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How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

Published on July 15, 2024November 27, 2024 by Celeste7 Comments

Today’s review is about HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD AND DIE TRYING by Django Wexler. It’s the first book in the Dark Lord Davi duology. Davi is in a never-ending time loop. Each time she dies trying to do the right thing she has to do it all over again from the beginning. Sick of failing, she decides in her next life to become the Dark Lord. This, of course, requires minions and a trial to prove her worthiness.

Author: Django Wexler
Series: Dark Lord Davi #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: May 21, 2024
Print Length: 432

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ARC Review: The Nightingale’s Castle by Sonia Velton

Published on July 11, 2024July 4, 2024 by Celeste5 Comments

Today’s review is about THE NIGHTINGALE’S CASTLE by Sonia Velton. It’s a historical fiction reimagining, with some magical realism, of the infamous 16th century Hungarian “Blood Countess.” She allegedly killed hundreds of peasant girls. This is her story, told primarily through the perspective of one such young peasant girl.

Author: Sonia Velton
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publish Date: July 30, 2024
Print Length: 320

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Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

Published on July 8, 2024January 7, 2025 by Celeste8 Comments

Today’s review is about CHECK & MATE by Ali Hazelwood. This is Hazelwood’s debut in Young Adult romance and I think she did a great job with it. Since she’s such a popular author, my review for this book is more casual. Keep reading to see what I thought about it!

Author: Ali Hazelwood
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: November 07, 2023
Print Length: 368

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The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

Published on June 24, 2024June 9, 2024 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s review is about THE FAKE MATE by Lana Ferguson. As the title suggests, this is a fake dating situation, which is a well-loved trope. This paranormal wolf-shifter romance pairs two colleagues in an unlikely situationship. Of course, one thing leads to another and they find there might be more between them.

Author: Lana Ferguson
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publish Date: December 5, 2023
Print Length: 400

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ARC Review: The Mirror of Simple Souls by Aline Kiner

Published on June 13, 2024June 7, 2024 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s review is about THE MIRROR OF SIMPLE SOULS by Aline Kiner, translated from French by Susan Emanuel. It’s a historical drama set in early 14th century Paris amidst a beguinage. Likely an unfamiliar term to many today, it’s a community of women who, broadly, haven’t sworn vows or remarried. Instead, they work together as their own cloistered community. THE MIRROR OF SIMPLE SOULS features the arrival of a young teen girl. Her presence heralds an eventual dilemma of whether to silently rebel against the burgeoning religious repression of the era.

Author: Aline Kiner, Susan Emanuel (Translator)
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publish Date: June 25, 2024
Print Length: 320

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