by Michelle | Mar 21, 2023 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2023, Review Copy
One for My Enemy by Olivie Blake is a stunning novel. Every aspect of it hit all the right notes for me. I want to reread it to experience the magic I felt while reading it the first time. Because it was a magical reading experience. The world felt a little brighter,...
by Michelle | Mar 20, 2023 | Book Review, Books Read in 2023, F Author, Review Copy
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox is one of the best modern-day examples of Gothic fiction. The heroine’s name, Ivy Radcliffe, reeks of a Gothic story as it exudes innocence and privilege. Then it takes place on the Yorkshire moors because of...
by Michelle | Mar 17, 2023 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2023, Review Copy
Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker is a tricky novel to review. On the one hand, it is a story about intergenerational magic, revenge, and power that is dark, dangerous, and seductive. On the other hand, the execution of the story could be more masterful than the...
by Michelle | Mar 13, 2023 | Book Review, Books Read in 2023, Review Copy, S Author
Most movies are adaptations of books. Damsel by Evelyn Skye is the rare occurrence where they wrote the screenplay for the movie and then got the idea to write a book based on the movie. Because I don’t pay as close attention as I should, I didn’t know...