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son of the shadows by juliet marillier book cover
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Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier | Book Review

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  • Posted on June 10, 2024
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“Don’t you long for something different to happen, something so exciting and new it carries you along with it like a great tide, something that lets your life blaze and…

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The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee | Book Review

  • Chantel
  • Posted on May 20, 2024
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“Dara couldn’t keep screaming the truth again and again, and never being heard.” The Electric Heir is the harrowing and thrilling sequel to The Fever King (my review here). This…

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The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough | Book Review

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  • Posted on May 5, 2024
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“If we don’t let ourselves be who we are, love who we are, where we come from, it’ll strangle ya until you can’t fight it no longer” The Boy from…

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In Hiding We Seek by Keko V | Book Review

  • Chantel
  • Posted on May 2, 2024
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“In a universe of pawns, knights, kings and queens, With swords and crystals, threes and thirteens, A web of mystery and magic joins the strong and the weak, In this…

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Into the Dark by Claudia Gray | Book Review

  • Chantel
  • Posted on April 8, 2023
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“Why can no Jedi cross the Kyber Arch alone?” Into the Dark, set during the golden age of the Jedi, known as The High Republic era, is part of the…

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Time’s Orphan by Hayley Reese Chow | Book Review

  • Chantel
  • Posted on February 27, 2023
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“No matter what happens, you must survive. At all costs.” Time’s Orphan is the thrilling conclusion to the Odriel’s Heirs series. The Time Heir has been missing for years, leaving…

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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim | Book Review

  • Chantel
  • Posted on February 12, 2023
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“Disappointment tastes like chalk lotus bean.” The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling is a YA coming-of-age novel set in suburban Sydney. It follows Anna Chiu, a Cantonese-Australian teenager as…

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Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier | Book Review

  • Chantel
  • Posted on January 19, 2023
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“You will find the way, daughter of the forest. Through grief and pain, through many trials, through betrayal and loss, your feet will walk a straight path.” Daughter of the…

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The French Photographer by Natasha Lester | Book Review

  • Chantel
  • Posted on December 7, 2022
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“Forgiving someone is the bravest thing you can ever do” The French Photographer is an emotive journey set between wartime Europe and Jessica May, a female photojournalist who captured the turmoil,…

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Yes, I’ve been on hiatus. Yes, I’m back.

  • Chantel
  • Posted on December 3, 2022
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The past few months have been somewhat hectic. Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months and before I knew it, my blog was on an unplanned hiatus while I…

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