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Early Review – Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, Book 4) by Nghi Vo (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 128 pages Publisher: Tordotcom Release Date: September 12, 2023 ASIN: B0BQGJ8J78 Stand Alone or Series: 4th book in The Singing Hills Cycle Source: eGalley from NetGalley Rating: 5/5 stars “The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singing Hills Abbey for the first time …
Early Review – Whalefall by Daniel Kraus (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction Length: 336 pages Publisher: MTV Books Release Date: August 8, 2023 ASIN: B0BHTQ3VG7 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eGalley from NetGalley Rating: 3/5 stars “Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool’s errand—to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific …
Audiobook Review – A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, Book 2) by Arkady Martine, Narrated by Amy Landon (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera Length: 17 hours and 32 minutes Publisher: Macmillan Audio Release Date: March 02, 2021 ASIN: B082WK914S Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Teixcalaan series Source: Borrowed on Audiobook from Library Rating: 5/5 stars “An alien armada lurks on the edges of …
Review – Dance of a Burning Sea (The Mousai, Book 2) by E.J. Mellow (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 511 pages Publisher: Montlake Release Date: October 19, 2021 ASIN: B08TLWCC4L Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in The Mousai series Source: Borrowed ebook through Kindle Unlimited Rating: 4/5 stars “Within the world of Aadilor, there is a hidden place called the Thief Kingdom, …
Review – The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Historical Fiction Length: 429 pages Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Release Date: December 1, 2021 ASIN: B08YYY8ZNX Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eBook from Kindle First Reads Rating: 3/5 stars “In Japanese-occupied Shanghai, two people from different cultures are drawn together by fate and the …
DNF Early Review – Immortal Longings (Flesh & False Gods, Book 1) by Chloe Gong (2/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Historical Fantasy Length: 384 pages Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press Release Date: July 18, 2023 ASIN: B0BHTLP2M8 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Flesh & False Gods series Source: eGalley through NetGalley for Review Rating: 2/5 stars “Every year, thousands in the kingdom of …
Monthly Review – June 2023
In June I read 17 books. You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below. Hope you all had a great month of reading! I started the following series: Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, Book 1) by Katy Rose Pool …
Review – The Breath of the Sun by Issac R. Fellman (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 185 pages Publisher: Aqueduct Press Release Date: July 31, 2018 ASIN: B07G3HZ18K Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Bought eBook for Kindle Rating: 4/5 stars “Lamat Paed understands paradoxes. She’s a great mountain climber who’s never summited, the author of a tell-all that …
Review – The Poppy War (The Poppy War, Book 1) by R. F. Kuang (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Historical Fantasy Length: 545 pages Publisher: Harper Voyager Release Date: May 1, 2018 ASIN: B072L58JW6 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in The Poppy War trilogy Source: Bought Rating: 5/5 stars “When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn …