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Daughter of Fire: Conspiracy of the Dark by Karen Frost

10th September 2020
Daughter of Fire: Conspiracy of the Dark (Destiny and Darkness #1) by Karen Frost
- Publisher: Ylva Publishing, October 1st 2019
- Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: eARC
- Page Count: 208 pages
- My Rating: ★★★ (3/5)
Content warning: death of minor characters, magical gaslighting, blood, kidnapping, minor character with cancer

This is part one of Daughter of Fire. Though possibly unfair to rate now, it was indeed published as two separate books. I am giving a somewhat positive rating since the story is fairly good so far. With the knowledge of only 50% of the plot, this review might be a little spoilery but not much more than what the publisher’s blurb already stated.
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WLW Wednesday

WLW Wednesday — 9 Sep 2020

9th September 2020

WLW Wednesday is a bookish meme among bloggers who read sapphic books. Hosted by Sasha and Amber @ Sasha and Amber Read, we are encouraged share our recent wlw/sapphic reads every week or two.

Since my last WLW Wednesday post was two weeks ago, I am sharing every sapphic book I’ve read during this time! Being more than two weeks into grad school had me realize that I barely have time to read, so I guess my participation in WLW Wednesday will be biweekly from now on.

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Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesdays: Books for My Younger Self

8th September 2020

Top Ten Tuesday (TTT) is currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, and each Tuesday, we get a prompt to talk about 10 books.

This week’s topic: books for my younger self.

Surprise! I’m back for Top Ten Tuesday again after missing it for two weeks. Things have been quite hectic for me as I adjust, once again, for the start of school, and a new school nonetheless. Everything has gone back to semi-normal, and hopefully I’ll be able to keep up with posting for TTT now!

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ARCs, Book Reviews, Fiction

Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne | ARC Review

8th September 2020
Architects of Memory (The Memory War #1) by Karen Osborne
- Publisher: Tor Books, September 8th 2020
- Genre: Sci-Fi, LGBTQ+
- Format: eARC
- Page Count: 336 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
Indenture Ash knows if Aurora found out about her celestium sickness, she will never become citizen. But priorities change when she stumbles upon a huge corporate conspiracy that contradicts everything she used to know.
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#5OnMyTBR

#5OnMyTBR — Autumn Read

8th September 2020

Hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook, #5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme where we talk about 5 books on our TBR on Mondays. You can learn more about it in E.’s original announcement or #5OnMyTBR page.

This week’s prompt: Autumn Read.

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