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Review: The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
I think the thing that makes the Book Thief stand out is that it is told from Death’s point of view...

Sarah Whitaker
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Review: The Sandsea Trilogy | The Stardust Thief - Chelsea Abdullah
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah is the first book in The Sandsea Trilogy. It draws on the stories of One Thousand and One Nights and

Sarah Whitaker
Jun 5, 20243 min read
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Review: The Unflinching Ash - Angela Armstrong
Angela has managed to include a conversation about women’s rights and the influence religions have had on governments throughout history.

Sarah Whitaker
May 29, 20242 min read
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Review: Soulbound | Dragon Rider - Taran Matharu
One of the things I loved about Dragon Rider was the world's diversity. This came up in so many different ways.

Sarah Whitaker
May 22, 20243 min read
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Review: Empire of the Vampire | Empire of the Vampire - Jay Kristoff
Empire of the Vampire is a dark, almost horror fantasy that falls within the New Adult to Adult age group. It is mature and quite dark...

Sarah Whitaker
May 15, 20242 min read
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Review: Sky Fall Trilogy - Shannon Messenger
I had the pleasure of experiencing Let the Sky Fall as an audiobook, and I must say, it was a truly captivating experience.

Sarah Whitaker
Apr 24, 20245 min read
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Book Review: The Treasured One - Hannah Levin
The cover and the blurb of this book were what caught my attention. I was expecting some epic romantasy (romantic fantasy) story…

Sarah Whitaker
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Review: The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
It’s wonderfully sweet, playing with the innocence of childhood while also dealing with grief and loss...

Sarah Whitaker
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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Review: One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston
A time travel sapphic romance set on the New York City subway. If that’s not something you need in your life, I don’t know what is!

Sarah Whitaker
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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Review: The Five Crowns of Okrith | The High Mountain Court - A.K. Mulford
What can I say about these books to express how much I enjoyed it without giving everything away?

Sarah Whitaker
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Review: Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
It’s a fairytale mixed in reality. With millennial voices, which are incredibly relatable. There were things the characters would say and do

Sarah Whitaker
Oct 11, 20232 min read
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Review: Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr
Rating Synopsis When everything is lost, it’s our stories that survive. Constantinople, 1453: An orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy who...

Sarah Whitaker
Oct 26, 20222 min read
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Review: Heartstopper - Alice Oseman
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman is a graphic novel series that started on Tumblr and is now a popular Netflix series!...

Sarah Whitaker
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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Review: Grishaverse | Shadow & Bone Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
Bardugo has created an intriguing world that, in some ways, has parallels to parts of our own.

Sarah Whitaker
Jun 9, 20226 min read
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Review: Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
If you are a fantasy lover, you need to read these books!

Sarah Whitaker
Jun 5, 20225 min read
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Review: How Not to Die Alone - Richard Roper
Rating Synopsis Andrew’s day-to-day is a little grim, searching for next of kin for those who die alone. Thankfully, he has a loving...

Sarah Whitaker
May 23, 20222 min read
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Review: Shadowhunters | The Dark Artifices Trilogy - Cassandra Clare
Lady Midnight Synopsis It’s been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of...

Sarah Whitaker
May 19, 20225 min read
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Review: Midnight in Everwood - M.A. Kuzniar
Rating Synopsis A retelling of the Nutcracker. There’s nothing Marietta Stelle loves more than ballet, but after Christmas, her dreams...

Sarah Whitaker
May 15, 20224 min read
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Review: Kiwis at War
Rating: Synopsis: Five books written about the five years of World War One. Each is written by a different New Zealand author and follows...

Sarah Whitaker
May 11, 20222 min read
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Review: Shadowhunters | Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
Please note: This review has spoilers for City of Heavenly Fire. If you haven’t read it yet then I suggest not reading on until you have!...

Sarah Whitaker
Apr 21, 20222 min read
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