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Troubled Blood: The best addition to the series yet

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) There are two ways this review could go: either the controversy surrounding Troubled Blood (2020) and the internet backlash against J.K. Rowling for casting one of the main suspects as a cross-dresser could be ignored, or the entire review could be hinged upon it. It would be disingenuous […]

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Sweep with Me: Battling space chickens and other troublesome guests at the inn

Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews Sweep with Me (2020), the fifth book in Ilona Andrews’s INNKEEPER CHRONICLES series, finds Dina DeMille fretting with her boyfriend Sean about an upcoming official review of Dina and the Gertrude Hunt, her magical inn for interstellar travelers. The innkeepers’ Assembly is concerned about some of the goings-on at […]

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Legend Has It: The best part is John’s snarky voice

Legend Has It by Elliott James Legend Has It (2017) is the fifth book in Elliott James’ PAX ARCANA series. You really need to read the previous books, Charming, Daring, Fearless, and In Shining Armor first. I love the way Elliott James recaps the story from the previous novels. Legend Has It begins with John […]

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Lost Souls: A novella for CAINSVILLE completists

Lost Souls by Kelley Armstrong Kelley Armstrong’s Lost Souls is that quintessential three-star book. There’s nothing wrong with it, but at the same time, it didn’t blow me away. It’s a CAINSVILLE novella that falls between book three, Deceptions, and book four, Betrayals. If you haven’t gotten that far, you’re in for a slew of […]

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The Shadow of Elysium: A dynamic, eye-opening update

The Shadow of Elysium by Django Wexler The Shadow of Elysium is the second novella in Django Wexler’s THE SHADOW CAMPAIGNS series. In The Penitent Damned, the preceding novella, we witnessed Alex’s untimely capture by the Priests of the Black. This installment is a continuation of Alex’s story, albeit I didn’t realize it at first […]

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Wizards: From Merlin to Faust

Wizards: From Merlin to Faust by David and Lesley McIntee I’ve been a huge fan of just about all the MYTHS AND LEGENDS series from Osprey Publishing, having given four stars to Troy, Robin Hood, and Thor; and 4.5 to King Arthur, with only Jason and the Argonauts standing out as a weak entry in the […]

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