Category: Reviews
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My Dear Hamilton Review
As anyone who got on the Hamilton fever train a decade knows that without Eliza Schuyler, her husband’s sory would never have been known. Literally, because she spent the last decades of her life com[iling his millions of correspondence and batting away the obstacles of his enemies who wanted him to be forgotten and his…
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Twisted Tales: Set in Stone Review
What if Arthur wasn’t supposed to be king? This took awhile to get to as it was only sold in the UK and Australia but I finally got my hands on it! Set right after Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone, Arthur is having a hard time adjusting to royal duties. Sure, he…
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Twisted Tales: Fate Be Changed Review
What if the witch gave Merida a different spell? Merida’s impulsive ways have always driven a wedge between Merida and her mother. The princess would prefer to ride Angus, shooting arrows into the horizon rather than focus on politics and embroidery. But when her mother tries to force Merida to pick a husband during the…
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The Hamilton Affair Review
Critics dubbed this as the Hamilton book to read if you want to read a fictionalized account of the near global sensation that is Alexander Hamilton’s life and marriage.
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The Jaguar/The Darkling Review
I know it’s been awhile since I’ve done an Archie review or any review really so let’s rectify that. As part of its revamping of old properties, the company has brought back its New Crusaders heroes including an old legacy character Ivette Velez, the second person to don the jaguar helmet. In this case, she’s…
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All for One Review
The final book in the Alex and Eliza trilogy may just be my favorite as De La Cruz fully leans into what makes the Hamilton’s love story so memorable all these years later. Eliza and her forgiveness, and the love the Hamiltons shared for each other and their country despite their flaws. Set a year…
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Soul of the Deep Review
Happy blog anniversary to me! Can you believe it’s been two years. time flies. Anyway, it’s been several months since Simidele made her deal with oisa of the dead, Olokun, that in exchange for helping to capture Esu, she will keep him company in the Land of the Dead. The bitter currents never leave her…
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Skin of the Sea Review
Simidele is one of Yemoja’s Mami Wata, mermaids who collects the souls of the dead tossed from ships and blesses their journeys to the beyond. But Simidele remembers her life as a human, in bits and pieces, she is the only one who doesn’t want to let the water wash away her memories as it…
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Dark Ascension: The Lost Ones Review
In a small fishing village in England, a modest couple expected a child. What they did not except were twins! James, the eldest is cautious, sensible, pragmatic, a way with numbers that is completely at odds with the expectation that he’ll continue their father’s fishing business. A fact he hates when he fears the sea.…
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Love & War Review
I know it looks a bit ironic to start the month of Valentines, love and romance with a broken heart title but it is just the theme of the story, Alex and Eliza do triumph through their obstacles like any good HEA.
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