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Review: Fallen Stars (Heavenly Bodies #2)
Fallen Stars, Book 2 in the Heavenly Bodies Series by Imani Erriu Published By: Random House Publication Date: November 25, 2025 Date Read: May 4, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 544 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph “Stars will fall.” Elara is vengeful. Her love is in a deep sleep, trapped between the realms of life and death. Her enemy has vanished, Enzo’s only connection to the waking world with him. And a life that Elara has never wanted has been thrust upon her, along with a new power she can not control. Now a disgraced queen, Elara must go on…
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Non-Review: Yesteryear
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Published By: Fourth Estate Publication Date: April 7, 2026 Date Stopped: May 3, 2026 @ Page 120 Genre: Literary Fiction Source: Bought Format: Hardback Pages: 400 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph ‘My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…’ Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What Natalie’s followers…
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5 Angel Book Recommendations
I shared earlier this week that me and Han are starting our buddy read of the Unearthly Series by Cynthia Hand. It got me thinking about all of the angel related books I read back in the early 2010s. I really feel like nephilim books had a significant influence in the ‘old skool’ YA books. So here are some of my favourite books with angels and/or nephilim. These were some of my favourite angel/nephilim books back in the day. Click on the cover to be taken to my spoiler free reviews.
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Early Review: The Tapestry of Fate (Amina Al-Sirafi #2)
The Tapestry of Fate, Book 2 in The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi Series by Shannon Chakraborty Published By: Harper Voyager Publication Date: May 12, 2026 Date Read: April 26, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy Source: ARC from Harper Voyager Format: Paperback Pages: 496 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Set sail into the second adventure of Amina al-Sirafi as her quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a sorceress whose woven enchantments are impossible to flee… Amina al-Sirafi thinks she’s struck gold. Tasked with hunting down magical artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savour the occasional adventure on the…
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New Series Buddy Read
Me and my book bestie (HanReadsYA on Instagram and Tiktok) have been buddy reading a YA series one book per month since the beginning of the year. We finished our first series of the year last month, so that means that this month we are starting a new series. So I thought it just might be nice to share our reading schedule for this next series we are reading together. Starting… The Unearthly Series by Cynthia Hand May – Unearthly June – Hallowed July – Boundless Have you read this series? Let me know what your thoughts were. I personally have loved so many angel series so I am super…
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My Month in Books: April 2026
I can’t believe I am once again writing a ‘My Month in Books’ post. I feel like these months are just flying by. I had a pretty exciting April with many events… I think I went to 4 signings this month, which is a lot for me in one month. I will do a post next week, with some information about those events. Anyway, here is my month in books! Book Haul Physical Copies E-Books / Audiobooks / eARCs Books Read in April 2026 Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy #1) by IV Marie – 2 Stars The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (Amina Al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty –…
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Review: Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies #1)
Heavenly Bodies, Book 1 in the Heavenly Bodies Series by Imani Erriu Published By: Penguin Publication Date: February 14, 2022 Date Read: April 22, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 493 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Heavenly Bodies is the first book in a new romantasy series that blends Greek mythology and shadow magic with an enemies-to-lovers romance that will rewrite the stars. “You know the most dangerous kind of villain? A woman with nothing left to lose.” In a world ruled by the cruel and merciless Stars, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy promises she will fall for a…
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Under-Rated Duologies
Over the past year or so, I’ve discovered that for me as a reader trilogies and duologies are the perfect series length for me. So many of my favourite series end up being duologies, so I thought I’d share with you some of my favourite duologies, that in my opinion are underrated and do not get the love the recognition that they deserve. Under Hyped Duologies All of these duologies were must-reads for me and many of them 5-star ratings. I absolutely loved them! Click on the covers above to be taken to my spoiler free reviews. Honourable Mentions… I also adored A River Enchanted, What The River Knows and…
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Review: The End of Oz (Dorothy Must Die #4)
The End of Oz, Book 4 in the Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: March 4, 2017 Date Read: April 16, 2026 Genre: YA – Retellings Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 277 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Ding dong—Dorothy is dead. I watched as the Emerald Palace crumbled to the ground, burying Dorothy, the Girl Who Rode the Cyclone, under the rubble. And now that the rightful ruler, Ozma, has been restored to the throne… Oz is finally free. My name is Amy Gumm. You might remember me as the other girl from Kansas. When a tornado whisked me away to the magical…
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5 of my Favourite Series Endings
While thinking about some of the sequels I can’t wait to read earlier this week, it made me think about the series endings I loved. It’s such a difficult thing, to finish a well loved series, and make the whole journey feel absolutely worth it. I’ve read many series endings that just didn’t hit as much as I wanted but here are 5 that I think hit all the right notes. What series do you think the ending hit all the right notes?