Category: fantasy
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Book Review: Legends and Lattes
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree is a 296-page cozy fantasy book and is the first in a series. It follows Viv, a battle-weary orc, who hangs up her sword after a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed and aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. However, old and new rivals stand in the way of success—not to mention…
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Book Review: Gallant
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! Gallant by V.E. Schwab is a 338-page YA horror novel. Olivia Prior grew up in Merilance School for girls as an orphan. All she has left of her past is her mother’s journal, which seems to unravel into madness. Then Olivia receives a letter inviting her to come to Gallant, her home. However, when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her and it doesn’t seem like…
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Book Review: Assistant to the Villian
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer is a 342-page fantasy novel and the first book in the series by the same name. Evie Sage is in a predicament with her being the sole provider for her younger sister and ailing father. When she is between jobs, she encounters Rennedawn’s infamous Villain, resulting in a job offer to be his assistant, which naturally she takes.…
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Book Review: Bride by Ali Hazelwood
A vampire, a werewolf, and a marriage of convenience—Ali Hazelwood’s Bride blends paranormal politics with slow-burn romance. Find out how this fantasy twist on enemies-to-lovers delivers on its high-stakes premise.
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Book Review: Of Fire and Stars
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst is the first book in the Of Fire and Stars series. It is a 389-page YA fantasy novel, with the main character Princess Dennaleia (Denna) sent off to marry the prince of Mynaria to forge an alliance to protect her homeland from other hostile kingdoms. His kingdom forbids the use of magic, in stark contrast to her kingdom that…
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Book Review: The Serpent and the Wings of Night
This post contains mild spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent is the first in the Crowns of Nyaxia series. The first two books are a duology following Oraya and Raihn. There are plans for seven books total, with the other five focusing on side characters from the first two. Oraya is a human stuck in a vampire’s world, having to constantly watch her back as…