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The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig

Published on June 16, 2025June 15, 2025 by Celeste7 Comments

Today’s review is about THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH by Rachel Gillig. It’s the first book in a romantic fantasy trilogy featuring divine visions, knights, a talking gargoyle, and a search for the truth.

Author: Rachel Gillig
Series: The Stonewater Kingdom, #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: May 20, 2025
Print Length: 400

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ARC Review: Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

Published on December 18, 2023December 17, 2023 by Celeste13 Comments

Today’s review is about TWO TWISTED CROWNS by Rachel Gillig. It’s the conclusion to The Shepherd King duology. Ravyn and the Shepherd King warily team up to embark on a singular mission: to unite the Providence card deck to free Blunder of the curse of magic.

Author: Rachel Gillig
Series: The Shepherd King Book 2
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: October 17, 2023
Print Length: 480

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ARC Review: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

Published on September 26, 2022November 27, 2023 by Celeste7 Comments

Today’s review is about ONE DARK WINDOW by Rachel Gillig, the first book in a duology. This atmospheric, dark fantasy story follows one young woman grapple with the literal monster inside her head. As she tries to mentally fight this Nightmare, she also finds herself scooped up in quest to rid the land of dark magic.

Author: Rachel Gillig
Series: The Shepherd King Book 1
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: September 27, 2022
Print Length: 432

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September 2022 TBR List

Published on September 7, 2022September 2, 2022 by Celeste2 Comments

As I said last month in my August TBR post, I almost always stay away from making a TBR list. However, I followed my August one pretty well, so I thought I’d try it again. This time I have less ARCs to read, but I still have a minimum of four I need/want to read for various reasons. The book covers link to the official synopses.

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