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Seasparrow
Hava is a damaged person. Damaged in just about all the ways a kid can be. And now she's on a boat, she's shipwrecked, she's in the far...
kjoannerixon
Aug 26, 20232 min read
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Winterkeep
Not my favorite of the Graceling books. I think it may have been a mistake on Cashore's part to write WINTERKEEP from Bitterblue's point...
kjoannerixon
Aug 25, 20231 min read
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Bitterblue
I'm not sure how to review BITTERBLUE. It's quite well written, with a vivid and human protagonist facing a nearly impossible task:...
kjoannerixon
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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The Mimicking of Known Successes
The Mimicking of Known Successes is perfect in every way. Crafting a short, punchy mystery in the style of Holmes and Watson, in an...
kjoannerixon
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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Even Though I Knew the End
I'm not one for angels and demons, usually, but my god I do love a sapphic period piece. And the noir! The detectives with trench coats...
kjoannerixon
Aug 15, 20231 min read
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Fire
See, this is why one shouldn't procrastinate writing the review of a book until long after one has finished reading it. I read Graceling...
kjoannerixon
Aug 15, 20231 min read
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