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Stepsister – Jennifer Donnelly
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly My rating: 4 of 5 stars Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly is a challenging book to rate, because I did not enjoy it when I first started…
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Deviate – Jay Kristoff
DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff My rating: 4 of 5 stars Deviate (Dev1at3) is the second book in the Lifelike (Lifel1k3) series by Jay Kristoff. I loved the first book and…
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Sherwood – Meagan Spooner
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner My rating: 4 of 5 stars No, this book isn’t perfect, but it’s the feminist retelling of Robin Hood that I didn’t know I needed and…
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Reflection – Elizabeth Lim
Reflection: A Twisted Tale by Elizabeth Lim My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reflection is the fourth book in the Twisted Tales series, although this is the first book not…
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Sea Witch – Sarah Henning
Sea Witch by Sarah Henning My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Sea Witch is both a retelling of the Little Mermaid story and an origin story of the Sea Witch.…
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Lifelike – Jay Kristoff
Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am a huge fan of Jay Kristoff’s writing through the co-written series: the Illuminae Files, but I had never…
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Language of Thorns – Leigh Bardugo
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Language of Thorns is a collection of dark fairy tales that…
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The Wish Granter – C.J. Redwine
The Wish Granter by C.J. Redwine My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Wish Granter is the second book in the Ravenspire series, although it functions as a stand-alone. There…
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Forest of a Thousand Lanterns – Julie C. Dao
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao My rating: 4 of 5 stars Forest of a Thousand Lanterns is a fantasy inspired by East-Asian culture and the Evil…
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Winter – Marissa Meyer (ReRead)
Winter by Marissa Meyer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Winter is the final book in the Lunar Chronicles series (although the story does continue in graphic novel form.) It…
