Sunrise on the Reaping Review: The Hunger Games Prequel That Hits Harder Than Expected
★★★★ Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins is the long-awaited second prequel to the iconic Hunger Games series, following The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. This book takes us back to the brutal world of Panem, set decades before Katniss Everdeen’s fateful Games. A time when…
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Book Review
★★★ Dream Count follows the lives of four Nigerian women—Chiamaka, a travel writer; her best friend, Zikora; her cousin, Omelogor; and her housekeeper, Kadiatou. It’s a pandemic-era novel about grief, love, friendship, and the immigrant experience. More than anything, it’s about taking stock of one’s dreams, both…
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She Started It by Sian Gilbert Book Review
★★★ She Started It follows four childhood best friends—Annabel, Esther, Tanya, and Chloe—who reunite for a luxurious, all-expenses-paid bachelorette trip to a Caribbean island. Their former schoolmate, Poppy Greer, is the bride-to-be, they are shocked to see how gorgeous and successful she’s become different from the Poppy…
The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella Book Review
★★★★★ I read this in the middle of my burnout and let me just say – however comically, this book captured the burnout perfectly. You’ll laugh reading this book. From the first chapters through all the shenanigans from Shasa to the workers at The Rilston and also meeting…
Onyx Storm By Rebecca Yarros – Book Review
★★★ I’m not sure how I felt about Onyx Storm. It had a lot of information—but somehow, also a lot of nothing. There were journeys, side quests, and new characters popping up like we were supposed to know them. I get why some readers found this book…
Axiom by Madison Rose Book One Review
One Test. One Serum. One Truth. ★★★★ Axiom Book One Axiom is my first book of the year. I picked it up because I kept seeing it on TikTok. Normally, I don’t read dystopian novels — I prefer watching the movies (even though I know the books…
Editor’s Note #3 – Notes on Grief
The Weight of Grief and the Hope of Rediscovery I watched life pass me by for a year. I lived a year dissociated from my reality—alive, but not truly living. I was broken and desperately trying to fix myself until I simply stopped trying. I was sad,…
The Exception to The Rule by Christina Lauren -Book Review
★★★★★ Book 1 of 6 The Improbable Meet-Cute collection I loved The Exception To The Rule by Christina Lauren. It was so cute and bubbly. I felt so good after reading this. I ended up reading the entire The Improbable Meet-Cute collection, which features romantic stories about finding…
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The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
★★★★ I absolutely loved The Seven Year Slip. The story follows Clementine, an overworked book publicist grieving the loss of her beloved aunt. She moves into her late aunt’s rent-controlled Upper East Side apartment. While she’s getting settled, a handsome guy named Iwan suddenly shows up—uninvited, or…
Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez Book Review
★★★★★ I almost gave up on this book for some reason. I liked it, and I really felt Emma’s struggles, but I wondered how they’d end up together. I didn’t see that happening with just the power of love, so I struggled a bit. But I loved…
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Powerless by Lauren Roberts Book Review
★★★★ An epic and sizzling fantasy romance not to be missed. I loved powerless. It was indeed a combination of Hunger Games and Red Queen. I wasn’t expecting to like it. Apparently, it’s overhyped but I hadn’t seen much hype on it until I needed to read…
“Why Colleen Hoover’s portrayal of women is harmful and problematic and why I will no longer be reading her books”
Colleen Hoover is a bestselling author known for her romantic novels. However, many readers including me have criticized Hoover for her problematic and harmful portrayal of female characters in her books. Colleen Hoover is best known for her heartwarming and emotional stories. However, upon closer examination, her…
Review: Iron Flame By Rebecca Yarros: Beyond the Threshing: A Journey through Iron Flame
★★★ Iron Flame -The Empyrean Book 2 by Rebecca Yarros Iron Flame is the second book in the Empyrean series after Fourth Wing. It Picks immediately where the previous book left off, Iron Flame follows Violet Sorrengail as she struggles to adapt to her life as a…
A Riveting Finale to a Spellbinding Series – A Curse for True Love
★★★★ Stephanie Garber’s “A Curse for True Love” marks the triumphant conclusion to the Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy, delivering a mesmerizing blend of fantasy, romance, and suspense, it really rounds up the books. I loved this book and the entire series. A Curse for True…
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The Ballad Of Never After By Stephanie Garber Book Review
★★★★ The Ballad of Never After is the sequel to Stephanie Garber’s Once Upon A Broken Heart, and it picks up right where the first book left off. This second instalment dives deeper into the story around the Valory Arch and its opening. It also introduces a…
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Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber Book Review
★★★★ Once Upon a Broken Heart” by Stephanie Garber invites readers into a magical world filled with love, curses, and the pursuit of happily ever after. As a fan of Garber’s Caraval series, I was eagerly drawn back into her enchanting world, where whimsy and magic coexist. …
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Someone Else’s Shoes: A Novel by Jojo Moyes – Book Review
★★★★ When Sam and Nisha from different walks of life and wealth, accidentally swap bags, they get to wear each other’s shoes and get a taste of what it’s like to be in another woman’s other woman’s shoes, quite literally. Unbeknownst to them, one pair of shoes…
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Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros: Where Dragons Soar and Hearts Ignite
★★★★★ Fourth Wing The Empyrean Book 1 by Rebecca Yarros A dragon without its rider is a tragedy. A rider without their dragon is dead.’ Welcome to Fourth Wing. Prepare to be swept away on the wings of dragons in Rebecca Yarros’ enthralling fantasy masterpiece, “Fourth Wing.” From the very first page, Yarros…
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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross: Book Review
★★★★★ Divine Rivals BOOK ONE of the LETTERS OF ENCHANTMENT Duology by Rebecca Ross Divine Lovers is the best book I’ve read this year, Alas good stories are back. Divine Lovers took me out of a reading slump and I loved loved it so much. The writing…
Book Lovers by Emily Henry: Is This a Book for Book Lovers? Book Review
★★ Book Lovers by Emily Henry is a novel I’ve had on my to-read pile for a long time. I finally decided to give it a try, despite not being a huge fan of romance novels. However, after a string of disappointing reads, I decided to give…
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The Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours #3)- Cassandra Clare | Book Review
★★★★★ As the last book in “The Last Hours” series, Chain of Thorns really puts meaning into “The Last Hours”. I was most excited for The Chain of Thorns, the highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series. The build-up from books one and two made this…
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Book Review: Final Offer by Lauren Asher – Cal’s Book
I was excited to read Final Offer, having enjoyed the previous books in the Dreamland series. I particularly liked the best friends to lovers to enemies to lovers trope, but I must have missed the fact that Cal was an alcoholic in the other books. Unfortunately, Final…
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The Last Hours Book #1 and #2 – Chain of Gold and Chain of Iron Recap
The Last Hours Book 1 and Book 2 Recap This is a bit of a recap of the events of Chain of Gold and Chain of Iron. Spoilers Ahead. If you haven’t read the previous books in the Last Hour Series as well as Ghosts of the…
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The Stolen Heir By Holly Black Book Review
The Stolen Heir is an irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black. She’s a master of her craft as she totally nailed this with The Stolen Heir. The Stolen Heir is set in the same world as…
First Dance Songs for Your Wedding Reception
Choosing the perfect first dance song for your wedding is an important part of your wedding playlist. Whether you’re looking for a slow and sweet ballad, an upbeat love song, a modern or a classic song, Here is a list of some songs that are sure to…
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Editor’s Note #2 Reflections on 2022
Reflections on 2022 As we reflect on the past year, it’s natural to think about the things that have happened and how we might have acted differently in certain situations. Remember My resolution from last year: ”Resolutions; We laugh about them because we never stick to them…
Explore The Best Ways To Watch Netflix’s Unique Heist Series: Kaleidoscope
Netflix’s latest offering, Kaleidoscope is a unique heist series that offers viewers the opportunity to experience the story in a non-linear fashion, each episode is randomly ordered for viewers (except for the finale, “White”). The show follows master thief Leo Pap and his team of criminals as…
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The Best Wedding Vows from TV: Iconic Declarations of Love for Your Own Big Day
Wedding vows are a special moment in a couple’s life when they publicly declare their love and commitment to each other. Over the years, many TV shows and movies have featured memorable wedding vows that have touched the hearts of viewers. Here are some of the best…
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My Top 10 Best Songs From the Broadway Show Hamilton
The Hamilton musical is a masterpiece. The music, lyrics, and performances are all incredibly powerful and moving. The story of Alexander Hamilton’s rise to fame and eventual downfall is told in a way that is both engaging and educational. The use of hip-hop and R&B styles to…
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The School for Good and Evil Movie Review – A Tale of Ever and Never Happy Afters
The movie is mainly VFX and Vibes with a dash of “Harry Potter” meets “Descendants” Summary Based on the best-selling children’s book series by Soman Chainani, “The School for Good and Evil” focuses on two extremely different teenage best friends Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia…
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It Starts With Us Book Review By Colleen Hoover (It Ends With Us Sequel Review)
★★ It Starts With Us, the highly anticipated sequel to the emotionally gripping It Ends With Us, was finally released on October 18th, 2022. The sequel is the narrative of Lilly and Atlas eventually navigating their second chance at love following leaving her ex-husband Ryle and raising…
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Sorcery Of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson – Book Review
★★★★ Sorcery Of Thorns Blurb A New York Times bestseller! All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper…
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Colleen Hoover’s Ugly Love Book Review
★★★ He He this title is definitely fitting. This was definitely an ugly love. I rolled my eyes so much reading this. Ah, Miles was a handful. Before I start I am putting my aunt cap on and giving a little bit of advice. We are definitely…
The Summer I Turned Pretty TV Series Review
The coming-of-age story – The Summer I Turned Pretty is the highly anticipated adaptation of Author Jenny Han’s (‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’) bestselling novel by the same name (The Summer I Turned Pretty) currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video. One summer can change everything,…
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Confess By Colleen Hoover Hoover- Book Review
★★ Been on a Colleen Hoover reading spree since last year. And this is in my didn’t meet expectation pile. Auburn has suffered immensely in her teenage years and is struggling with her life. The story begins with her in search of a job as she is…
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Dating Terms That Define Modern Dating In 2024
Modern Day Relationship Terms Navigating the dating world in these modern days can be tricky as well as interesting to navigate. In the mid-2010s terms like gaslighting and mansplaining seeped their way into the English lexicon and relationship terms. While it picked up in the mid-2010s these…
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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black – Book Review
The Cruel Prince – Book One in The Folk of Air Book Series ★★★★★ The Folk of Air series (The Cruel Prince, Wicked King and Queen of Nothing) is an intriguing enemy to lover’s romance written by Holly Black. The book has been listed as a favourite…
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Ogadinma by Ukamaka Olisakwe Book Review
Ogadinma: (Everything Will Be All Right). The story was very engaging and relatable from the first page to the last. Ogadinma tells the tale of what women go through in a world that’s been designed for men. It’s painfully true, intriguing and very insightful. It shows the…
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye- Book Review
★★★★★ Blood Scion gave me so much joy. I was so proud as a Yoruba girl to see Yoruba representation of the gods, names, incantations and anecdotes. The Yoruba gods are known to be powerful and sometimes petty which is quite interesting. I had to learn their…
Bridges Are For Burning – By Bina Idonije
Bridges are for Burning is a novel that explores the dynamics of female friendship and the decisions made by women navigating their lives. The story revolves around Gigi and Alana, childhood friends. As well as Fifi, Gigi’s sister. Fifi marries at a young age to a very…
If You Liked The Tinder Swindler, You’ll Like These Podcasts.
The Tinder Swindler; the new Netflix documentary tells the story of a notorious conman who allegedly used the Tinder dating app to live a life of luxury while defrauding women across Europe. Who is the Tinder Swindler? This so-called Tinder Swindler is Shimon Hayut, a convicted fraudster…
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Dealing With Anxiety In The Workplace: Surviving Till 5pm
“I seat at my desk head in hands and my already elevated heart rate goes higher with anxiety at the ring of the intercom.” Is this you or can you relate to this? Work-related stress is anything but uncommon. I’m not new to anxiety at work, especially…
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It Starts With Us: Colleen Hoover Announces It Ends With Us Sequel
Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us. To be released…
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Reminders Of Him By Colleen Hoover Book Review
★★ Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover is a tearjerker romance about a young woman who has been released from prison after a tragic accident and is fighting for custody of her daughter. Plot A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking…
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Let’s Talk about Encanto- Even if: We Don’t Talk About Bruno
I watched Encanto and I absolutely loved it. Encanto: The Family Madrigal Plot The Madrigals are an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with…
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PUNK 57 BY PENELOPE DOUGLAS BOOK REVIEW
I hated this book. I have no good thing to say about it. Oh, I don’t know why I kept on reading. ★ I had a pen pal in high school. However, we knew what each other looked like. The part I liked about the book was…
Working As A Woman In The Formal And Informal Industry
Just when it seems like women are being accepted in the workplace, it appears that there might never be a right time for women to be accepted in the workplace. Women seem to be relegated to working non-managerial jobs or not being hired based on their female…
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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Book Review
★★★★ Love Hypothesis #1) by Ali Hazelwood Book review and synopsis for The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, A delightful rom-com about a fake relationship between a biology Ph.D. student and a professor. I loved this so much the only reason I’m rating this 4 stars is…
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House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City 2) By Sarah J. Maas
★★★★ Let’s just start by saying 2 years ago I’d have finished this book in 2 or 3 days. But it took me over 2 weeks to finish it and I enjoyed every moment. House of Sky and Breath follows the same formula as House of Earth…
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All Your Perfects By Colleen Hoover- Book Review
★★★★★ “If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim.” -Colleen Hoover, All Your Perfects. 5 stars All Your Perfects Blurb Colleen Hoover delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able…
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The Spanish Love Deception (Elena Armas) Book Review
★★★ by Elena Armas The Spanish Love Deception is an “enemies-to-lovers”, fake-dating romantic comedy. Perfect for those looking for a steamy slow-burn romance with the sweetest Happily Ever After. Honest opinion this book just wasn’t it for me. The Spanish Love Deception sealed my decision to stop…
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Adult Hood: I Wasn’t Prepared For The Reality
Hello, I’m Deborah and I’m a shocked adult. Who knew cereal was so expensive??? Anyways as I write this, there is rice at home has never been more clearer to me. I was slowly eased into adulthood, hence it wasn’t a rude awakening but an awakening regardless.…
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Shadow and Bone Tv Series Season One Review
The Shadow and Bone series is an adaptation of the Grishaverse, a bestselling young adult fantasy series of novels by Leigh Bardugo based loosely on Tsarist Russia. The stories centres on a teenage orphan named Alina, who works as a mapmaker on the front lines for a…
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Editor’s Note #1 – New Year, New Me.
New Year, New Me You know how the saying goes New year, New me. But is it really a new you. This is a debate as old as time. As far as things are concerned, it’s just a new day, new dawn, and an opportunity for a…
Did Adele Go Too Easy on 30?
Adele’s latest album- 30, has been praised as her ‘best yet’ after it was released Friday morning November 19th, I‘ve had a while to listen to the album and it has become my go-to album for my morning routine and afternoon commute. When Easy On Me, the…
My Top Christmas Movies
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Here are my top Christmas movies to get in the Christmas mood. In no particular order. 1. Love Actually Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy. It features a star-studded ensemble and the romantic comedy is probably equally…
Love and Other Words Book Review by Christina Lauren
★★★★ Love and Other Words is a second-chance romance told from a present and past perspective by Macy the main narrator. I really loved the innocence of young love and the intentionality of adult love. Love and other words is a beautifully crafted story of friendship and…
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Book Review: Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
★ And Maybe someday I will read all of the Colleen Hoover books. Haha, I doubt it because I think I have read one too many of her books. I listened to Maybe Someday on a busy Monday as I executed all my tasks and carried out…
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Leigh Bardugo’s ‘Rule of Wolves’ book review
★★★★ First of all, I hardly read book sequels even if it is my favourite book. Still haven’t read Ghosts of the Shadow Market and Lost Book of the White in the Shadowhunter series. However, I decided to read the King of Scars Grisha sequel duology because…
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Review- Any Way the Wind Blows- Book Review
★★ (Simon Snow #3) by Rainbow Rowell Well, this book blew itself straight into a 2-star rating. Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should and this book is just a good example of that. Any way the wind blows was a very unnecessary ending to…
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Review: November 9 by Colleen Hoover
★★★ November 9 might be my favourite Coolen Hoover Book after It Ends With Us. And this is mainly because I liked the characters in this book at least most of them which is a great improvement from other books I didn’t like a single character in…
Verity Book Review. You weren’t prepared for this!!
★★★★★ I guess I can confirm that bookstagramers give good book recommendations. I had posted a review on It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, mentioning that I was back to reading her books. Everyone suggested I read Verity, so I decided to give it a try,…
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Book Review: It Ends With Us By Colleen Hoover
5 Stars Absolutely Captivating. I couldn’t put it down. It had me hooked from the first page. It ends with us is not my first Colleen Hoover experience. Many years ago, I read Never Never and I hated it. I had to breeze through to the end…
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King Of Scars | Book Review
by Leigh Bardugo ★★★ Took me over 12 weeks to finish this book. There was nothing wrong, I just had a lot going on and barely had time to read. Not to forget my yearly book slump which showed up recently. Nevertheless, I took it everywhere with…
Chain of Iron (The Last Hours #2) – Cassandra Clare
★★★★ (The Last Hours #2) by Cassandra Clare I think I preferred this book a little better than Chain of Gold but I really can’t tell which is better, I guess a story gets better as it progresses but for this, I won’t say so. It was…
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Book Review | The Worst Best Man By Mia Sosa
★★★ The Worst Best Man is a story of Lina a wedding planner left at the altar on her wedding day because the best man, her fiance’s brother told him something that made him change his mind about marrying her the night before. According to a text…
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A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout Book Review
4.5 (From Blood and Ash #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout This is the sequel to From Blood and Ash. A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire is so much bigger and even so much better than its predecessor! So many plot twists and reveals and still more to…
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The Magisterium Series: The Bad Side of Good by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black
★★★★ All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic, and he has listened. He doesn’t really want to go to magic school based on his father’s warnings, but he fails at failing and is admitted into the Magisterium school. However,…
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Book Review | Chain of Gold (The Last Hours #1) – Cassandra Clare
★★★★ I finally took the time to read this book. It was so hyped and let me say I went into reading this book with little expectations. I took my time reading it. I spent over 3 weeks reading the book. There were so many characters and…
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Book Review: House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)by Sarah J. Maas
★★★★★ I would have rated the book 5 stars but it was unnecessarily long and had a few pages that could have been taken out for a book with over 800 pages. However, this is still one of the best books I have read. It stayed with…
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Book Review | The Priory Of The Orange Tree
The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon ★★★★★ A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm…
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