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Grave Empire by Richard Swan

Grave Empire is the first book in a new epic fantasy series set in the same world as the Empire of the Wolf Trilogy. I haven’t read those books yet, but I’ve seen

Posted byJasmine MarchandFebruary 17, 2025Posted inFantasy, FictionTags:book review, book review blog, dark fantasy, Fantasy, fictionLeave a comment on Grave Empire by Richard Swan

The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley by Shelley Wood

The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley spans a century following Kit’s life and scientific developments. Kit McKinley was born on February 29, 1916.

Posted byJasmine MarchandAugust 4, 2024Posted inFiction, Historical FictionTags:book review, fiction, General Fiction, Historical FictionLeave a comment on The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley by Shelley Wood

The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. MacLean

The Phoenix Keeper is a cozy fantasy novel that follows the day-to-day life of an earnest zookeeper.

Posted byJasmine MarchandJuly 28, 2024Posted inFantasy, FictionTags:book review, cozy fantasy, Fantasy, fictionLeave a comment on The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. MacLean

An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson

An Education in Malice was a solid vampire novel, but it left me wanting more. Laura Sheridan begins her first year of study at Saint Perpetua’s College. There

Posted byJasmine MarchandFebruary 6, 2024February 6, 2024Posted inFantasy, FictionTags:book review, book review blog, sapphic, vampire novelLeave a comment on An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson

The Damages by Genevieve Scott

The Damages by Genevieve Scott discusses sex and consent in the 90s compared to now. 1997/98: Ros attempts to settle into her first year

Posted byJasmine MarchandAugust 4, 2023August 4, 2023Posted inFiction, General Fiction, Literary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, fiction, Literary FictionLeave a comment on The Damages by Genevieve Scott

A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter

A Grandmother Begins the Story follows five generations of Métis women managing their traumas and trying to heal from them.
Carter, a young mother, wants

Posted byJasmine MarchandJuly 3, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inFiction, Indigenous literature, Literary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, Indigenous authors, Indigenous books, Literary FictionLeave a comment on A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter

My Men by Victoria Kielland

My Men by Victoria Kielland is translated from the Norwegian and is based on the true story of a female serial killer named Brynhild Gunness. In 1876,

Posted byJasmine MarchandJune 19, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inFiction, Literary Fiction, TranslatedTags:book review, book review blog, Literary Fiction, Norwegian literature, translated fictionLeave a comment on My Men by Victoria Kielland

Morgan is My Name by Sophie Keetch

Morgan is My Name is a beautifully written feminist retelling of the villainess Morgan le Fay. Until her father’s death, Morgan had a happy childhood. Morgan’s

Posted byJasmine MarchandJune 12, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inFantasy, FictionTags:Arthurian retelling, book review blog, Fantasy, historical fantasyLeave a comment on Morgan is My Name by Sophie Keetch

Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe

Chrysalis is about one woman’s transformation and the people that orbit her. This story is about a nameless but enigmatic woman, told from the

Posted byJasmine MarchandApril 5, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inFiction, Literary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, fiction, Literary Fiction, literary fiction reviewLeave a comment on Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe

Homecoming by Kate Morton

Homecoming is a slow-burn generational mystery set in Australia. A family tragedy on Christmas Eve of 1959 in Adelaide, Australia, remains mostly unsolved

Posted byJasmine MarchandApril 3, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inFiction, General Fiction, Historical FictionTags:book review, book review blog, Historical Fiction, Kate Morton, mysteryLeave a comment on Homecoming by Kate Morton

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