• When you’re forced to root for the villains

    ★★★★☆ Vicious and Vengeful were both such fun quick reads. While I can definitely tell that this was some of Schwab’s earlier writing, it was still great- and managed to get me out of a slight reading slump with the fast pace! The story isn’t as rich in prose or emotionally heavy as some of…

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  • A Love Triangle with the Devil

    ★★★★★ Non-spoiler review I’m new to V.E. Schwab, and so happy to realize that the hype around her work is well deserved. I started my journey with Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, which is now a favorite of mine. I recently picked up The Secret Life of Addie LaRue, and while it doesn’t…

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  • 🔥To Hell With Love

    🔥To Hell With Love

    I’ve been dying to read this book. I snagged tickets to R.F. Kuang’s Manhattan book tour and tickets came with a signed copy of Katabasis so I was holding out on reading it until then- and let me just say, it was everything I hoped for! I was nervous about it because of the many…

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  • 🥀Romantasy and I: A Breakup Letter

    I wish I could say I still love romantasy, but I think we might be coming to an end. What even is romantasy? The way I see it, it’s a genre that exists somewhere between fantasy and romance novels. And while all fantasy can have romance in it, romantasy has a pretty specific vibe. The…

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  • 🍊The Priory of the Orange Tree: Proof That Size Does Matter (in Fantasy at least)

    Okay, I’ve got to say it: The Priory of the Orange Tree was a high fantasy masterpiece! I picked up this book on a whim- just pulled it off the shelf of a small bookstore because I was enamored with the cover art and the sheer SIZE of it (I love when books never end).…

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