Tag: book review
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Scratch your Dark Academia Itch with This Is How We End Things by R.J. Jacobs
Finally, another review to write up and, more importantly, another book read! This Is How We End Things by R.J. Jacobs hooked me with its teasing and emotionally involved introduction. The rest of the novel revealed itself like an oleander bloom – stunning and deadly. This Dark Academia novel is one you must add to…
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My May 2024 Reading Summary
Overall mood: busy. A lot has kept me away from books this month, but I have a handful of reads under my belt. The range of books is broad, which I like, and the trickle of library books has finally stopped, meaning I can get to rereading books on my physical TBR list. That is…
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William Ritter’s The Dire King – An Ending Rushed?
As the final book in William Ritter’s Jackaby series, The Dire King had a checklist to complete. It needed to wrap up a rather busy but interesting story, tie up plot lines and character arcs, and provide a few conclusions for romantic relationships. Unfortunately, too many cooks spoilt the broth as narrative elements slipped through…
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Supernatural Adventure and Intrigue Continue in William Ritter’s Ghostly Echoes
Of all the Jackaby books, Ghostly Echoes is my favourite. While it’s been a fun ride so far, this is where things start to get tense and serious for the crew and the narrative is shaped really well, balancing internal and external conflicts as well as relationship developments and tension between characters. It starts to…
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The Never-Ending Tale of Alex Michaelides’s The Fury
Hell hath no fury like a reader bored. Not only bored, but irritated at what should have been a succinct twisting tale full of drama and thrilling suspense. Instead, I seem to have been subjected to an unfortunate case of deja vu and a pretentious, unreliable narrator who cannot stand to listen to anyone else…
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My Late Review of Rachel Gillig’s Two Twisted Crowns
Several months on from finishing Two Twisted Crowns, I write up my review. I feel, though it was a complete mistake on my part for losing track of what reviews I’d written up and what I hadn’t, that it’s a good thing I’ve sat on this one for a while. With many people reacting to…