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The 5 Best Books I’ve Read in 2024 So Far

The 5 Best Books I’ve Read in 2024 So Far

Happy Sunday, peeps! I’ve not long wrapped up streaming for today so I’m pretty low energy. Why not run through the best of what I have read this year so far? If I’m not reviewing, I gotta share those thoughts somehow! Will include quotes from my Goodreads reviews. 5 – Kagen the Damned by Jonathan Maberry I’ve wanted to read Kagen the Damned since adding it to my upcoming releases post, back when I did those.1 The cover is gorgeous…

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Merchants of Bone and Light by Erika Mckorkle

Merchants of Bone and Light by Erika Mckorkle

Hello everyone! Today I’m overjoyed to host The Write Reads on my blog once again to introduce you all to the Merchants of Bone and Light by Erika Mckorkle. I am sadly in a bit of a reading slump at the moment which is making my hyper picky and I’m barely reading, but I have read a little and want to share a few thoughts with you. So the first thing I feel is really important to note about this…

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Review: Kagen the Damned by Jonathan Maberry

Review: Kagen the Damned by Jonathan Maberry

Title: Kagen the Damned Series: Kagen the Damned #1 Author: Jonathan Maberry Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Genre: Grimdark; Epic Fantasy Length: 560 pages Goodreads – The StoryGraph Content Warnings Sworn by Oath Kagen Vale is the trusted and feared captain of the place guard, charged with protection the royal children of the Silver Empire. But one night, Kagen is drugged and the entire imperial family is killed, leaving the empire in ruins. Abandoned by the Gods Haunted and broken, Kagen is abandoned…

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2024 Book Releases I’m Most Starry-Eyed Over

2024 Book Releases I’m Most Starry-Eyed Over

Oh hello there! It has been a while. I’ve not had the spoons to write much at all these past few months and so to preserve what little energy I have, I let myself leave the blog ticking along. However, I’m having a bit of a reading renaissance this year, it seems, and I’m just so excited about so many books I thought it would be nice to share some of that excitement. As such, here are all of the…

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Cal Black’s No Port in a Storm Book Cover Reveal

Cal Black’s No Port in a Storm Book Cover Reveal

Long time no see! I hope you’ve all been keeping well. I’ve been playing my games and getting into movies in a big way, think I’ve even found my way out of my reading slump. But that’s not why I’m here today. You see, a friend of mine, Cal Black, has the second book in her fantasy series coming out and I’m here to share the book cover with you. A book cover reveal, if you will. The series is…

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On Dragons: Moroda by L.L. MacRae

On Dragons: Moroda by L.L. MacRae

Now how could I, Ms. Dragons and Whimsy, enter into a book tour with the absolutely lovely L.L. MacRae and not ask her to talk to us about dragons?! Dragons are very much her “thing” and so I leapt at the chance just to hear her wax lyrical about the magical dinosaurs of the skies. So read on! And be sure to check out Moroda by L.L. MacRae and enter into Escapist’s giveaway to win an ebook copy for yourself at…

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First Impressions: The Knave of Secrets by Alex Livingston

First Impressions: The Knave of Secrets by Alex Livingston

Well met! Today is my stop on the book tour for The Knave of Secrets by Alex Livingston, a high fantasy story with a world that feels heavily inspired by 18th century history. I’m going to give you my first impressions of the book in this post! I have to admit, I was drawn in by comparisons to The Lies of Locke Lamora and The Mask of Mirrors but the book itself is quite different. Let’s take a look. The…

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