Upcoming Reviews

 Here is a list of my upcoming book reviews:

  • Justify: 111 Days to Triple Crown Glory by Lenny Shulman
  • Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
  • Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
  • The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire
  • The Witch of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire
  • Overgrowth by Mira Grant
  • The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
  • Murtagh by Christopher Paolini
  • The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
  • Paradise-1 by David Wellington
  • The Swarm by Frank Schatzing

    Book Reviews will be posted on Mondays. Not listed in order. 

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