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A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft was a read I enjoyed, with a darker academic fantasy kind of vibe that worked really well for it. 

I loved the dichotomy between Sylvia and Lorelai, Lorelai being the grumpy main point of view character while Sylvia is her academic rival and of course, romantic interest who is pure sunshine and loved by all.

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If You Lie by Caleb Stephens is a fast-paced thriller that has hints of a cult with insidious intentions that make for an intense ride.

Olivia, the main character, is a podcaster who usually researches true crime, and winds up on a cruise with her sister she has been estranged from so they can reconnect. Characters in thrillers who run true crime podcasts has apparently become a recent draw of mine as I can’t seem to get enough of these.

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Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon is a fantastic start to a new fantasy series with an incredible world that begs to be explored.

The world building in Hurricane Wars had me absolutely hooked from the start. It is so rife with unique magic and a compelling land that I could not get enough of the history of.

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The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart was so instantaneously compelling that I needed more and was obsessed.

Hakara and Rasha each had such distinctive stories I enjoyed both of them. Each time I would be reading one point of view, on reaching the end of the chapter I would be so immersed into the story that I would desperately want more of it and would be momentarily disappointed when the character for the next chapter would change, but then would be sucked into that story and the cycle would start all over again.

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Revenant-X by David Wellington is the kind of sci-fi horror that I cannot put down because I’m so completely enthralled by it and find it impossible to put the book down.

Once again David Wellington manages to create such a perfect air of horror that the entire read is wrought with tension and paranoia. At every moment the reader is left wondering when something horrifying will jump out at the characters and the concern this generates for their safety is intense as no one ever feels safe.