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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is the type of story that nestles into your soul and becomes a part of you. V.E Schwab newest book is absolutely breathtaking. It follows the story of Adeline LaRue, a young French woman who makes a deal with the devil out of desperation to keep her freedom. However,…
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Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe
Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch, is an adorable middle-grade fantasy about a young witch who has a little pinch of magic (which is unusual compared to the other magic users in her world). This novel is perfect for those who loved Kiki’s Delivery Service and love stories about friendship and finding inner strength. Eva Evergreen is…
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Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #3) by Jessica Townsend
The third installment of the Nevermoor series couldn’t have come at a better time! Much like our own pandemic, the world of Nevermoor must face a pandemic that is affecting the WunAnimals of their world and making them savage. The series of Nevermoor follows the story of Morrigan Crow, a former cursed child and second…
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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
TW: Child abuse (mental and physical), rape, murder, cannibalism Earthlings by Sayaka Murata is a magical realism sci-fi novel that comments on society’s (especially Japanese society) rigid and demand to be the same as everyone else. Earthlings also explore different forms of abuse — sexual, mental, and physical and how individuals deal surviving these abuses…
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A Deadly Education (Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik is the dark academia magic book of your dreams (without being a straight-up horror novel). Galadriel ‘El’ is a junior at Scholomance— a school where children with magical abilities train their mana before joining the world. However, unlike other boarding magic schools, this one is in a void, and…
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The Silver Serpents by Roshani Chokshi
The Silver Serpents by Roshani Chokshi is the sequel of The Gilded Wolves which follows the story of a group of friends who perform treasure hunting heist. The Silver Serpent picks up a few months after The Gilded Wolves. The team is falling apart, only holding on by single threads after the murder of one…
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The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley
The Wild Way Home is a cute middle grade novel that follows the story of Charlie as he finds himself stuck in the Stone Age after he ran away when he heard the news that his new baby brother Dara might die. This character driven story focuses on Charlie and stone age Harby. Charlie meets…
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Welcome to the New World by Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan
Welcome to the New World by Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan is the coolest journalism piece I have ever seen in my life. When I first began reading, it reminded me of George Takei’s ’They Called Us Enemy’ in its raw storytelling using majority black and white illustrations. This nonfiction graphic novel follows the story…
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A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington
This book was provided to me by Hachette Aus in exchange of an honest review. All opinions are my own. A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington is the story of the Greatest Funambulist Who Ever Lived. Mouse was born into a circus life where neither her mother nor father desired to look after…