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    Book Review:: The Gray Sheep | S. M. Somerset

    May 11, 2026

    The Gray Sheep by S.M. Somerset is a complex fantastical world with a rich history and plenty of conflict. Cosette is doing her best to continue running…

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    Book Review:: Graceless Heart | Isabel Ibanez

    February 1, 2026

    Isabel Ibanez is on my watch list. I’ve truly loved some of her work in the past, so I wasn’t going to miss an opportunity to read…

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    Book Review:: The Everlasting | Alix E. Harrow

    November 8, 2025

    I have read over two hundred books this year, and I hope you believe me when I say that this is the best one of them. I…

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    Book Review:: Where the Library Hides | Isabel Ibanez

    October 3, 2025

    Where the Library Hides is the second book in the Secrets of the Nile Duology by Isabel Ibanez. If you have not started this wonderful historical fantasy…

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    Book Review:: The Familiar | Leigh Bardugo

    October 15, 2024

    The Familiar is a sweeping historical fantasy novel of survival, deception, resourcefulness, cunning, and resilience. Luzia has a gift for magic. She sings the songs of her…

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    Book Review:: What the River Knows | Isabel Ibanez

    October 4, 2024

    When a book lists The Mummy as a comp in the blurb, you know your girl’s gonna pick it up. That’s as far as I got in…

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    Book Review:: Divine Rivals | Rebecca Ross

    September 13, 2024

    Letters of Enchantment Book #1 Holy hell, I was not prepared for this book. I like to go into new stories blind, especially the hyped ones, and…

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Emily's bookshelf: read

What the River Knows
The Rule Book
Wild Love
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
The Cheat Sheet
The Rom-Commers
Not in Love
My Not So Perfect Life
First Down
Clean Sweep
Greta & Valdin
The True Love Experiment
Killing Floor
Hate Mail
The Unhoneymooners
This Bird Has Flown
Savor It
Thank You for Listening
This Summer Will Be Different
The Last City


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