Category: romance
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The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson is a literary historical fiction romance that immediately captured my attention once I discovered it by accident. While I rarely read romance, the premise of the story in which a woman claims to be a severely burnt victim of a car crash that she has lived for hundreds of years…
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Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a literary fiction novel about four women, around middle-aged and with African heritage, and the exploration of their dreams and what it means for them to be successful based on how they perceive life. It’s an expansive book that explores many themes. This is my first book from…
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All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is a literary psychological thriller novel that deals with one man’s lifelong obsession to find a girl. Through it all, this novel explores romance, heartache, sadness, horror, personal loss and most of all, friendship. Where does one even begin to review this novel? Is this a…
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Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom by McCracken Poston Jr. goes over a highly bizarre case in the mid-90s in Ringgold, Georgia, where Alvin Ridley, a much-feared man in his neighborhood and a recluse, was accused of murdering his wife, whom no one has claimed to have seen in public for…
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Poison in Their Hearts by Laura Sebastian is the third and final book in the Castle in Their Bones trilogy set. I’m really not going to lie about the fact that I’ve been eagerly waiting for this book to drop ever since the completion of Stardust in Their Veins! It’s not always that I read…
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Dark Disciple by Christie Golden is a standalone novel in the Star Wars universe set around The Clone Wars timeline. It stars both Jedi Master Quinlan Vos and ex-Sith member Asajj Ventress, both of whom this novel serves as my introduction to. It always feels great to come back to read a Star Wars novel…
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Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See is an historical fiction set in the late 15th century China during the Ming dynasty. Having shelved this novel for far too long, I am so glad I finally got the chance to read it. It is a beautifully written novel regarding Tan Yunxian, a woman born…
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World Without End by Ken Follet is the second of five novels in his popular Kingsbridge series. We are once again transported back to Kingsbridge, but 200 years later. Pillars of the Earth was a joy to read, and its sequel here follows the exact same formula, so I’m not expecting different results. Sure enough,…
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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson is book number 3 of 4 in his Secret Projects series. After the dud that was The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, I’m happy to claim that this series is right back on track after having completed book three in the series. It’s great to…
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The Light on Farallon Island by Jen Wheeler is the author’s debut historical fiction novel set on a tiny island thirty miles off the coast of San Francisco. Taking place around the mid 1800s, we follow Lucy Riley on her journey to the island in answer to a teaching post for the few children there.…
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