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Book Quote #102
Quote: “I don’t know who I would be without you, but you have me in all ways better than I ever was or could have ever hoped to be.” – Roman C. Kitt from the book ‘Divine Rivals’ by Rebecca Ross Continue reading
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Book Quote #101
Quote: “I’m not afraid to be alone, but I’m tired of being the one left behind.” – Iris E. Winnow from the book ‘Divine Rivals’ by Rebecca Ross Continue reading
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Book Quote #100
Quote: “Do you ever feel as if you wear armor, day after day? That when people look at you, they see only the shine of steel that you’ve so carefully encased yourself in?” – Roman C. Kitt from the book ‘Divine Rivals’ by Rebecca Ross Continue reading
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Book Catalogue Card #35: Divine Rivals
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 out of 5 stars) ‘Divine Rivals’ made my heart warm with love letters, and I love a well-executed letter-based romance. It has a good side plot that served even better as an extremely well backdrop for the characters. I’d recommend this to readers who like war-based YA that has a little… Continue reading
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Book Catalogue Card #34: Arrival of the Moon Hare
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐ (2 out of 5 stars) If, like me, you’ve had a phase around the 2010’s gothic horror anime scene watching shows like ‘Another’ and ‘Angels of Death’ and watched multiple gameplays of ‘Misao,’ ‘Mad Father,’ ‘Ib,’ and ‘The Witch’s House,’ (or played them yourself if you’re braver than I’ll ever be), then… Continue reading
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Book Catalogue Card #33: How to Hunt a Menacing Magical Shadow
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3 out of 5 stars) ‘How to Hunt a Menacing Magical Shadow’ gave me a teenage fantasy action movie vibe reminiscent of ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ (the movie) and ‘Sky High.’ Continue reading
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Book Catalogue Card #32: Digging for Destiny
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5 out of 5 stars) IT. KEEPS. GETTING. BETTER. Everything I craved for after finishing the first book, Digging for Heaven, were given to me in this installment. Adventure? Character depth? Political intrigue? Yes to all and more! Continue reading
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May 2024 Wrap-Up!
Happy Pride everybody! Toning down my reading pace since last month to focus on job hunting has not been fun but, sadly, a necessary change to make. It has been mentally taxing to receive so many rejections so I stopped going through the 2024 Indie Brawl Books. Most of them have been so tedious to Continue reading
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Book Catalogue Card #31: Libitina
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐ (2 out of 5 stars) ‘Libitina’ has a really interesting hook, but it felt both fast-paced and slow-paced at the same time due to the lack of atmosphere building between significant events. While that is unfortunate, at least I can say that a lot of things do happen – enough to keep… Continue reading
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April 2024 Wrap-Up!
17 books read again this month! No surprise there, of course. I am unstill unemployed and I’m participating in this year’s Books of Horror Indie Brawl as a reader. Sorry for the radio silence here in my blog! My nose is so deep in books I’m barely writing any review. With so much horror books Continue reading
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March 2024 Wrap-Up!
17 books read this month. I think that’s a personal best! So this is how much I can read when I’m unemployed. Huh. And… maybe because of these four reasons too: I hope you had a wonderful March! #1: An Offer From a Gentleman ⭐4.5 : My second read of this book and it’s more Continue reading
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Thoughts on the Controversial Throne of Glass (ToG) Special Edition from Fairyloot
Last March 20, 2024, Fairyloot dropped the digital mockups for the first four books of the popular fantasy series ‘Throne of Glass’ by Sarah J. Maas and the public reception … has been overwhelmingly negative. Here’s my rundown of the situation and my personal thoughts. Continue reading
The Stray Reader 