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Book Review: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Jami Fairleigh

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher Hemlock & Silver: Tor Books (2025) 384 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Healer Anja regularly drinks poison. Not to die, but to save—seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on. But...Read More

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Book Review: The Summer War by Naomi Novik

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Jami Fairleigh

The Summer War by Naomi Novik The Summer War: Del Ray (2025) 144 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother, Argent, left home. Furious at him for abandoning...Read More

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Book Review: Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey Black Woods, Blue Sky: Random House (2025) 320 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description It’s just the three of them in the vast black woods, far from roads, telephones, electricity, and outside contact,...Read More

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Book Review: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Posted on October 3, 2025October 2, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang Katabasis: Harper Voyager (2025) 560 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to...Read More

Header image for a book review of The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar. The book cover is displayed on the left, showing ornate illustrations of tigers, flowers, and potions. On the right, white text reads ‘Book Review: The Magician of Tiger Castle’ over a background of a rustic apothecary with shelves of glass jars and herbs.

Book Review: The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar

Posted on September 26, 2025September 19, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar The Magician of Tiger Castle: Ace (2025) 315 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Long ago and far away (and somewhere south of France) lies the kingdom of Esquaveta. There, Princess Tullia...Read More

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Book Review: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Cemetery Boys: Swoon Reads / Feiwel & Friends (2020)352 pagesAmazon | Bookshop.org Book Description When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With...Read More

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Book Review: Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe: Forge Books (2019) 336 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Nestled in the mountain shadows of Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow. It is here that...Read More