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Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung is a series of short fiction stories dipped in demented and strange horror. While I rarely read horror fiction by American authors, I thought it would be fun to try the same genre but written and created by a foreign author instead. I love watching foreign horror movies as I…
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The Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings is a standalone high fantasy novel that is heavy in dialogue and one that is a lot longer in length than it should be. I was hunting for a fantasy novel that specifically had a lot of witty chatting and banter between the characters. The Redemption…
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American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer is as pretty self-explanatory of a title as it gets. A brave journalist decides to voluntarily get a job inside a prison facility in Louisana to secretly document what goes on behind the walls. Shane Bauer’s work here is nothing short…
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The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison is book two in The Cemeteries of Amalo series. This series is pretty interesting in that it can be considered highly boring for many yet somehow I still find myself salivating at finally being able to read the next book in the series! I remember absolutely enjoying The…
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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse is book one of two in the Between Earth and Sky series. Right off the bat, I had fairly high hopes for this one. It was listed at the near top of a couple of reading lists I encountered as it supposedly checks out on a couple of parameters I…
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DISCLAIMER: I did not complete the book and have stopped at the 40% mark. Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott is book one of two in The Sun Chronicles. I was extremely stoked to start this one. I was advertised non-stop space battles! Exciting political intrigue! A heroine for the ages! Humor! What I instead got…
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The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler is a scientific thriller set in the far future. It’s amazing to see a world transformed so much by technology yet the question still remains of whether there is a sentient life out there to accompany us, humans. The novel here raises the question of whether sentient…
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Three Assassins by Kotaro Isaka is a novel set in modern Japan revolving around, well, assassins. It’s billed as a quirky and fun read but I was left fairly underwhelmed. With so much hype surrounding the author’s previous novel, Bullet Train, which sees it getting turned into a major motion picture movie, I had high…
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DISCLAIMER: I did not complete the book and have stopped at the 60% mark. Fairy Tale by Stephen King is his latest dark fantasy novel. I was not able to stomach the rest of the 40% to mark this novel under my completed list. I just couldn’t do it. To surprise myself, I did not…
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All the Lies They Did Not Tell by Pablo Trincia is an investigative journey that tries to make sense of the phenomenon that triggered multiple kids to be separated from their birth parents and had their lives forever changed. It is based on true events that occurred in the 90’s around Italy. Ever wondered if…
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