Nyx Book Reviews

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The Not-So-Constant Reader

When I think about myself as a reader, I wouldn’t really consider myself much of a fan of anything. Unlike the Constant Reader Stephen King often praises, I don’t really stick to author, don’t really follow them, and often don’t even pick up their other releases after enjoying one of their books. Books, books everywhere! […]

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Review: Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

Title: The Cuckoo’s Calling Author: Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) Series: Cormoran Strike #1 Rating: 4/5 Stars 455 pages Published April 30th 2013 by Mulholland Books Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I liked this book. The Cuckoo’s Calling is a for me thoroughly British mystery. In my rather limited experience with the mystery and […]

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Review: The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

Title: The Casual Vacancy Author: J.K. Rowling Series: None Rating: 4.5/5 Stars 503 pages Published September 27th 2012 by Little, Brown and Company Bought Goodreads | Author | Publisher | Amazon | Book Depository We shouldn’t be comparing The Casual Vacancy with J.K. Rowling’s other work. We really shouldn’t. But it’s so hard not to. […]

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This Week’s New Books

If you’re wondering why I’m not having an IMM – read this post. There are so many new “Look at my new books!” memes that I’m having troubles choosing. I know a few of the hosts personally and I don’t feel like picking teams on this one. So, I introduce my own conglomeration of all […]

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Top Five: Summer Reads

Don’t you just like those nice comprehensive lists? I know I do. I love spying on other people’s top lists, see if I know any of the books they read and enjoyed. It’s the reason I have stalked around on Goodreads for almost three years now, and the reason I’m going to do a series […]

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Harry Potter December: Part 4

I like shiny cups! I decided to reread all the Harry Potter books this December! As a part of it, I am having this little event here on my blog, Harry Potter in December. Click here to find the other posts. I’ll also occasionally update through my Twitter account with the hashtag #readingharrypotter. Come join […]

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In My Mailbox

It’s time for In My Mailbox, a weekly meme by The Story Siren! A pretty mellow bookish week for me, had a little time to read so at least I managed to finish a book I had received for review. And something I’ve been looking forward to I finally have in my possession! Click on […]

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