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This llama reads - mostly romance, fantasy and science fiction

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Review: The Stardust Thief – Chelsea Abdullah

May 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

The Stardust Thief

Wow. This book absolutely knocked my socks off. Much as you’d expect from a book loosely based on 1001 Nights, it’s a story about stories, about the stories we tell about ourselves and how they can constrain us or free us. Loulie survived the attack that killed the rest of her tribe, and with the helpRead the Post

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Review: The Prince’s Poisoned Vow – Hailey Turner

May 2, 2022 Leave a Comment

I wasn’t exactly sure what I was expecting when I started this book, but it definitely wasn’t an queer steampunk political intrigue epic with zombies. It’s the first in a series, so there’s a lot of worldbuilding. Without revealing too much, the land of Maricol is poisoned, and it requires a lot of managing fromRead the Post

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Review: Fevered Star – Rebecca Roanhorse

April 18, 2022 Leave a Comment

Fevered Star

Black Sun (and its cover) was one of my favorite books of 2020. It’s no surprise that I’ve been eagerly anticipating the next book in the trilogy, though the lackluster cover definitely gave me pause. Luckily, the book itself, while most certainly a middle book, met my expectations. As you’d expect, this review contains spoilersRead the Post

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Review: Saint Death’s Daughter – C.S.E. Cooney

April 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

Saint Death's Daughter

This book is incredibly indescribable. It’s macabre, joyful, and heartrending by turns and utterly unafraid to immerse the reader in an astonishingly detailed (and very queer) fantasy world, full of necromantically animated mice, revenant nannies, and toe bones as love tokens. Miscellaneous (Lanie) is the youngest of a long line of creatively named Stones inRead the Post

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Review: A Far Wilder Magic – Allison Saft

March 13, 2022 Leave a Comment

A Far Wilder Magic

After the incredibly inventive Down Comes the Night, I wondered how the author could follow up that debut. Well, this is definitely a worthy successor, full of characters who do lots of pining for the other while simultaneously being in denial. While her mother, an alchemist, travels the world in pursuit of her craft, Margaret livesRead the Post

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Review: Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments – T.L. Huchu

March 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments

T.L. Huchu’s The Library of the Dead was one of my favorite books of last year, so you better believe I went nuts when I saw that unbelievable cover. Just like the first, this book is captivating, immersing you in the world of a post-catastrophe Edinburgh through the eyes of one teen girl who can quoteRead the Post

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Review: The Atlas Six – Olivie Blake

February 28, 2022 Leave a Comment

After seeing this book blowing up everywhere on BookTok, I was curious enough to try it out myself, especially after seeing that it had been acquired by Tor. In the past, recommendations from there have been hit or miss, and unfortunately, this one was a bit of a miss. “Nature is chaos, magic is order,Read the Post

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Review: Magic Dark, Magic Divine – A.J. Locke

November 16, 2021 Leave a Comment

I’m always interested in new urban fantasy, so this one, set in an alternate reality New York City and starring a majority Black cast, caught my eye. This is a solidly urban fantasy with a romantic subplot, with an intriguing magic system, lots of found family vibes, and a ton of action. It’s been three hundredRead the Post

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Review: Against the Grain – Melanie Harding-Shaw

November 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

Against the Grain

I somehow ended up on a mailing list for a bunch of “witchy fiction” written by authors from New Zealand, and when I saw this novella was about a witch with celiac disease? I absolutely couldn’t resist. This was a fun and relatively light cozy mystery with tons of Kiwi flavor. Trinity has a set ofRead the Post

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Review: A Marvellous Light – Freya Marske

November 4, 2021 Leave a Comment

I had high expectations for this book, and wow, did this book deliver! I think a lot of comparisons can be made to Allie Therin’s Magic in Manhattan series: the unusual historical setting (Edwardian England in this case), the magical secret society, the opposites-attract m/m romantic pairing. Considering how much I adored that series, thisRead the Post

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Hi, my name is Lauren, and I’m the Reading Llama! I love reading books. My favorites usually include a female protagonist with at least a little bit of romance.

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