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    Catch Lili Too by Sophie Whittemore | ARC Review

    29th April 2021
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    Catch Lili Too (Gamin Immortals #1) by Sophie Whittemore

    Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.

    Content warnings: death, blood, gore, cancer, murder, HP reference, attempted arson, drug abuse, vaping, alcohol (recreational)

    This is a whimsical story with a very funny and entertaining narrative. I love all the jokes threaded throughout even though a lot of important things were happening and I couldn’t really keep up with them all. I do think there are scenes that do not line up or are a tad bit confusing, but that might just be an ARC issue.

    Told in the first-person POV, the story follows an immortal, asexual, depressed Siren, Lili, who is haunted by her past and sick and tired of living, seducing people, and killing. Yes, you read that correctly: an asexual Siren. She arrived at Gamin after two murders of humans—a young girl Anna Snow and a poet Byron López (gay). After stumbling upon Byron’s body and his ghost (whom she fails to seduce because, ta-da, he’s gay), Lili is persuaded to help the town solve this murder mystery. But then supernatural beings start getting murdered, too.

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    The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus by Alanna McFall | ARC Review

    18th September 2020
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    The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus by Alanna McFall

    Chelsea Shu died a tragic death on NYC Subway tracks and never got to attend her brother Osric’s wedding. After discovering an afterlife as a ghost, she befriended Carmen, a fellow spirit, and Cyndricka, a homeless mime-performing human. The three of them, incidentally the Triple Cs, set out on foot for a cross-country trip to attend Osric’s postponed wedding in San Francisco. They understood it would be a difficult journey, but little did they know what was actually in store for them throughout the months-long walk.

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    Moon Fever by Ileandra Young | ARC Review

    20th August 2020
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    Moon Fever (The S.P.E.A.R. Mission Files #2) by Ileandra Young

    CW: speciesism from main character, ableist language from main character, blood, transphobia, sexism, loss of body parts, torture

    I have very conflicted feelings about this sequel. Danika’s egotistic actions irk me constantly, but I am still very invested in her story. In Both Ways, her stubbornness and rashness often lead her into horrible situations. And now? Things are worse. With her team investigating in recent werewolf attacks, she is drastically overpowered by the edanes and yet somehow thinks it is a good idea for her to get involved in their conflicts.

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    Both Ways by Ileandra Young

    15th August 2020
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    Both Ways (The S.P.E.A.R. Mission Files #1) by Ileandra Young

    CW: speciesism from Danika, homophobia, violence, pregnancy, blood, one-time unintentional misgendering from Rayne, one-time nonconsensual m/f kissing

    This book was nothing like I imagined and completely outdid my expectations.

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    Sylver and Gold by Michelle Larkin | ARC Review

    9th August 2020
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    Sylver and Gold by Michelle Larkin

    CW: off-screen child abuse, sexual assault, and physical torture.

    I finished this book in two sittings and would have in one if not for a scheduled dinner. Since I tend to get sucked into a book and forget about reality, I am happy to say that me being hyper-alert of my surroundings in-between sittings is an indication that the suspense had really got to me. Sylver and Gold is that enthralling.

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