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  • Review: Chain of Gold (The Last Hours #1) by Cassandra Clare

    October 27, 2026 / 0 Comments

    After years away from Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter world, I finally returned with Chain of Gold. But did James Herondale and Cordelia Carstairs live up to my love for The Infernal Devices? Here's why this slow-burning historical fantasy earned 3 stars from me.

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  • Review: Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros

    January 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Review: Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros

    By about half way through Fourth Wing, I had already downloaded book two, Iron Flame. I instinctively knew that I would need the second book immediately following Fourth Wing and I was absolutely not wrong. I was thrilled when we got snow/iced in for almost a week too so that I could spend all my snow days reading! I was so happy the both myself and husband were home from school along with our seven year old. My husband and son thankfully watched movies while I was able to curl up on the couch and read this book. I finished it in about two days which is saying something considering…

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  • Review: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros

    January 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Review: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros

    One of my New Years Resolutions was to get back to book reviewing more consistently. Toward the middle of last year I transitioned to a new job and it’s been a little hard to adjust to a new normal. I have scaled way back on my reviewing for publishers and book tours just because I hate to commit to reading a book and then fall behind in my reviews. But at the same time, I miss reading all the latest books! So one of my goals this year if to get back to reviewing more consistently, but on my own schedule. This is one of those books that popped up…

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    Review: Garden of Midnights by Hannah Linder

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  • Review: A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) by Sarah J Maas (Audible Edition)

    April 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Review: A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) by Sarah J Maas (Audible Edition)

    After reading the second book in this series, I was in full on binge reading mode and ready to see what happens in this exciting series. This series currently has five books in it and the second book in this series really set things up nicely for this book and upcoming books in the series. If you haven’t yet read this series, it’s definitely worth checking out! Though you must absolutely read these books in order as a lot happens in this book that is a carry over from previous books. This series has been basically everywhere around the blog-o-sphere over the last few years so if you haven’t heard…

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  • Review: A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J Maas (Audible Edition)

    April 7, 2023 / Comments Off on Review: A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J Maas (Audible Edition)

    After devouring the first book, naturally I moved onto the second one. I basically finished the first book and immediately went on to this one with out any really break in between. I will try to keep this review mostly spoiler free but this series must absolutely be read in order and since the second book is a continuation of the first, there will be some spoilers going forward. So if you don’t want my review to spoil anything, then I would suggest to stop reading after the next few paragraphs. Reader be warned. If you haven’t read this series yet, I will say I thought it was a worthwhile…

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  • Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J Maas (Audible Edition)

    April 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J Maas (Audible Edition)

    I am 100% late to the party on this one. This series has been on my radar for YEARS. I would have to be living under a rock not to have heard of it or seen it’s massive cult following all over the internet and book world platforms! I have had the books on my shelves for years with the intention of reading them ‘next book’ but I just haven’t been able to bring myself to read them. My number one fear was I would just want to binge the series and I just wasn’t ready to dive into another series to binge after binge reading a number of other…

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  • Special Feature: The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

    January 24, 2023 / Comments Off on Special Feature: The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

    As a little girl, I grew up LOVING my doll house. I had both the Barbie Dream House and a small miniature dollhouse with tiny little doll furniture. There was something so satisfying about setting up my dollhouses. I loved decorating it and I think I even painted the interior rooms occasionally. I loved picking out the furniture and adding little personal touches room by room. The as childhood faded away, so did my love of dollhouses. Until I saw this book. I started thinking about what it was that I loved about dollhouses so much? For me it was the satisfaction of creating a house exactly like I wanted…

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  • Special Feature: A Song of Flight (Warrior Bards #3) by Juliet Marillier

    September 22, 2021 / Comments Off on Special Feature: A Song of Flight (Warrior Bards #3) by Juliet Marillier

    I read the first book in this series but then as sometimes happens, other book series prevented me from getting back to this one and now here we are with the third book coming out this fall! Marillier is a fine folklore storyteller and I really enjoyed the first book in this promising series and I have no doubt it has continued with her trademark lyrical prose. As this is the last book in the trilogy, it no doubt has a lot to wrap up. Marillier writes with such lovely gentle story telling and I love how rich her world feels without feeling overly long. As this book is more…

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  • Review: The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels #1) by India Holton

    June 15, 2021 / 4 Comments

    A historical romance with pirates, sassy ladies, dashing heroes, assassins, and all the tea? Ummm yes yes yes please! I needed little persuading when it came to reviewing this one. I was so excited for this hot new historical romance and I cracked my ARC open instantly! This one has been on so many top anticipated lists this summer and clearly it was also on mine! I am always looking for historical romances that have funny plots and snappy dialogues, not to mention charming heroes so this one sounded like a great place to start. But truth be told, I have been in a reading funk lately and I was…

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  • Special Feature: The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

    June 2, 2021 / Comments Off on Special Feature: The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

    This book has been generating a ton of buzz…..a Great Gatsby retelling that features and Asian queer character? It hits all the high notes for exciting new releases in my book! I am not a huge Great Gatsby fan but I know I am in the minority on that front but I also think that a more modern take on the classic characters sounds exciting to say the least. This book is on all the lists right now: OprahMag.com, USA Today, Buzzfeed, Parade Magazine, and many more. Early reviews are also consistently giving high marks for this one. It is author Nghi Vo’s debut novel as well and I always find…

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Book reviewer, lifelong reader, and collector of beautiful editions. I’m Anne Mendez, and I’ve been reviewing books online since 2009

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