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The Midnight Feast Book Review

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / April 9, 2025

If you’re looking for stock thriller characters, a lackluster murder plot, and weird age gaps, you’ll find it in “The Midnight Feast” by Lucy Foley. Learn more in this The Midnight Feast book review.

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The Unworthy Book Review

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / January 13, 2025

Imagine if The Handmaid’s Tale happened during the apocalypse. You’d have “The Unworthy,” which features strong female characters who’ll do anything to survive.

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We Shall Be Monsters Book Review

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / November 3, 2024

A modern-day fairy tale that takes you back to the whimsical dreams of your childhood. For fans of “Alice” and “The Ocean at the End of the Lane.”

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The Starless Sea Book Review

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / July 20, 2020

Overall, I’m not sure I’d like to sail The Starless Sea – it seems quite an inhospitable place. That being said, I would definitely dive back into Morgenstern’s imagination for another journey.

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Shorefall Book Review: Founders #2

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / April 7, 2020

If you’re here for action scenes, dialogue between our heroes and the villain, and explosions (lots of explosions), you’ve come to the right place.

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Blood Countess Book Review: A Morbid Take on Elizabeth Bathory

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / January 13, 2020

Popovic breathes life into this infamous story, putting a modern, feminist twist on one of the world’s most sinister female villains.

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All Souls Trilogy Book Review: More Patriarchal, Paranormal Romance

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / January 5, 2020

Sit back, relax, and prepare to obey your husband as you join me in this world of patriarchal hullabaloo.

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More Like Boring Rich Asians: A Crazy Rich Asians Book Review

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / July 31, 2019

Flat, undeveloped characters, telling instead of showing, and a lackluster plot all contribute to a novel that just isn’t working.

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That Inevitable Victorian Thing Book Review

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / May 7, 2018

The premise immediately sounded like something I would love – an alternate reality Victorian society where genetic compatibility is a key factor in many marriages. However, once you step into the plot, things get a little weird.

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The Shadow Land Book Review

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / Kristy Snyder / May 2, 2018

[The story] holds a magical allure without stepping outside the boundaries of realism. The journey Alexandra goes on to return the ashes is like the trials and tribulations of an epic hero, though in a much more modern sense.

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