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Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews. Maybe?

Recommended for Innkeeper fans, cozy fans Re-Read January 2026 ★  ★  ★   1/2 This is a solid feel-good that reminded me why I enjoyed the world of the Innkeeper. First written as a serial in 2020, it’s got pandemic cozy … Continue reading

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The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

Recommended for fantasy completionists Read January 2026 ★  ★  ★    Oh, alright, I’ll elaborate. This Penric novella is a little different. Penric and Desmonda are under sail, traveling to someplace or another. Demons don’t do well with water, however, … Continue reading

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The Night Raven by Sarah Painter

Read December 2025 Recommended for fans of new adult UF  ★    ★    ★     A popcorn read. An interesting start to an urban fantasy series set in London. Lydia has come back ‘home’ to London, taking a break … Continue reading

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Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne. Not sure I’d crow about it.

Read December 2025 Recommended for Kevin  Hearne fans  ★    ★    ★     The first book in the series, Ink & Sigil introduced the reader to a new character in the Iron Druid world, Al MacBharrais. Al soon made … Continue reading

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Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh

Read October 2021 and 2025 Recommended for fans of paranormal romance ★  ★  ★ It’s not horrible. I picked up the Psy-Changling series after seeing a friend’s review (and suffering Quarantine Brain), and decided to work my way sequentially through … Continue reading

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The Butcher’s Masquerade (DC Carl #5) by Matt Dinniman

Read April 2025, June 2025 Recommended for fans of LitRPG ★  ★  ★ 1/2   I first read through this series–to date–with my eyeballs, but have since gone back and listened to the audio versions. I have enjoyed the audio … Continue reading

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The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (DC Carl #6) by Matt Dinniman

Read April 2025, June 2025 Recommended for fans of LitRPG ★  ★  ★  ★  for audio The Dungeon Crawler Carl books take off from the culture of role-playing games popularized by Dungeons and Dragons. The premise of different dungeon ‘levels’ … Continue reading

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Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch

Read April 2025 Recommended for series fans ★  ★  ★  ★  1/2 It’s been a long, long time since I read an Aaronovitch before listening to it. Something about how Kobna Holdbrook-Smith reads has just worked so much better for … Continue reading

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Justice Calling by Annie Bellet

Read April 2025 Recommended for fans of UF ★  ★  ★  1/2 Jade Crow is a sorceress in hiding, relying on the supernatural-full village of Wylde to conceal any of her low-level magics. When a totally hot supernatural justice comes … Continue reading

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Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre

Read April 2025 Recommended for fans of ships in space, rebel youth ★  ★  ★  ★  ★ This was so interesting! It starts rather familiarly: a young thief marks a target, steals a purse, and a ton of trouble comes … Continue reading

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