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Crown of Confessions by E. J. Tanda

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

β€œπ’―π’½π‘’π’Ύπ“‡ π“π‘œπ“‹π‘’ π“ˆπ“‰π‘œπ“‡π“Ž π’Ύπ“ˆ 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓀𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒢𝓉 π“‚π’Άπ“€π‘’π“ˆ π“…π‘’π‘œπ“…π“π‘’ 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝓋𝑒 𝒾𝓃 π“π‘œπ“‹π‘’ 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 π’»π’Ύπ“‡π“ˆπ“‰ 𝓅𝓁𝒢𝒸𝑒.”

I don’t think I cried on a book this hard since I’ve read the last book in The Program series in 2022… 

This was a beautiful follow up to Queen of Secrets. I absolutely loved this book from the very beginning, it was a true emotional roller coaster that I feel like I can never get down, that I’m still on. I wish I could read it for the first time again.

It’s so hard to gather my thoughts right now for this review I’m still in shock and under the influence of this ending… There’s probably so much more that I wanted to say towards this incredible book but I just need to say that it was perfect and I absolutely loved it, I highly recommend it to everyone!
The Butterfly Bruises by Palmer Smith

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emotional sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

β€œβ„π“‰ π’·π‘’π’Έπ‘œπ“‚π‘’π“ˆ 𝒽𝒢𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓇 π’»π‘œπ“‡ 𝒽𝒾𝓂 π“‰π‘œ π“π‘œπ“‹π‘’ π“‰π’½π’Ύπ“ƒπ‘”π“ˆ π’·π‘’π’Έπ’Άπ“Šπ“ˆπ‘’ 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 π“Œπ’Ύπ“π“ π’Άπ“π“Œπ’Άπ“Žπ“ˆ 𝒷𝑒 𝒢 𝒸𝒽𝒢𝓃𝒸𝑒 π‘œπ’» 𝒽𝒾𝓂 π“π‘œπ“ˆπ’Ύπ“ƒπ‘”π“‰π’½π‘’π“‚ 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 π’»π“Šπ“‰π“Šπ“‡π‘’.”

The Butterfly Bruises is a beautifully written unique collection of poems and short stories that I loved! It was so emotional and engaging. 

Highly recommend reading this gorgeous book!
The Winchester Codex by Frances Spurrier

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious relaxing slow-paced

5.0

β€œβ„³π’Άπ“Žπ’·π‘’ π“ˆπ‘œπ“‚π‘’ π“ˆπ“‰π‘œπ“‡π’Ύπ‘’π“ˆ 𝒢𝓇𝑒 𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 π’»π’Ύπ“ƒπ’Ύπ“ˆπ’½π‘’π’Ή. π’ͺ𝓇 π“ƒπ‘œπ“‰ 𝓉𝒽𝑒 π“Œπ’Άπ“Ž π“Œπ‘’ π“Œπ‘œπ“Šπ“π’Ή π“Œπ’Ύπ“ˆπ’½ 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 π“‰π‘œ 𝒷𝑒.”

This book became a new all time favorite of mine, I am obsessed with it and so sad that I finished it… But wow, I devoured this novel!

This book surprised me in so many aspects, one of the main character was a dragon who is not the last dragon on earth but the humans definitely make it feel like it. There was so many thought-provoking things to ponder about. The world imagine dragons as violent creatures and when they find out the truth in an interview with Fitz the dragon they are disappointed by they standards how boring Fitz is who loves gardening and only flies to the supermarket. It was so interesting to think about all the things that came up in the book. But also this was such an adventurous and interesting journey to read about, I felt like I was walking with Fitz, Perceval and Anna and of course Oscar the horse who can change colors. There was also so many fun conversations, intriguing historical stories. I loved the friendship between them so much, it was heartwarming to read. This was a beautifully written book the author’s first novel which I’m definitely shocked because she’s just so talented and this book was unlike anything I’ve ever read. 

I highly highly recommend to read this masterpiece of a book to everyone!
Maybe It's About Time by Neil Boss

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Alycat and the Sunday Scaries by Alysson Foti Bourque

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inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

This was such a sweet story of friendship. 
An amazing and important read for children on how to face their fears. 

I loved all the colorful and adorable illustrations, but most of all the message of the story.

Highly recommend this one to younger readers!
City Of Spores by Austin Shirey

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

β€œπ’―π’½π‘’π“‡π‘’β€™π“ˆ π“ˆπ‘œπ“‚π‘’π“‰π’½π’Ύπ“ƒπ‘” π“Œπ“‡π‘œπ“ƒπ‘” π“Œπ’Ύπ“‰π’½ π“‰π’½π’Ύπ“ˆ π’Έπ’Ύπ“‰π“Ž.”

City of Spores was such an important and thought provoking read, it captivated me from the very beginning. I couldn’t put the book down, it was so intriguing and different from anything I’ve ever read. 

I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend reading it to everyone!

Thank you so much Austin for reaching out to me and sending me a digital copy of your incredible book in exchange for my honest review.
The Colossus by Simon Wright

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adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

β€œπ’₯π“Šπ“ˆπ“‰ π“Œπ’½π‘’π“ƒ π“Žπ‘œπ“Š 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝓀 π“Žπ‘œπ“Š'𝓇𝑒 𝓉𝓇𝒢𝓅𝓅𝑒𝒹, 𝓉𝒽𝒢𝓉'π“ˆ π“Œπ’½π‘’π“ƒ 𝒢 𝒹𝒾𝒻𝒻𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉 π’Ήπ‘œπ‘œπ“‡ π‘œπ“…π‘’π“ƒπ“ˆ.β€œ

I was shocked to learn that this was the author’s debut novel, it was just so intriguing, incredible and was such a well written story that I am truly amazed by Simon Wright’s talent.

I absolutely loved this book, I’ve just finished reading it and I feel like I can’t even gather my thoughts to tell everyone how perfect this book was! I teared up a little after I finished the book, I didn’t wanted to believe that this amazing story came to an end for now. This book is definitely became my new all time favorite book!
I even read the author’s note, the acknowledgments and the preview for the following book in the series included in the end of the book. I literally never read them even if I liked the book so this definitely shows how special this book was and how much it gripped me from the very beginning.

The Colossus is revolves around a powerful relic, the heart of the Suleiman. It is written in multiple timelines all of them equally interesting and captivating. 
I don’t even want to say anything else about the storyline because I truly want everyone to read it and experience this powerful journey on their own.
Gaia's Revenge (The Earth Chronicles #2) by J.A. Browne

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

"β„‹π‘œπ“Œ π‘’π“π“ˆπ‘’ π’Ήπ‘œ π“Žπ‘œπ“Š 𝓇𝒾𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 π“Œπ‘œπ“‡π“π’Ή π‘œπ’» π’Ήπ’Άπ“‡π“€π“ƒπ‘’π“ˆπ“ˆ π’·π“Šπ“‰ π’·π“Ž 𝒻𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓉 π“Œπ’Ύπ“‰π’½ 𝓁𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉?"

This was an enjoyable second book in this series focused on nature and the consequences of human actions on the environment. There was healing power and we could explore the world of Gaian.

To be honest I liked the first book better, I thought this was much slower paced but overall I’m still intrigued to see where the story goes from here on.
To Cutting Me Open, and Spilling Me Out by n.s. burton

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This book was a truly touching and powerful poetry collection of love, struggles, healing and about the journey towards recovery. 

I highly recommend this piece to everyone, it was inspiring and beautifully written. If you struggle with mental illness like depression then this is definitely a must read for you.

Thank you so much to Sunny Babe PR for providing me a digital copy of this incredible book in exchange for my honest review!
House Of Dreams by Mark Stibbe

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emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒢𝓇𝑒 π’½π‘œπ“Šπ“ˆπ‘’π“ˆ 𝓉𝒽𝒢𝓉 π’½π’Άπ“Šπ“ƒπ“‰ 𝒢𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒢𝓇𝑒 π’½π‘œπ“Šπ“ˆπ‘’π“ˆ 𝓉𝒽𝒢𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝒢𝓁. π’΄π‘œπ“Šπ“‡π“ˆ π’Ύπ“ˆ 𝒢 π’½π‘œπ“Šπ“ˆπ‘’ 𝓉𝒽𝒢𝓉 π’½π‘’π’Άπ“π“ˆ."

This was a truly fantastic experience, a unique book filled with dreams, history, love and healing.

I loved reading about the dreams and learning about the history elements of the story. The characters were so lovable, the chapters were short which I always appreciate in a book. The writing style was flawless, so easy to read.

I loved Tiger the greyhound, Tita and Tony they were all so wholesome together!

I absolutely loved Tita’s storyline in this book, she was an absolute amazing character who brought so much the story.

I truly enjoyed this novel, this was my first book by this author but definitely won’t be my last one! This became an easy favorite for me and I want everyone to read it!