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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · 2d

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My Five Word TL:DR Review: Fantastic, Truth Based Historical Fiction The Last Witch is a phenomenal read. It’s tense, dark, cruel and totally compelling. I absolutely loved CJ Cooke’s…

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · 5d

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Review: The Cold House by AG Slatter

My Five Word TL:DR Review: Read This In One Sitting The Cold House by AG Slatter hooked me completely. Slatter is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed …

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · 6d

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Book Review: The Iron Crown by L.L. MacRae

The Iron Crown by L.L.

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · 6d

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Review: Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber

My Five Word TL:DR Review: Fascinating world with ‘real’ myths I haven’t read all of Stephanie Garber’s books, although I have enjoyed the ones that I have read, probably th…

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · 9d

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Review: All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

KJ Charles is one of my favorite authors and so I can’t help but throw myself at the request button every time I see her name on NetGalley. So, thanks to her, and to Poisoned Pen Press for th…

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · 23d

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The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman - The Fantasy Inn

Jared Shurin from the Fantasy Inn reviews The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (of The Magicians fame), a standalone Arthurian fantasy book.

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · 23d

Book Review: Cold Sleep by Luke Hindmarsh
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Book Review: Cold Sleep by Luke Hindmarsh

I’m a huge fan of Luke Hindmarsh’s MERCURY’S SON and 3:33.

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · 28d

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The Scour – Review

Book Snapshot Author – Richard Swan Genre – Fantasy Length – 193 pages Publisher – Grimdark Magazine, 20th October 2025 Vibe – Mysterious, compelling, foreboding, spoo…

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · 29d

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Review: No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes

My Five Word TL:DR Review: Retelling of Jason and Medea I am really enjoying the books that retell Greek mythology, usually from a lesser known perspective and No Friend to This House was a very en…

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Sep 6

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“Volatile Memory” by Seth Haddon- A stirring sci-fi novella

Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon tells the story of Wylla, a down-on-her-luck salvager who gets called to pick up a piece of scrap- an AI Hawk mask. What does that even mean? Read on. The masks featu…

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Sep 6

Review: A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence by Stephanie Burgis (The Unexpected Adventures of Lady and Lord Riven #2)

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 1

Shauna Lawless returns to her Gael Song Saga with Daughter of the Otherworld.

REVIEW: Daughter of the Otherworld by Shauna Lawless

If you liked the first trilogy and were left wanting more, you will not be disappointed with the next era, and your time spent reading Daughter of the Otherworld.

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · Aug 29

An all time classic, The Black Company is a book that has left its mark and continues to influence the entire genre of dark fantasy.

REVIEW: The Black Company by Glen Cook

The Black Company is a cornerstone for grimdark. This is a must-read, one that left its mark but also still feels fresh and alive enough to be enjoyed.

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 28

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The Life and Death of Richard III – Review

Book Snapshot Author – Anthony Cheetham Genre – History, Non-Fiction Length – 256 pages Publisher – Head of Zeus Vibe – Informative, formal, professional My Rating &#8…

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Review: Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

My Five Word TL:DR Review: Well, couldn’t put it down Victorian Psycho is gloriously, decadently, wickedly over the top. I don’t even know what to say or think (although I will give it…

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 28

Book Review: Death and the Taxman by David Hankins
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Book Review: Death and the Taxman by David Hankins

Written By Tyler Tarter

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Review: A Tangle of Time (The Hexologists #2) by Josiah Bancrot

My Five Word TL:DR Review: One Word Will Suffice: Brilliant A Tangle of Time is the second in the Hexologists series – of which I hope there will be many – and as second in series goes…

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Book Review: It Started With I Do by Amaka Azie

Source: The Black Ink @blackreader_diary Summary: After two years of marriage, Iriah Ozah is ready to walk away. Iriah feels unseen and emotionally alone, and she is tired of waiting for another ap…

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · Aug 23

I ultimately wanted to love The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk a lot more than I did.

REVIEW: The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent

The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk is, in Broadbent’s own words, ‘a big, epic, wild ride’...yet the execution just left me a bit… whelmed?

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Eric LaRocca @ericlarocca.bsky.social · Aug 22

An excellent and powerfully insightful review of WE ARE ALWAYS TENDER WITH OUR DEAD from Grimdark Magazine. 🪶🖤

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REVIEW: We Are Always Tender with Our Dead by Eric LaRocca

We are Always Tender with our Dead, is a cursed place that doesn't let go... you'll find yourself returning to Burnt Sparrow long after you've put down the book.

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Review: Damned (Scarlet Revolution #3) by Genevieve Cogman

My Five Word TL:DR Review: Great Conclusion to Satisfying Series Personally, I feel like each instalment has become successively better with this series which is a real achievement considering how …

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Book Review: Ego Trip by Eric Malikyte

Written By Charles Phipps

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

Review: This Vicious Hunger by Francesca May

alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Review: Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham

My Five Word TL:DR Review: Willingham’s Best Book to Date Stacy Willingham has swiftly become one of my ‘go to’ authors and Forget Me Not is my favourite so far. I found this so …

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alwroteabook @allovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Review: The Hexologists: A Tangle of Time by Josiah Bancroft

I was super happy when I stumbled upon a review copy of this next volume in the Hexologists series in my email. I instantly started to read it in my excitement! Thanks to the author as well as Orbi…

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