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Book Review: Gilded Cage by Dani Wyatt

Published on April 20, 2023April 17, 2023 by Celeste3 Comments

Today I have a mini review of the novella GILDED CAGE by Dani Wyatt, a standalone title in the Legends and Lovers series. It’s a quick monster romance read that had me raising my eyebrows.

Author: Dani Wyatt
Series: Legends and Lovers #3
Age Category: New Adult
Publisher: Self-Published
Publish Date: March 29, 2022
Print Length: 98

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ARC Review: The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart

Published on April 18, 2023April 17, 2023 by Celeste10 Comments

Today I have a review of THE BONE SHARD WAR by Andrea Stewart. It’s the third and final book in The Drowning Empire series. Note that this book review contains spoilers for the previous two books.

Author: Andrea Stewart
Series: The Drowning Empire, #3
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: April 18, 2023
Print Length: 624

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ARC Review: The Cleaving by Juliet McKenna

Published on April 10, 2023April 4, 2023 by Celeste10 Comments

Today I bring you a review of THE CLEAVING by Juliet McKenna. THE CLEAVING is an Arthurian retelling from Nimue’s point of view that also follows Ygraine, Morgana, and Guinevere. It provides an alternative perspect on Merlin and his disregard of the consequences for using magic to meddle in mortal fates.

Author: Juliet E. McKenna
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Angry Robot
Publish Date: April 11, 2023
Print Length: 384

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Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry

Published on April 6, 2023April 2, 2023 by Celeste17 Comments

Today I’m finally sharing my SPARE by Prince Harry. I think, for most of you, this book probably needs no introduction. Regardless, this is Prince Harry’s memoir from around the time his mother died to approximately present day. I apologize in advance for the lengh of this piece. But I had a lot to say about how some niches of the book community received this book.

Author: Prince Harry
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Random House
Publish Date: January 10, 2023
Print Length: 416

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ARC Review: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Published on March 27, 2023March 20, 2023 by Celeste11 Comments

Today I have an advanced reader copy (ARC) review of SOME DESPERATE GLORY by Emily Tesh. It’s a debut, standalone, science fiction novel that tackles topics of revenge, control, and artificial intelligence decision making.

Author: Emily Tesh
Series: None
Age Category: New Adult/Adult
Publisher: Tordotcom
Publish Date: April 11, 2023
Print Length: 448

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