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Orchid Child by Victoria Costello

ARC Review: Orchid Child by Victoria Costello

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Though a bit later than I usually post, today’s review is about ORCHID CHILD by Victoria Costello. Set mainly in Ireland, this story examines the effects of generational trauma and epigenetic expression. In a sense, confronting the truth and the past will set these characters free.

Author: Victoria Costello
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Liminal Books
Publish Date: June 13, 2023
Print Length: 312

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Summer of the Cicadas by Chlesea Catherine

Book Review: Summer of the Cicadas by Chelsea Catherine

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Today’s review is about SUMMER OF THE CICADAS by Chelsea Catherine. It’s a novella-length soft horror story about a cicada “invasion,” confronting loss, and becoming a leader.

Author: Chelsea Catherine
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Red Hen Press
Publish Date: August 18, 2020
Print Length: 160

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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Book Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Published on by Celeste28 Comments

Today’s review is about FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros, which took the bookish world my storm. I hadn’t planned on reading it so soon after my pre-order arrived. But there are so many spoilers and discussions floating around (an understatement) that I didn’t want to continue to dodge. So does it live up to the hype? Well, check out my review to find out!

Author: Rebecca Yarros
Series: The Empyrean, #1
Age Category: New Adult
Publisher: Entangled: Red Tower Books
Publish Date: May 2, 2023
Print Length: 512

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Witch King by Martha Wells

ARC Review: Witch King by Martha Wells

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Today’s review is about WITCH KING by Martha Wells. This is Wells’s first fantasy in over a decade. It features demons, witches, and a float trip on a magicked broken down barge. All this is amidst a who-dunnit murder of the main demon, Kai, and why.

Author: Martha Wells
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Tordotcom
Publish Date: May 30, 2023
Print Length: 432

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A Spindle Splintered book cover

Book Review: A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

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Today’s review is for A SPINDLE SPLINTERED by Alix E. Harrow. It’s a novella-length retelling of The Sleeping Beauty set in the present day. One of my favorite things about the physical copy is the illustrations used throughout from Arthur Rackham.

Author: Alix E. Harrow
Series: Fractured Fables, #1
Age Category: New Adult/Adult
Publisher: Tordotcom
Publish Date: October 5, 2021
Print Length: 128

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