on July 18, 2023July 1, 2023 by Celeste4 Comments

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Book Review: Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Published on July 17, 2023July 6, 2023 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL COVEN by Juno Dawson. The premise of this book sounded interesting and I’d heard that there’s a good amount of LGBTQ representation. Unfortunately, the presentation fell flat for me for many reasons.

Author: Juno Dawson
Series: Her Majesty’s Royal Coven #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publish Date: May 31, 2022
Print Length: 448

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