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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World – Book Review

Mel – My first attempt to read Murakami hasn’t inspired me to read more of his works…

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Wind and Truth – Day Five Review

Mel – It’s time to come clean… My honest feelings about Stormlight 5.

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Defiant – Skyward Book 4 Review

Mel – The Skyward finale was galactic!

Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Cytonic, Defiant, Evensong, Fantasy, Jorgen Weight, Kimmalyn, Kitsen, Romance, Sanderson, scifi books, Skyward, skyward flight, Spensa Nightshade, Winzik
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Wind and Truth – Day Four Review

Mel – My favourite ‘Day’ of Stormlight 5 so far!

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Wind and Truth – Day Three Review

Mel – A short review for a short day! We’re 31% through now!

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Wind and Truth – Day Two Review

Mel – This review took a looong time to write… but did Day 2 take me a long time to read? Find out!

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Wind and Truth – Day One Review

Mel – This is the start of my series of reviews on this ginormous doorstop novel!

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Children of Dune book covers

Children of Dune – Book Review

Mel – Children of Dune was my least favourite so far! I write at length on why.

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Cytonic — Book Review

Mel – Ready for a romp through space-purgatory? No? We’re going anyway!

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Skyward Flight — Skyward Book 2.5 Review

Mel – Will you let these novellas transport you across an alien galaxy…

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Starsight — Skyward Book 2 Review

Mel – The Skyward sequel lived up to my expectations! Let’s go on another adventure with Spensa!

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Dune Messiah — Book Review

Mel – Already endured Dune? You should treat yourself with its snappy sequel, Dune Messiah!

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Skyward — Skyward Book 1 Review

Mel – “Do what is right and do it with passion!” That’s how Skyward left me feeling!

Book Blog, Book Review, Books, Brandon Sanderson, Cytoverse, Fantasy, Jorgen Wright, Sanderson, Sci-Fi, science-fiction, Spensa Nightshade

Dune—Book Review

Mel – I promise, this review won’t be as dry as Arrakis!

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Father of the Future – Book Review

Mel – A futuristic romp with an AI supercomputer!

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Meet Me in Another Life – Review

Argo – I might have enjoyed this in another life.

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The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England – Book Review

Mel – Reviewing Sanderson’s latest, hot off the press.

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A Scanner Darkly – Review

Argo – You never forget your first Phillip K Dick

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This Is How You Lose the Time War – Review

Argo – Two authors writing two characters communicating across time? I’m in.

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