Book Review: Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher Saga #2)

January 3, 2022. First, Happy New Year! What better way than to celebrate the start of the year with some Witcher books? Second anthology in The Witcher Saga! Sword of Destiny contains 6 more short stories of our favorite, white-haired monster slayer, Geralt of Rivia, and his companions. This book also includes the direct prequels to the main plotline of the rest of the saga. Geralt meets his destiny and must choose to answer the call or keep living life as is as a devastating war spreads through his world.

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Book Review: The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter (The Forest of Good and Evil #2)

December 13, 2021. Cinder’s fairytale is unfolding now in the land of Enchantia! Prince Saxon Skylair, reincarnate of a savage king, and Princess Ashleigh Charmaine-Anskelisa, reincarnate of an evil witch, are fated for each other. But they’ve lived several past lives together already. Each time, their romance failed. Each time, they went to war. In this third reincarnation, will they manage to bring only love and omit hate in their relationship? When the clock strikes at midnight, can Prince Charming and Cinderella finally have their happily-ever-after? Or will all burn to ash?

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Book Review: The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter (The Forest of Good and Evil #1)

November 29, 2021. Everly Morrow believed she was just a normal teenage girl – except for the fact that everyone around her seemed to immediately dislike her. One day, she finds out that she has an incredible ability to speak through mirrors and absorb powers from others – but at a price…the death of her mother. Desperately trying to figure out her true origins and answers to change her fated prophecy, she goes into Enchantia, a magical realm that will teach her what it means to be good and evil. Along the way she meets an interesting group of people who each play a role in the fairytale, including the strong, charming Prince Roth Charmaine. But as their attraction to each other grows, their journey becomes more dangerous.

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Facing Burnout

November 22, 2021. I have been facing burnout lately. That feeling that we've all felt before when extreme stress and strain negatively affects our well-being and work. So I talk a little about why my posts schedule had to change because I've felt burned out the past few weeks.

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Book Review: Huntress by Malinda Lo

November 15, 2021. When the elements of the world have been thrown out of balance, its inhabitants are forced to figure out how they can continue to survive as their kingdom suffers hardship from reducing resources. The oracle stones have been cast. Kaede, who struggles with her studies, and Taisin, gifted in yielding her magic, from the Academy of Sages have been selected to embark on a treacherous journey across the lands into the Fairy Queen’s domain to find a way to bring balance back into the world. The journey proves more dangerous than anticipated. The girls’ skills, knowledge, and tenacity are put to the test. Along the way, they realize they are also being tested in matters of love.

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Book Review: Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards

November 8, 2021. Five strangers all get into a car, desperate to make it home for the holidays before the growing snowstorm gets the better of them. But from the moment Mira decided to accept the offer of the ride, she knew it was a bad idea. Things get worse while the group is out on the road. As the snowstorm thickens, their road trip becomes more dangerous, and Mira slowly realizes that someone in the group may be sabotaging their chances of getting home at all. Will they survive and make it to their destination?

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Book Review: Settle Down by Sera Trevor (The Troll Whisperer #2)

November 1, 2021. Noah's life has changed so much since he moved to California and left the Jehovah’s Witnesses. He's happily married to Oscar and he has a new baby girl, Bette. When his sister becomes ill and ends up in the hospital, Noah is forced to reconnect with the estranged parents he’d hoped to never see again. Noah must overcome his fears in order to protect the family he’s worked so hard to build because his parents aren’t just a terror of his past.

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