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When magic tattoos disappear, so does the magic

by Michelle | Feb 12, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author

With more ink on my skin than my husband, I am a sucker for fantasy books that revolve around magic tattoos. Granted, they haven’t been the greatest stories I have ever read, but that doesn’t stop me from reading them. Kim Smejkal’s Ink in the Blood...

Courtney Summers does it again

by Michelle | Feb 1, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author

Courtney Summers is an author known for her biting commentary on one aspect of modern culture. In her latest novel, The Project, she tackles those who prey on the grieving and the lost. She does so with her trademark precision and emotion-laden prose. The Project...

The Mask Falling broke me – in a good way

by Michelle | Jan 12, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author

I adore The Bone Season series. I have listened to or read the first book in the series at least three times and plan to do so again. There is something about the characters, the setting, and the story that have me coming back to it again and again. So it comes as no...

The Dawn Chorus breaks your heart

by Michelle | Jan 5, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, S Author

The Dawn Chorus by Samantha Shannon is a great bridge between the end of The Song Rising and the upcoming The Mask Falling. Not much occurs among its pages, and yet so much happens that gives us greater insight into Paige. This is especially important given what Paige...

Gena Showalter questions what makes The Evil Queen evil

by Michelle | Dec 29, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, S Author

I never thought I was a fan of retellings, and then I got into fairy tale reimaginings. Those I like. A lot. I especially enjoy anything that imagines the story from the villain’s point of view. The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter fits that bill perfectly. In The...

Addie is flawless

by Michelle | Oct 21, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, S Author

The anticipation for The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab was so high this year that you might think there is no way it could possibly live up to those expectations. Then you read it. And you realize that it blows those expectations out of the water. The...