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Category: book reviews

This is where you will be able to find all of the book reviews I’ve written here at CandidCeillie!

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Review: Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan

By CandidCeillie April 17, 2020April 16, 2020

Ruthless Gods was a hell of a sequel to Emily A. Duncan's Wicked Saints, and leaves me waiting with baited breath for what comes from the last installment of this…

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Monday Mini-Reviews 3/30

By CandidCeillie March 30, 2020March 26, 2020

These mini-reviews have been sitting, waiting to be written since December, so lets get to some of the great stories I've read! These are all romance stories of varying heat…

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Review: Hearts, Strings and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins

By CandidCeillie December 20, 2019December 19, 2019

I really wanted to like Hearts, Strings and Other Breakable Things. There were parts that had me wrapped up in it, but overall, this was a real disappointment.

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Review: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

By CandidCeillie December 4, 2019November 24, 2019

The Bromance Book Club was simultaneously exactly what was advertised to readers and so much more. It's feminist and romantic and real in a way I wasn't expecting but thoroughly…

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Monday Mini-Reviews 9/16

By CandidCeillie September 16, 2019September 12, 2019

I'm back with more mini-reviews, friends! I loved these books and I think you will, too! A Lifetime For Love - Lydia San Andres I've followed Lydia San Andres on…

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Monday Mini-Reviews 9/9

By CandidCeillie September 9, 2019September 6, 2019

I have more mini-reviews for you today! Two misses and a hit this time around. Check them out and talk to me about them if you've read them! Vicious -…

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Review: The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier

By CandidCeillie September 2, 2019August 27, 2019

  A young woman is both a bard--and a warrior--in this thrilling historical fantasy from the author of the Sevenwaters novels. Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert…

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Review: Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman

By CandidCeillie May 29, 2019May 29, 2019

In this rollicking queer western adventure, acclaimed cartoonist Melanie Gillman (Stonewall Award Honor Book As the Crow Flies) puts readers in the saddle alongside Flor and Grace, a Latinx outlaw and…

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Review: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

By CandidCeillie May 22, 2019May 17, 2019

A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.A prince in danger must decide who to trust.A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the…

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Monday Mini Reviews: 4/15

By CandidCeillie April 15, 2019April 8, 2019

It's been a while since I did any of these, but this post has been sitting in my drafts for more than a month, so it's About Time, don't you…

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Review: Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale

By CandidCeillie March 18, 2019March 14, 2019

Rule #1 - Never fall for a summer boy. Fresh out of high school, Babe Vogel should be thrilled to have the whole summer at her fingertips. She loves living…

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Review: Graham’s Delicacies by Mina Waheed

By CandidCeillie March 4, 2019September 9, 2019

Six people and three love stories all in one bakery. This follow up to Soft on Soft is a perfectly delicious short story collection that ties up nicely. I even…

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Monday Mini-Reviews: Choices Edition

By CandidCeillie February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

So I haven't been reading much at all lately. I have had the attention span and the focus of a fly - so very little. But, something that has been…

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Review: A Hidden Hope by Laura Ambrose

By CandidCeillie January 21, 2019January 8, 2019

Natalie and El used to be writing critique partners, sharing their work chapter by chapter. Falling in love off-page was like the next part of the story. But after a…

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Monday Mini Reviews: 1/14

By CandidCeillie January 14, 2019January 11, 2019

This week, I am back with more mini reviews! These are more of my reads over my surgery/holiday break. I had some last week as well! Prom Queen Perfect -…

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