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New Book Releases of May: "Fury Focused" by Melissa Haag

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         Fantasy and sci-fi books always have a special place in my heart, they let you run off into the wild of your imagination, uncharted territories of your brain that behold kingdoms and planets prompted by a word of some author when you follow the character's adventures like a silent companion or invisible sidekick. That's why I so often prefer a book of those genres to any other kind. And this is the reason why the whole series "Of Fates and Furies" stood out to me. I finished the two already available ones in a matter of less than a couple of days, the second being "Fury Focused" . The third "Fury Freed" will be released in September.     It would be unfair to say that those novels belong only to fantasy/sci-fi section, there is a kind of a murder mystery in the first too and that feeling of mystery doesn't leave and stays even in the second. Melissa Haag crafted a new magic world filled with every c...

New Book Releases of April: Circe by Madeline Miller

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   I usually browse through new book releases almost every month. Lately it’s been hard for me to find something that grabbed my attention and could hold it long enough for me to commit to reading it. Last year with its "Nyxia" and "Even the darkest stars" it was much better on that account. This year after so many months I’ve finally found a novel that shined among the one-and-the-same mass. Seriously, what's with all that Reversed Harem trend?! Sounds cheesy and cheap and feels like a whole flock of average writers is going crazy all over it. But the book I came across was refreshingly ... classic in style if it can be called that, well not compared to old classics but among the modern age books it is.     Circe by Madeline Miller is based on ancient Greek myths. And while we already have books depicting those, it is different from them too. There is a main character that pushes the whole story forward - Circe, the witchy daughter of titan Heli...

New Book Releases of September: "Even the darkest stars"

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       If you like books about mountain climbing with a mix of magic, demons and witches, then you would be ecstatic to learn there is a book that has exactly all that. "Even the darkest stars" by Heather Fawcett swallows you into a new world with hardship and adventures. Most people will be able to feel for the characters because no matter their qualities or circumstances, they are very relatable.     Unlike in many other famous books, the hero, a girl, whose name is Kamzin, is not exactly an average person, she has qualities that even a character like Harry Potter would die to have. She's not a typical choice and she's not a standard kind of beauty either, but what sets her even more apart, is her dedication and courage, which, for a person who has no magic to defend herself with from all the dangers, says enough.    Every little detail is spot on, with the power of intricately woven words, that create an amazing picture, you ...