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Book reviews and reading recommendations from a dad, developer, and hybrid athlete who’s picky about what earns a spot on the nightstand.
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Hollow by Caroline Peckham Review: Spice Level, Cliffhanger and Is It Worth It
No spoilers. Hollow is a more traditional romantasy than Zodiac Academy and earns five stars on Ferris, Bane…
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Harry Potter Full Cast Audiobook Review: Worth It If You Own Jim Dale?
I already owned the Jim Dale set and bought all seven full-cast editions anyway. 114 hours later: the…
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Red Rising Review: Is the Original Trilogy Worth It?
No spoilers. Book one is slow, reads young, and spends too long at the Institute. Books two and…
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Dungeon Crawler Carl vs ACOTAR: Two Cults With Nothing Else in Common
A faerie romance and a man fighting an alien dungeon in his underwear. Two series with nothing in…
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Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang
No spoilers. Blood Over Bright Haven grabs you by the collar in the first chapter and doesn’t let…
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The Kindred’s Curse Saga by Penn Cole
No spoilers. Burn of the Everflame ended the wait after three years, and I read all 880 pages…
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Disney Adults by AJ Wolfe
Disney Adults by AJ Wolfe is a fun, interview-driven look at the people who never outgrew the magic.…
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Alchemised by SenLinYu
No spoiler review. Alchemised is a thousand-page gut punch disguised as a romance that I could not put…
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This Is Your Mind On Plants by Michael Pollan
This Is Your Mind on Plants is Michael Pollan at his thoughtful best. A fascinating look at how…