Aurora Sanders
@fountainpengirl.substack.com
Book/music blogger and aspiring fantasy author. Was @fpgreviews on X/Twitter. Find me on Substack: https://fountainpengirl.substack.com
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Book Review Policy
Currently open to book review requests.
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I've posted a review policy on my blog for people who want to send me requests outside of Netgalley/similar platforms. fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/book-review-policy #bookreviewer #booksky #indieauthors
My review of Friends and Liars by Kit Frick is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-fri... #friendsandliars #kitfrick #netgalley #thrillerbooks #mysterybooks #booksky #substack
Book Review: Friends and Liars by Kit Frick
A twisty Pretty Little Liars-style thriller with a mostly unsympathetic cast
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November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My review of Friends and Liars by Kit Frick is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-fri... #friendsandliars #kitfrick #netgalley #thrillerbooks #mysterybooks #booksky #substack
My review of Tender Cruelty by @kateerobert.com is now available on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-ten... #TenderCruelty #DarkOlympus #Netgalley #darkromance #booksky #fantasyromance #enemiestolovers #marriageofconvenience #kateerobert
Book Review: Tender Cruelty by Katee Robert
A very spicy, tense enemies to lovers novel with a cliffhanger
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November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My review of Tender Cruelty by @kateerobert.com is now available on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-ten... #TenderCruelty #DarkOlympus #Netgalley #darkromance #booksky #fantasyromance #enemiestolovers #marriageofconvenience #kateerobert
Happy book birthday to Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland! You can read my review here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-bre... #breakwidethesea #netgalley #romantasy #fantasyromance #romancebooks #booksky #substack
Book Review: Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland
Intense, emotional love triangle sea fantasy
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Happy book birthday to Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland! You can read my review here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-bre... #breakwidethesea #netgalley #romantasy #fantasyromance #romancebooks #booksky #substack
Happy book birthday to My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich! You can read my review here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-my-... #myroommatefromhell #netgalley #booksky #gayromance #queerromance #oppositesattract #forcedproximity #roommateromance #substack #queerbooks
Book Review: My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich
A sweet, lighthearted supernatural opposites-attract rom-com
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November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Happy book birthday to My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich! You can read my review here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-my-... #myroommatefromhell #netgalley #booksky #gayromance #queerromance #oppositesattract #forcedproximity #roommateromance #substack #queerbooks
Happy book birthday to Where There's Room for Us by Hayley Kiyoko! You can read my review on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/book-revie... #wheretheresroomforus #hayleykiyoko #sapphicromance #historicalromance #booksky #netgalley #queerromance
Book Review: Where There's Room for Us by Hayley Kiyoko
A sweet alternate history sapphic Regency romance
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November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Happy book birthday to Where There's Room for Us by Hayley Kiyoko! You can read my review on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/book-revie... #wheretheresroomforus #hayleykiyoko #sapphicromance #historicalromance #booksky #netgalley #queerromance
Happy book birthday to The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong! You can read my review of the book here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-the... #thedevilinoxford #netgalley #rubyvaughn #rubyvaughnmysteries #mysterybook #booksky #bookbirthday
Review: The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong
An enjoyable genre-blending murder mystery
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November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Happy book birthday to The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong! You can read my review of the book here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-the... #thedevilinoxford #netgalley #rubyvaughn #rubyvaughnmysteries #mysterybook #booksky #bookbirthday
My review of You Watched in Silence by H. Lee Justine is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/book-revie... #YouWatchedinSilence #netgalley #substack #booksky #queerbooks #sapphicbooks #horrorbooks #thrillerbooks
Book Review: You Watched in Silence by H. Lee Justine
A masterfully written horror thriller with an unreliable female narrator
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November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My review of You Watched in Silence by H. Lee Justine is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/book-revie... #YouWatchedinSilence #netgalley #substack #booksky #queerbooks #sapphicbooks #horrorbooks #thrillerbooks
My review of Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland is now available on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-bre... #breakwidethesea #netgalley #booksky #fantasyromance #romantasy #romancebooks
Book Review: Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland
Intense, emotional love triangle sea fantasy
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October 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My review of Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland is now available on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-bre... #breakwidethesea #netgalley #booksky #fantasyromance #romantasy #romancebooks
Happy book birthday to WHEN I PICTURE YOU by Sasha Laurens! You can read my review of the book here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-whe... #WhenIPictureYou #netgalley #bookbirthday #sapphicromance #queerromance
Review: When I Picture You by Sasha Laurens
Slightly tone-deaf but otherwise sweet sapphic workplace romance
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October 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Happy book birthday to WHEN I PICTURE YOU by Sasha Laurens! You can read my review of the book here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-whe... #WhenIPictureYou #netgalley #bookbirthday #sapphicromance #queerromance
My review of My Roommate From Hell by Cale Dietrich is now available on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-my-... #MyRoommateFromHell #booksky #netgalley #oppositesattract #queerromance #gayromance #forcedproximity #paranormalromance #fantasyromance
Book Review: My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich
A sweet, lighthearted supernatural opposites-attract rom-com
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October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My review of My Roommate From Hell by Cale Dietrich is now available on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-my-... #MyRoommateFromHell #booksky #netgalley #oppositesattract #queerromance #gayromance #forcedproximity #paranormalromance #fantasyromance
My review of The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong is now available on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-the... #thedevilinoxford #rubyvaughn #rubyvaughnmysteries #mysterybooks #netgalley #booksky #historicalfiction #historicalfantasy #gothicbooks
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My review of The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong is now available on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-the... #thedevilinoxford #rubyvaughn #rubyvaughnmysteries #mysterybooks #netgalley #booksky #historicalfiction #historicalfantasy #gothicbooks
I'm late to the party but I've been really enjoying @kalieshorr.bsky.social 's latest EP, My Type! My favorites are the title track as well as I Will Always Hate You, but it's all great. Not sure how I missed the release but very glad I found out about it. #mytype #rockmusic #kalieshorr
October 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I'm late to the party but I've been really enjoying @kalieshorr.bsky.social 's latest EP, My Type! My favorites are the title track as well as I Will Always Hate You, but it's all great. Not sure how I missed the release but very glad I found out about it. #mytype #rockmusic #kalieshorr
Happy book birthday to A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford! You can read my review of the book here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-a-c... #acuriouskindofmagic #netgalley #cozyfantasy #fantasybooks #booksky
Book Review: A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford
Friendship between two female characters is a highlight of this cozy fantasy
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October 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Happy book birthday to A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford! You can read my review of the book here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-a-c... #acuriouskindofmagic #netgalley #cozyfantasy #fantasybooks #booksky
Happy book birthday to Witches of Honeysuckle House by @lizparkerwrites.bsky.social ! You can read my review of this wonderful book here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-wit... #witchesofhoneysucklehouse #bookbirthday #booksky #fantasybook #witchybooks #halloweenbooks #netgalley
Book Review: Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz Parker
Multi-POV family saga tells a vivid and beautiful story of overcoming intergenerational trauma/complex PTSD
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October 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Happy book birthday to Witches of Honeysuckle House by @lizparkerwrites.bsky.social ! You can read my review of this wonderful book here: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-wit... #witchesofhoneysucklehouse #bookbirthday #booksky #fantasybook #witchybooks #halloweenbooks #netgalley
My review of We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-we-... #wefellapart #wewereliars #elockhart #netgalley #booksky #mysterybooks #thrillerbooks
Book Review: We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart
Dysfunctional family thriller with a transportative setting and flawed but interesting characters
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October 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My review of We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-we-... #wefellapart #wewereliars #elockhart #netgalley #booksky #mysterybooks #thrillerbooks
Happy book birthday to Bah Humbug by @lizlincoln.bsky.social ! You can read my review on my blog now: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-bah... #booksky #bisexualromance #holidayromance #christmasromance #romancebooks #bookbirthday
Review: Bah Humbug by Liz Lincoln
A sweet & steamy open-door holiday romance
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October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy book birthday to Bah Humbug by @lizlincoln.bsky.social ! You can read my review on my blog now: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-bah... #booksky #bisexualromance #holidayromance #christmasromance #romancebooks #bookbirthday
My review of When I Picture You by Sasha Laurens is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-whe... #whenipictureyou #netgalley #sapphicromance #queerrromance #booksky #workplaceromance
Review: When I Picture You by Sasha Laurens
Slightly tone-deaf but otherwise sweet sapphic workplace romance
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October 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My review of When I Picture You by Sasha Laurens is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-whe... #whenipictureyou #netgalley #sapphicromance #queerrromance #booksky #workplaceromance
My review of Final Cut by Olivia Worley is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-fin... #finalcut #oliviaworley #netgalley #booksky #horrorbooks #thrillerbooks #halloweenbooks
Book Review: Final Cut by Olivia Worley
Creative, fairly diverse take on the slasher genre in book form
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October 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My review of Final Cut by Olivia Worley is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-fin... #finalcut #oliviaworley #netgalley #booksky #horrorbooks #thrillerbooks #halloweenbooks
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Romance readers AND publishers need to stop expecting authors to publish a book a year, *especially* if the publisher is not providing a livable advance bsky.app/profile/rach...
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Romance readers AND publishers need to stop expecting authors to publish a book a year, *especially* if the publisher is not providing a livable advance bsky.app/profile/rach...
My review of Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox is now available on my blog. fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-par... #booksky #bookreviews #thrillerbooks #mysterybooks #partyofliars
Review: Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox
Thriller is slow to get started but compelling once it does
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October 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My review of Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox is now available on my blog. fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-par... #booksky #bookreviews #thrillerbooks #mysterybooks #partyofliars
My review of A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-a-c... #acuriouskindofmagic #booksky #netgalley #substack #cozyfantasy #fantasybooks
Book Review: A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford
Friendship between two female characters is a highlight of this cozy fantasy
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October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My review of A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-a-c... #acuriouskindofmagic #booksky #netgalley #substack #cozyfantasy #fantasybooks
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I'm so excited about this review of Project ORCA! Book 2, Project Duplicity, comes out November 18th.
My review of Project O.R.C.A. by @serenajbishop.bsky.social is now up on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-pro... #booksky #queerromance #thrillerbooks #scifibooks #paranormalthriller #substack #projectorca
Review: Project O.R.C.A. by Serena J Bishop
An engaging paranormal thriller with light romance elements
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October 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I'm so excited about this review of Project ORCA! Book 2, Project Duplicity, comes out November 18th.
My review of Project O.R.C.A. by @serenajbishop.bsky.social is now up on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-pro... #booksky #queerromance #thrillerbooks #scifibooks #paranormalthriller #substack #projectorca
Review: Project O.R.C.A. by Serena J Bishop
An engaging paranormal thriller with light romance elements
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October 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My review of Project O.R.C.A. by @serenajbishop.bsky.social is now up on my blog! fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-pro... #booksky #queerromance #thrillerbooks #scifibooks #paranormalthriller #substack #projectorca
My review of Witches of Honeysuckle House by @lizparkerwrites.bsky.social is now up on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-wit... #witchesofhoneysucklehouse #booksky #fantasyreads #sapphicromance #queerromance #romantasy #netgalley #substack
Book Review: Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz Parker
Multi-POV family saga tells a vivid and beautiful story of overcoming intergenerational trauma/complex PTSD
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October 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My review of Witches of Honeysuckle House by @lizparkerwrites.bsky.social is now up on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/review-wit... #witchesofhoneysucklehouse #booksky #fantasyreads #sapphicromance #queerromance #romantasy #netgalley #substack
My review of The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/track-by-t... #thelifeofashowgirl #lifeofashowgirl #taylorswift #thefateofophelia #substack #popmusic
Track by Track Review of The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift
Swift's latest has some standout gems but is overall inconsistent
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October 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My review of The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/track-by-t... #thelifeofashowgirl #lifeofashowgirl #taylorswift #thefateofophelia #substack #popmusic