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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: Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle Aftertaste: Simon & Schuster (2025) | Simon & Schuster Audio (2025) 400 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Audible | Libro.fm Book Description What if you could have one last meal with someone you’ve loved, someone you’ve lost?...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

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Book Review: The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale The Toymakers: Del Ray (2018) 468 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment. The...Read More