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Monday Mini-Reviews: August 6

By CandidCeillie August 6, 2018August 3, 2018

Hey, friends! Today I'm reviewing three books that I listened to as audiobooks over the last few weeks. Audiobooks have been one of the main ways that I read books…

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Monday Mini-Reviews: 11/13/17

By CandidCeillie November 13, 2017February 9, 2018

I haven't finished reading any books since my last review, y'all. I've been slacking on the whole "actually reading" part this month. But! There are quite a few books that…

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Review:: The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

By CandidCeillie October 30, 2017February 9, 2018

In The Tethered Mage's Raverran Empire, magic is scarce and those born with power are strictly controlled -- taken as children and conscripted into the Falcon Army.  Zaira has lived her…

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April Wrap Up

By CandidCeillie April 30, 2017March 25, 2018

So April has been kind of a whirlwind! I feel like I say that every month, but it's always true! Chris and I have been packing, packing, packing, and in…

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Monday mini-reviews!

By CandidCeillie April 17, 2017March 31, 2018

I'm gonna be real with you guys - I haven't had the energy to read anything other than audiobooks recently. I've just been exhausted, between work and reality. So, I'm…

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Review:: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

By CandidCeillie March 6, 2017March 31, 2018

When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she’s a bone witch, a…

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Review:: Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez

By CandidCeillie February 17, 2017March 31, 2018

Things We Lost in the Fire is an arresting collection of short stories, reminiscent of Shirley Jackson and Julio Cortazar, by an exciting new international talent. Macabre, disturbing and exhilarating,…

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Review:: Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson

By CandidCeillie February 10, 2017March 31, 2018

Piecing Me Together is a timely and powerful story about a teen girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it's trying to break her. Jade…

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TBT: The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

By CandidCeillie January 19, 2017March 31, 2018

In Golden Lily, Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect…

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Review:: The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

By CandidCeillie December 19, 2016April 9, 2018

In The Girl from Everywhere, Nix has spent her entire life aboard her father’s ship, sailing across the centuries, across the world, across myth and imagination. As long as her father…

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TBT: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

By CandidCeillie December 15, 2016April 1, 2018

In Bloodlines, Sydney's blood is special. That's because she's an alchemist - one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans…

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Review:: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

By CandidCeillie December 12, 2016April 9, 2018

Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which…

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Review:: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

By CandidCeillie November 21, 2016April 9, 2018

According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter in Good Omens, Witch (the world’s only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world…

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Review:: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi

By CandidCeillie November 7, 2016April 9, 2018

Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you’re only seventeen? Find out in The Star-Touched Queen. Maya is cursed.…

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Review:: Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier

By CandidCeillie October 31, 2016April 9, 2018

I received a copy of Den of Wolves as an eARC from the publisher, Roc, and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.  Feather bright and feather fine, None shall harm this child…

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