Author: annafromuni
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Revisiting Fourth Wing – How Has My Opinion Changed
So I read and wrote up a review for Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros rather soon after its release in hopes to beat the hype and get a genuine reaction out of it. While I certainly enjoyed it, I have since seen a lot of responses and reviews of it and I can’t help but…
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City of Glass – This Is What I Have Been Waiting For
It’s here! It’s here! The explosive midpoint to the Mortal Instruments series is here! Cassandra Clare’s City of Glass truly marks the beginning of the signature Cassandra Clare shadowhunter novel. We’ve got a short timeframe, quick pacing, high tension and high stakes, a full array of character perspectives and movements, motives and internal conflicts riddled…
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The Grave Matter of A Grave Matter
Anna Lee Huber’s third instalment in the Lady Darby Mystery Series, A Grave Matter, had me rolling; rolling with laughter, rolling my eyes, rolling over and screaming into the pillow. Many rolls were had while reading this and many rolls, particularly forehead ones, were made trying to remember what happens in this book. Let’s start…
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Graceling – A Fantasy Like No Other
With how large of a genre fantasy is and given how themes and tropes often lead to similar stories sharing the limelight I cannot help but think about this book. Graceling by Kristin Cashore is something unique, standing its ground in an environment where inspiration and retellings have become commonplace. There’s just something about the…
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The Plot Thickens in Murder at Half Moon Gate
Continuing on with the Wrexford and Sloane Mystery Series by Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate drives straight to the point and immerses us into the dirty, dark world of London’s more unpleasant neighbourhoods from the get go. That’s one thing I really love about historical fiction murder mystery books – we get right…
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Should City of Ashes Be a Book?
Let me ask you a question – when you recall the events of Cassandra Clare’s incredible Mortal Instruments series, do you remember this book? Can you tell me the plot? The key events? The subplots and extra threads woven into this book? I’m hoping the answer is yes to at least the latter questions because,…
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Is Caraval Worth The Hype?
So I read Caraval by Stephanie Garber several summers ago, during the years where I was absorbing as much YA reading as possible without letting myself have my own thoughts on things such as personal preference, character appeal, how decent the storytelling and landscape development were, etc. As you can imagine, once that rose-tinted lens…
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Mortal Arts – I Love Everything About This Book Especially Sebastian Gage
Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber, the second novel in her Lady Darby Mystery Series, is a book I loved from the moment I opened the cover. Upon reading the excerpt about PTSD and thanking those who have served that had to suffer the effects post-deployment before the world understood what PTSD was, I felt…
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Murder On Black Swan Lane – How To Start A Historical Fiction Series
Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose, the start of her Wrexford and Sloane Mystery Series, is a great example of how to set up a compelling Regency-era world to start sleuthing in. I will explain why in due course, but first let me preface this by saying that during my reread of this…