Wonderland Of Fantasy Fiction...

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Once Upon A Time...

Babel – R.F. Kuang (Epic Fantasy)

The Book Eaters – Sunyi Dean (Horror Fantasy)

Seven Faceless Saints – M.K. Lobb (Dark Fantasy)

Ninth House – Leigh Bardugo (Occult Fantasy)

One Dark Window – Rachel Gillig (Gothic Fantasy)

These Violent Delights – Chloe Gong (Epic Fantasy)

The Atlas Six – Olivia Blake (Epic Fantasy)

Wicked Saints – Emily A. Duncan (Dark Fantasy)

Iron Widow – Xiran Jay Zhao (Epic Fantasy)

Siren Queen – Nghi Vo (Mythical Fantasy)

The Bone Season – Samantha Shannon (Epic Fantasy)

Book Of Night – Holly Black (Dark Fantasy)

Vampire Weekend – Mike Chen (Contemporary Fantasy)

Secret Identity – Alex Segura (Superhero Fantasy)

The Starless Crown – James Rollins (Epic Fantasy)

Fairy Tale – Stephen King (Mythical Fantasy)

A Crown Of Ivy & Glass – Claire Legrand (Medieval Fantasy)

The Cartographers – Peng Shepherd (Magical Fantasy)

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn – Mark Lawrence (Epic Fantasy)

Ordinary Monsters – J.M Miro (Historical Fantasy)

The Raven Tower – Ann Leckie (Mythical Fantasy)

The Jasmine Throne – Tasha Suri (Epic Fantasy)

The Queen Of Tearling – Erika Johansen (Medieval Fantasy)

How To Sell A Haunted House - Grady Hendrix

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How To Sell A Haunted House - Grady Hendrix

Horror

Rating: 7.5/10

The latest offering from Hendrix embraces all the elements fans of his books have come to love. Deeply creepy, gleefully campy, slightly cheeky, and unexpectedly touching. There is something magical about books where you can tell the writer was having a blast while writing, and this is true of all this author’s books. Don’t miss out on this trippy rollicking ride in the ultimate house of horrors!

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Age Of Vice - Deepti Kapoor

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Age Of Vice - Deepti Kapoor

Fiction/Crime

Rating: 8.5/10

New Delhi, 3 a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb and in the blink of an eye, five people are dead.  It’s a rich man’s car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man in sight, just a shell-shocked servant with no explanation of how he came to be there. This opening scene is the pivotal moment that changes everything for our characters; the servant at the wheel, the one who placed him there, the one with blood on their hands and the one who witnessed it all.

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Tell Me An Ending - Jo Harkin

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Tell Me An Ending - Jo Harkin

Sci-Fi

Rating: 8.5/10

This ingenious novel takes place in a world not unlike our own, with one rather significant, and potentially alarming, difference. People can choose to have memories removed. Either with the vague understanding they have chosen to do so, or having it entirely expunged. This story follows several people who start having traces that they cannot make sense of. A brilliantly crafted speculative sci-fi that will give you lots to ponder!

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Tell Me A Story...

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The Wonderland Of Fantasy Fiction…

At the very least, books are meant to ignite our imagination.  That spark, when given full reign is arguably the most transformative and revelatory capacity we as humans have access to. And no genre wields this influence more fully than Fantasy. Authors in this category regard a sheet of paper empty of words as a blank canvas on which to paint unfathomable universes. So reader, allow me to lead you into the language of dreams.

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King Of Battle & Blood - Scarlett St. Clair

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King Of Battle & Blood - Scarlett St. Clair

Fantasy/Romance

Rating: 8/10

A powerful goddess has had her displeasure roused and as a result, unleashed a curse that caused many to crave blood. Since the incarnation of these vampires, their world has not known peace. Will Isolde’s marriage to the Vampire King stop the bloodshed or will her own appetites overcome them both. Romance is not my bag but vampire stories are irresistible to me in all forms!

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Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah

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Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah

Fiction

Rating: 8/10

This story follows two sisters, Meredith and Nina, who as adults are living vastly different lives. When their father falls ill, they find themselves pulled together, all the more so when he makes a last request of them. Persuade their cold and distant mother to retell the fairy tale she started when they were children one last time.  And this time, all the way to the end.

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The Enigma Of Room 622 - Joel Dicker

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The Enigma Of Room 622 - Joel Dicker

Mystery

Rating: 8.5/10

After a break-up our main character, Joel, flees to a luxury resort in the Swiss Alps, intent on rest and relaxation. He never imagined that he would be spending his vacation unraveling a crime committed in the hotel many years earlier. In a room that no longer seems to exist. In this book about a writer writing a book, prepare to off balance in all the best ways.

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Fairy Tale - Stephen King - Top Pick 2022

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Fairy Tale - Stephen King - Top Pick 2022

Fantasy

Rating: 10/10

This novel is a love letter to the fairytales and storybooks of our childhood, the ones that left the deepest impression and endure the most retelling. The ones that assured us our happily ever after. That is what King has given us in his latest, Fairy Tale. With a twist of course. King takes the curses we imagined from those youthful treasures and gives them teeth. Inflicting new horrors on beloved characters and then giving them a savior, Charlie. TOP PICK #1 OF 2022!

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Dead Silence - S.A.Barnes - Top Pick 2022

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Dead Silence - S.A.Barnes - Top Pick 2022

Sci-Fi/Horror

Rating: 9.5/10

When the Aurora, a luxury space ship disappeared, it was assumed all souls on board were lost. No one ever expected it to be found, and if it was everyone would most certainly be dead. When a salvage team locates it they are woefully unprepared for what shape they find the bodies in. Dying is one thing, dying very badly is another thing entirely! TOP PICK #2 OF 2022!

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Taste: My Life Through Food - Stanley Tucci - Top Pick 2022

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Taste: My Life Through Food - Stanley Tucci - Top Pick 2022

Memoir

Rating: 9/10

Growing up in an Italian family, the percentage of lineage of no consequence whatsoever; it’s going to start loud and get louder. The food will be abundant, the cooking will be nonstop, the debates about meals will be heated and you had best bring a hearty appetite. Or suffer the “Look”. Tucci gets it! TOP PICK #3 FOR 2022

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