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Book Review: The Sun and the Star
I have been reading Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books for as long as I can remember. Naturally, I was ecstatic when The Sun and the Star...
Tara Mann
May 11, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Invictus
There is one subject I have vowed never to tackle in my books: time travel. It is too complicated, so I have decided to avoid it at all...
Tara Mann
May 5, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Renegades
I have been a fan of Marissa Meyer's books ever since I read The Lunar Chronicles. They are some of the best sci-fi fairy-tale retellings...
Tara Mann
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Loveless
Even with all the LGBTQ+ representation in books and TV these days, some identities and experiences rarely get their time in the...
Tara Mann
Feb 24, 20232 min read
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Book Review: The Shadows Between Us
Romance. Assassins. Murder. Lavish, elegant balls. LGBTQ+ representation. And a cunning protagonist who isn't afraid to go after what she...
Tara Mann
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Our Crooked Hearts
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert is a dual story of a mother and daughter as their lives intersect in darker ways than they ever...
Tara Mann
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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Book Review: The Queen of the Night
I can't remember how I heard about this book, but the premise intrigued me: opera singers and secret pasts? It sounds like The Phantom of...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Daughter of the Pirate King
Happy New Year! I'm excited to present my first book review of 2023. I think it's safe to say I'm a fan of Tricia Levenseller. This is...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: The Poppy War
It's been a while since I posted a book review—sorry about that! I've mostly been reading sequels lately, which I don't write reviews...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
I've heard about this book for about five years—since it came out—and I've finally gotten around to reading it. Those who know me know I...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: The Name of the Wind
It's been a while since I've read High Fantasy in the same vein as J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Although there are no elves,...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20233 min read
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Book Review: Blade of Secrets
The first thing that caught my attention about this book was its cover as I was browsing the library. Despite what we're told, we all...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Artemis
I was already a fan of Andy Weir's other books, so when I heard about Artemis, I knew I had to read it. Like The Martian and Project Hail...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20233 min read
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Book Review: An Enchantment of Ravens
This is another book I've heard about for a while that I finally got around to reading. I'm not sure if it was hyped up too much and my...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Slay
I heard about this book a while ago when I was researching comp titles for the novel I'm querying, and it's been on my reading list ever...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: The First Sister
Okay wow. So many thrilling plot twists in this book. Don't worry—this is a spoiler-free review. There isn't anything super special about...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20233 min read
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Book Review: I Only Cry with Emoticons
This was a fun book. I was given an ARC (advance reader's copy) a few months ago and finally had time to read it this past week, and I...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: First Born
This book was particularly exciting to me because of its main character, Molly Raven—an identical twin. I was intrigued to see how my...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Sweet & Bitter Magic
I had the best introduction to this book. I went to The Strand in New York and browsed their "blind date with a book" table, hoping to...
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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Book Review: RoseBlood
Anyone who knows me even a little bit could tell you what my favorite musical is: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera....
Tara Mann
Jan 27, 20233 min read
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