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The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson is book number 2 of 4 in his Secret Projects series. For something that is extremely odd for me to do, I can’t recommend this book. I’m going on a wild assumption that fans of Brandon Sanderson will also feel the same. On that…
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DISCLAIMER: I did not complete the book and have stopped at the 80% mark. Translation State by Ann Leckie is standalone novel in her popular Imperial Radch universe setting. I’m definitely in the minority here, as I had to quit at around 80% in. I don’t believe I’ve ever quit on a book that far…
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All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby is an amazing mystery thriller. It seems like it’s the season for crime and mystery novels because I’ve gotten more recommendations in my inbox than I can remember. Fortunately, I backed the right one. Everything from the pacing to the characters, events, and dialogue was done very efficiently.…
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The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell is a dark fantasy novel about antiheroes who hilariously are put in a position to save the mortal realm. Let’s get this out of the way: if you don’t take this novel too seriously, you’ll have a fun time. They weren’t kidding when it got compared to Dead…
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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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The Ferryman by Justin Cronin is a post apocalyptic utopian/dystopian science fiction novel. I haven’t read anything from the author since The Twelve was published after the highly successful The Passage. Needless to say, I didn’t really care what The Ferryman was really about. I knew I had to read it. Set in a futuristic…
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann goes over one of Britain history’s most brutal and ever forgotten shipwreck disaster during wartime. Having occurred in the mid 1700s, the author scours logbooks and journals that have been preserved through the times to brilliantly weave together a story that will scare…
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo gives a horrifying look inside one of Mumbai India’s most poverty-stricken slums. Prepare yourselves for sadness, anger, grief, helplessness, and a bit of joy, but not in the way you’d expect. Published in 2014, the events that take place occurs between 2007 through 2011. In a time when…
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The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland is one of the most beautiful yet sad novel I’ve had the pleasure of reading since I can remember. The thought of being able to live forever sounds like bliss for so many yet here we can to hear from a seemingly normal individual who had no choice…
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Stardust in their Veins by Laura Sebastian is book two in the trilogy set. The author wastes no time in getting right back on track from where Castles in their Bones left off. We have our usual espionage, court intrigue, betrayal, and witty dialogue. Her writing style and pace are so smooth and effortless that…
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