#magic
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Book Review: Treasured, The Binding Chronicles Book 3, By Elayna R. Gallea
Indie-published on September 20th, 2023, the third Binding Chronicles book follows Luna and Sebastian as fugitives who battle darkness and fulfill an ancient prophecy. Unlike the first two books with dual POV, this one adds a third: Queen Marguerite’s, revealing the origin of her hatred for humans. The oldest reason of time, a boy, so… Continue reading
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Book Review: Tormented, The Binding Chronicles Book 2, By Elayna R. Gallea
Indie-published in June 2023, the second book of the series follows Luna and Sebastian in the aftermath of harrowing events with the People of Night and the choice Sebastian made. When Queen Marguerite demanded her son marry the silly human, she never expected he’d fall for her. This isn’t what she planned at all; she… Continue reading
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Book Review: Shield of Sparrows #2, Rites of the Starling, by Devney Perry
The second installment in Perry’s Shield of Sparrows series, published on April 7, 2026, by Red Tower Books, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at local libraries or through the Libby app. The book is told mainly through the perspectives of Odessa and Casspia. There are also brief sections from… Continue reading
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Cover Reveal Time
There are places in Raven’s Point where the forest feels alive in the way old things breathe beneath stone. Alive in the way ravens gather before a storm. Alive in the way the roots beneath the well remember every secret buried near them. In The Reckoning, those roots are finally waking. Today, I’m so excited… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Crimson Moth #1, Heartless Hunter, by Kristen Ciccarelli
The first book in the Crimson Moth series, published by Wednesday Books, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at local libraries, and through the Libby app. Ciccarelli introduces her readers to great world-building in this book full of forbidden magic. Rune Winters is a witch. No one can ever know. In the… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Mortal Instruments #2, City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
First published March 25, 2008, this book and its versions are available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. The second installment of The Mortal Instruments is jam-packed and thrilling; it’s a roller coaster ride that keeps adrenaline pumping with each page. Clare continues her… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Mortal Instruments #1, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
First published March 27, 2007, this book and its versions are available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. Clare introduces readers to the world of Shadowhunters when fifteen-year-old Clary Fray witnesses a murder at Pandemonium, a local club, by three other teens. Secrets from… Continue reading
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Book Review: Snow Like Ashes #1, Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
First published in 2014 by Balzer + Bray, it is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. Raasch introduces a world she crafted: eight Kingdoms, each with its own customs, ideals, and magic. Sixteen years ago, the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved.… Continue reading
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If You Believe in Fate. This Series Will Test You.
Here’s a series you might love… If you’re drawn to stories where love feels inevitable, dangerous, and a little bit defiant, Pumpkin Spice & Mr. Right Café might be exactly what you’ve been looking for. Set in the quietly haunted town of Raven’s Point, this fantasy romance series weaves together soul-deep bonds, ancient land magic,… Continue reading
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