Category: Paperback Perils

Book Review: A Fire Endless

Title: A Fire EndlessAuthor: Rebecca RossPublication Date: 2022Publishing House: Harper Voyager This the second book in the Elements of Cadence series. This is a duology, so the second book is the last book in the series. I got the first book in the series, A River Enchanted, from Book of the Month. This book I picked

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Book Review: The Secret History

Title: The Secret HistoryAuthor: Donna TarttPublication Date: 1992Publishing House: Vintage Contemporaries I’ve read this book before but it has been a while. It hadn’t been on my list of things to reread until recently when I went down a rabbit hole about the dark academia aesthetic. I do have a copy of this book but

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Book Review: The View from the Cheap Seats

Title: The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected NonfictionAuthor: Neil GaimanPublication Date: 2016Publishing House: Harper Audio I’m a fan of Neil Gailman’s writing and up until now I’d only read his fiction work. The View from the Cheap Seats is a non fiction book. I borrowed this audiobook from the library. Normally I don’t include

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Book Review: The Lost Metal

Title: The Lost MetalAuthor: Brandon SandersonPublication Date: 2022Publishing House: Audible Audio I have been waiting for this book for a while. I was so happy when it was released and then I had to wait for it to be available from the library. I read the first six books in the Mistborn series, originally on

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Book Review: Book of Night

Title: Book of NightAuthor: Holly BlackPublication Date: 2022Publishing House: Macmillan Audio I’ve enjoyed reading Holly Black books in the past. When I heard of this book I decided to pick it up when I got the chance. The library had it available as an audio book. This is the first book in a series, the

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Book Review: The Witch’s Heart

Title: The Witch’s HeartAuthor: Genevieve GornichecPublication Date: 2021Publishing House: Penguin Audio I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately. So, I decided to download this book from the library and loved it. Goodreads Synopsis: When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods

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Book Review: Medium Raw

Title: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who CookAuthor: Anthony BourdainPublication Date: 2010Publishing House: Harper Audio After listening to Kitchen Confidential I was interested in reading more of Bourdain’s books. Medium Raw is not a sequel to Kitchen Confidential but it is a companion book in that Bourdain

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Book Review: The Maidens

Title: The MaidensAuthor: Alex MichaelidesPublication Date: 2021Publishing House: Macmillian Audio A lot of retelling of Greek myths or books inspired by Greek myths and plays end up on my to read list. This book is one that I had come across several times and I came across it again at the library and decided to

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Book Review: Wild

Title: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest TrailAuthor: Cheryl StrayedPublication Date: 2012Publishing House: Knopf I’m a day hiker, I like to get off the tail at the end of the day and sleep in a real bed, most of the time at least. There is something magical about sleeping under the stars. That

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Book Review: Over the Woodward Wall

Title: Over the Woodward WallAuthor: A. Deborah BakerPublication Date: 2020Publishing House: Tor.com I don’t get to the library as often as I would like but having a library card means that I can use the app associated with my local library. I think I found this book in the Trending Audiobook section. Honestly, I selected this

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