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Early Review – All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction/Post-Apcalyptic Length: 304 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Release Date: January 7, 2025 ASIN: B0CXDS4Z4V Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eGalley for Review from NetGalley Rating: 5/5 stars ” In the years after the glaciers melt, Nonie, her older sister and her parents …

Monthly Review – December 2024
In December I read 13 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: By a Silver Thread (DFZ Changeling, Book 1) by Rachel Aaron (3/5 stars) Sisters …

Review – The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, Book 2) by Kylie Lee Baker (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 398 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: October 22, 2024 ASIN: B0CVQLTRBT Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in The Scarlet Alchemist Duology Source: Borrowed ebook from Library Rating: 4/5 stars “Since Zilan entered the world of royal alchemists, she has learned firsthand that …

Review – Sisters of the Forsaken Stars (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, Book 2) by by Lina Rather (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction Length: 194 pages Publisher: Tordotcom Release Date: February 22, 2022 ASIN: B08QGFM6KJ Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Our Lady of Endless Worlds series Source: Bought on ebook Rating: 3.5/5 stars “Not long ago, Earth’s colonies and space stations threw off the …

Top 20 Books I Read in 2024

Review – The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction/Time Travel Length: 413 pages Publisher: William Morrow Release Date: February 13, 2024 ASIN: B0C592691B Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Borrowed ebook from Library Rating: 4/5 stars “Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books, making coffee for customers, and …

Audiobook Review – Travel by Bullet (The Dispatcher, Book 3) by John Scalzi, Narrated by Zachary Quinto (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction Length: 3 hours and 43 minutes Publisher: Audible Originals Release Date: September 01, 2022 ASIN: B0B8394JQS Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in The Dispatcher series Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 4/5 stars “The world has changed. Now, when someone is murdered, they almost …

Review – Dealing with Mapinguari and Dogged Engineers (The Sorceror’s Grimoire, Book 2) by AJ Sherwood (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Historical Fantasy/Steampunk/Romance Length: 213 pages Publisher: Independently published Release Date: March 8, 2024 ASIN: B0CSB1K44G Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in The Sorceror’s Grimoire series Source: Borrowed ebook from Kindle Unlimited Rating: 5/5 stars “As Shakespeare once said, the course of true love never did …

Review – The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, Book 1) by Robert Jackson Bennett (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 410 pages Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: February 6, 2024 ASIN: B0C4JB56TJ Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Shadow of the Leviathan series Source: Ebook Borrowed from Library Rating: 5/5 stars “In Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to …