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Review: The Mark of the Witch by Maggie Shayne

Title: The Mark of the Witch Author: Maggie Shayne Series: The Portal #1 Rating: 4 Stars 394 pages Published September 2012 by Harlequin Received review copy from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Mark of the Witch is a delightful soft paranormal romance. Unlike many books in the genre, Mark features two […]

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Review: Cleopatra Ascending by Maureen Lipinski

Title: Cleopatra Ascending Author: Maureen Lipinski Series: Shadow’s Edge #2 Rating: 3 Stars 223 pages Published January 8th 2013 by Flux Received a review copy from the publisher on Netgalley Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Cleopatra Ascending is fast, almost too much so. Covering 223 pages, this young-adult paranormal thriller is straight-up non-complex fiction, […]

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Review: The Witch of Salt and Storm by Kendall Kulper

Title: The Witch of Salt and Storm Author: Kendall Kulper Series: None Rating: 4.5 Stars 384 pages Published September 4th 2014 by Orchard Books Review copy received from Netgalley Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Witch of Salt and Storm manages something that happens rarely for me in a book – full immersion into […]

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Review: Bellman and Black by Diana Setterfield

Title: Bellman and Black: A Ghost Story Author: Diane Setterfield Series: None Rating: 3 Stars 340 pages Published October 10th 2013 by Orion Review copy received from Netgalley Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Contrary to what the subtitle might make you want to believe, there are very little ghost story elements in Bellman and […]

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Review: The Wicked We Have Done by Sarah Harian

Title: The Wicked We Have Done Author: Sarah Harian Series: Chaos Theory #1 Rating: 4 Stars 272 pages Published March 18th 2014 by InterMix Books Review copy provided by the publisher Goodreads | Amazon Scientists have developed a program that can determine whether a person is mortally corrupt. Inside the Compass Room, severe criminals are […]

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Review: Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen

Title: Mrs. Poe Author: Lynn Cullen Series: None Rating: 2.5/5 Stars 336 pages Published Octovber 1st 2013 by Gallery Books Received for review from Netgalley Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Mrs. Poe explores a part fictional, part based on fact, account of writer Frances Osgood and her love relationship with Edgar Allan Poe. I […]

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Graphic Novel Review: Will o’ the Wisp by Tom Hammock & Megan Hutchinson

Title: Will o’ the Wisp Authors: Tom Hammock & Megan Hutchinson Series: None Rating: 3.5/5 Stars 216 pages Published December 3rd 2013 by Archaia Entertainment Review copy received through Netgalley Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Summary: After her parents’ death Aurora is sent off to her closest relative, her eccentric grandfather that lives in […]

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Review: The Rose Throne by Mette Ivie Harrison

Title: The Rose Throne Author: Mette Ivie Harrison Series: The Rose Throne #1 Rating: 2/5 Stars 400 pages Published May 14th 2013 by EgmontUSA ARC received through Netgalley Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository It’s not so often that the ending of a book has annoyed me this much. Usually if I don’t like a […]

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Netgalley Month

Just like the lovely ladies over at Book Passion for Life I have a ton of unread Netgalley books. Starting the 15th of May up until 15th of June we’ll all be trying to create as big of a dent in our Netgalley/Edelweiss to be read piles as possible. You can still sign up, so […]

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Step One: Face the Problem Netgalley-style!

Don’t people always say that the first step in overcoming a problem is to accept that you have a problem? Well, as a reviewer, the bane of my existance are unread Netgalley books. They are so easy to request – their wonderful catalogue is just a click away. You can request as much as you […]

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