Books
What I’ve been reading
Books I loved, books I struggled with, and the occasional series I somehow kept reading long after I should have stopped.
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Dear Enemy by Jean Webster — I Think Sandy May Have Been the Beginning of a Type
Categories: Books, ReviewsTags: Book review, Classic, enemies to lovers, epistolary novel, Jean Webster, Romance, sequelAuthor: Jean WebsterGenres: Classic, Romance, Young adultSeries: Daddy-Long-LegsPublished: 1915Sallie McBride…
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Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster — An Old Favourite That Still Feels Like Hope
Categories: Books, ReviewsTags: Book review, Classic, epistolary novel, Jean Webster, Project Gutenberg, reread, RomanceAuthor: Jean WebsterGenres: Classic, Romance, Young adultSeries: Daddy-Long-LegsPublished: 1912Orphaned Jerusha Abbott…
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Behind Five Willows by June Hur — Book Review
A personal review of June Hur’s Behind Five Willows, a warm Joseon-era romance that recalls Pride and Prejudice and You’ve Got Mail.
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Until the End of the World by Sarah Lyons Fleming — Book Review
Sarah Lyons Fleming’s zombie-apocalypse novel offers survival, friendship and romance, but its relationship drama repeatedly overwhelms the danger.
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Adrian’s Undead Diary by Chris Philbrook — Series Review
A review of the original eight-book Adrian’s Undead Diary arc: immersive zombie survival, community-building and humour that eventually became too much.
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The Red Palace by June Hur – Murder, Palace Intrigue and a Romance I Actually Liked
Categories: Books, ReviewsTags: Book review, historical fiction, Joseon, June Hur, Korea, murder mystery, RomanceAuthor: June HurGenres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young adultPublished: 2022After reading…
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A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur – Like Watching a Joseon Drama in My Head
Categories: Books, ReviewsTags: Book review, historical fiction, Joseon, June Hur, Korea, RomanceAuthor: June HurGenres: Historical Fiction, Romance, Young adultPublished: 2024I picked up A Crane…
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Blood Moon by Graeme Reynolds – No One Gets Out Clean
Categories: Books, ReviewsTags: audiobook, Book review, Chris Barnes, Graeme Reynolds, High Moor, horror fiction, werewolf fictionAuthor: Graeme ReynoldsGenre: HorrorSeries: High MoorPublished: 2015By the time…
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Moonstruck by Graeme Reynolds – High Moor Gets Even Nastier
Categories: Books, ReviewsTags: audiobook, Book review, Chris Barnes, Graeme Reynolds, High Moor, horror fiction, werewolf fictionAuthor: Graeme ReynoldsGenre: HorrorSeries: High MoorPublished: 2013I didn’t leave…
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High Moor by Graeme Reynolds – Werewolves That Are Actually Scary
Categories: Books, ReviewsTags: audiobook, Book review, Chris Barnes, Graeme Reynolds, High Moor, horror fiction, werewolf fictionAuthor: Graeme ReynoldsGenre: HorrorSeries: High MoorPublished: 2011I have a…