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  • Features
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    • What the Hungarian?!
  • All Things Bookish
    • A Week In My Head
    • Monthly Wrap Up
    • Sneak Peek
    • Storytellers on Tour Gigs
    • Advent Book Calendar
      • Advent Book Calendar 2019
      • Advent Book Calendar 2018
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    • Release Radar
    • The Sound of Madness 2022
      • Listen & Read
  • SPFBO
    • SPFBO 8 Finals
      • SPFBO 8 Phase 1
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      • SPFBO 6 Phase 1
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      • SPFBO 5 Phase 1
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  • The Starlight Blade by Nancy O’Toole

    March 15, 2022 /
    The Starlight Blade by Nancy O'Toole review

    Jen reviews The Starlight Blade, the fourth book in Nancy O'Toole's Fantasy Fairy tale retelling series, The Twin Kingdoms.

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    Jen

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    Dark Fire by C. J. Sansom

    Dark Fire by C. J. Sansom

    February 13, 2020
    We Lie With Death by Devin Madson

    We Lie With Death by Devin Madson

    January 11, 2021
    Master of Rods and Strings by Jason Markc Harris review

    Master of Rods and Strings by Jason Marc Harris

    March 28, 2022
  • The Wayward Tower by Nancy O’Toole

    January 17, 2022 /
    The Wayward Tower by Nancy O'Toole Review

    Jen reviews The Wayward Tower, Nancy O'Toole's third novel in her The Twin Kingdoms Fantasy fairy tale retelling series.

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    Jen

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    Wavebreaker by A. J. Norfield

    Wavebreaker by A. J. Norfield

    March 29, 2018
    The Dragon's Banker by Scott Warren

    SPFBO: The Dragon’s Banker by Scott Warren

    September 24, 2020
    The Ghost Hunter's Daughter by Caroline Flarity

    The Ghost Hunter’s Daughter by Caroline Flarity

    May 23, 2019
  • Jen’s Top 10 Reads of 2021

    January 9, 2022 /
    Jen's Top 10 Reads of 2021

    Like last year, we once again decided to post 3 separate top 10 reads of 2021 lists instead of one mega-list or one with only a couple of picks each. Which, let's face it, would be downright cruelty to ourselves. Our only rule was that any book on these lists has to be read during 2021, regardless of when they were published and by whom. And we had to love them, obviously. Maybe. I mean, when you keep shouting at the author in private for things they did, it's surely a sign of love, right? Even if you call said author names... *ahem* Anyway next up is Jen with her…

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    Jen

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    Krystle Matar guest post

    Pride Nights at Queen’s: Krystle Matar — Out

    June 16, 2021
    A Beginner's Guide to Blog Tours

    A Beginner’s Guide to Blog Tours

    December 8, 2022
    Written in Narrative - Does a Protagonist's Queer Identity Matter?

    Written in Narrative — Does A Protagonist’s Queer Identity Matter?

    June 25, 2020
  • A Dance with Magic by Nancy O’Toole

    October 6, 2021 /
    A Dance with Magic by Nancy O'Toole review

    Jen reviews A Dance with Magic, the second book in Nancy O'Toole's fantasy fairytale retellings series, The Twin Kingdoms.

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    Jen

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    The Last God by Michael McClung review

    The Last God by Michael McClung

    August 16, 2021
    Shattered Dreams by Ulff Lehmann

    Shattered Dreams by Ulff Lehmann

    April 30, 2018
    Review: The Hunted by Mike Morris

    The Hunted by Mike Morris

    November 24, 2022
  • Monthly Wrap Up: July 2019

    August 1, 2019 /
    Monthly Wrap Up

    July was a bit of a mixed month. I've started my freelancing for real - I had 3 assignments - , I tried to keep up with reviewing (I clearly failed at that), I squeezed in some SPFBO reading and overall managing some related stuff, I also had a bit of holiday, and all the while I somehow tried to find a balance between all of my work, responsibilities and relaxing and doing some crafting. In the end, what had to give was spending time on social media. Of course there were a few other reasons behind my absence than time issues (anxiety, and getting fed up are amongst these),…

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    Timy

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    Monthly Wrap Up

    Monthly Wrap Up: September 2018

    October 2, 2018
    Monthly Wrap Up August

    Monthly Wrap Up: August 2020

    September 1, 2020
    Monthly Wrap Up March

    Monthly Wrap Up: March 2020

    April 2, 2020
  • Red and Black by Nancy O’Toole Meservier

    July 11, 2019 /
    Red and Black by Nancy O'Toole Meservier

    The characters do have a lot of introspection and awareness of their own faults with good reasons for their choices. At times I thought they were maybe a little too aware of their own shortcomings during these self-examinations but the characters really were wonderfully handled. Even Calypso and other support characters had motives beyond just being bad, for the sake of being villains.

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    Jen

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    Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher review

    Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher

    April 19, 2022
    Straight Outta Fangton by C. T. Phipps

    Straight Outta Fangton by C. T. Phipps

    December 13, 2018
    Odder Still by D.N. Bryn review

    Odder Still by D.N. Bryn

    June 15, 2022

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The Queen has captured you sneaking around in her home, but she is in a merciful mood. She has allowed you to go free on the condition that you brave the ancient ruins and find her missing cloak clasp. It is in the shape of her most beloved animal. She no longer likes to go there, because she is convinced that there are magical goings-on in the ruins that are not of this world.

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