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Book Review: Fate & Furies by Helen Scheuerer
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Adult Pages / Hours: 466 / 13h24 mins Format: Audiobook Rating: Goodreads summary: “I always knew you would be the end of me.” With darkness cursing the world around her, Althea Zoltaire is desperate for vengeance. But as she hunts Wilder Hawthorne across the kingdoms, brutal secrets begin to unravel. Not knowing what – or who – to trust, Thea and her companions find themselves entwined with a destiny far greater than one man. Together, they must navigate the haunting revelations that could shatter the very foundations of the midrealms. Yet it’s not only the world at stake, but Thea’s heart too. As everything teeters on the…
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Book Review: A Reign of Rose by Kate Golden
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Romantasy, Adult Pages: 496 Format: Ebook Rating: Goodreads summary: They must save the world—but can they also save each other? Kane Ravenwood, King of Onyx Kingdom, would go to the ends of the continent for Arwen Valondale, but what if she’s beyond even that? Broken in ways he never imagined he could be, Kane must find a way to fulfill the prophecy and kill his father, Fae King Lazarus. And after what he’s endured, he’s willing to save Evendell by whatever means necessary—even if that spells his own death. Little does Kane know, he’s not the only one fighting for revenge. Arwen is no longer afraid to…
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Book Review: Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Romantsy, Adult Pages: 550 Format: Audiobook Rating: .5 Goodreads summary: With her death foretold, Althea Zoltaire only has three years to become what she’s always dreamed of being: a warrior legend. Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms. The sparring and hazing of the new trainees border on deadly, but even more dangerous is her growing attraction to Wilder Hawthorne, her unwilling warrior chaperone. All around them, schemes are afoot and darkness looms. Will Althea pass…
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Welcome to the Enchanted Forest!
Hello, and welcome to my enchanted forest! My name is Alexis, and I’m a lover of books, traveling, good food, and cozy cuddles with my cat. Reading and writing have always been a part of my life—I’ve been doing both for as long as I can remember. Honestly, I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to start a book blog! When I think about it, having a space to yap about the books I read is exactly what I’ve been missing. As for what I enjoy reading, fantasy romance has my heart. Give me all the faeries, dragons, wyverns, phoenixes, griffins, unicorns, mermaids, shapeshifters, elves, vampires, werewolves, centaurs, nymphs—every…
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2025 Physical TBR
The start of a new year means taking a hard look at my bookshelves and seeing how many books I’ve collected vs. reading. I feel like I didn’t do that bad, there are definitely more read books on my shelves than unread, but I would like to at least cut down my unread list in half. And my reward? Buying more books of course. One caveat is that this list includes all the unread books as of January 1, 2025, but since then, I have read two of the books. Check out my 2025 physical TBR below! 1. Fourth Wing & Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros If you read fantasy…
