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Set beneath the heavy Southern sky, The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree follows a young woman navigating family expectations, buried secrets, and the complicated legacy of faith in a small-town community that remembers everything. As the past presses in and long-held beliefs begin to crack, she’s forced to decide what to hold onto—and what…
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There’s something intoxicating about the idea of a crumbling castle tucked in mist, a forbidden university where the walls remember their ghosts, and a brooding professor whose secrets are as thick as the fog rolling off the cliffs. Gothikana promises all of that—a romance draped in mystery, laced with melancholy—but the execution left me adrift…
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5) Some books start like a promise whispered in the dark—sharp, intoxicating, full of danger. Born of Blood and Ash had all the ingredients for a feast: a forbidden romance, a kingdom steeped in secrets, and a heroine caught between duty and desire. But instead of devouring it in one sitting, I found…
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It’s Series Saturday here at Literary Gluttony, and I couldn’t resist sinking my teeth into one of the most talked-about romantasy sagas of recent years—Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Blood and Ash series. If you’ve been following my reviews, you know I’ve been devouring the books from the prequel series, Flesh and Fire, one by one, savoring…
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There’s something addictive about diving back into Jennifer L. Armentrout’s worlds—like curling up with a decadent dessert you know you shouldn’t binge, but you can’t help yourself anyway. A Fire in the Flesh, the third book in the Flesh and Fire series, delivers exactly that kind of indulgence. We’re dropped back into Sera and Nyktos’s…
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Lit up my Goodreads notifications, this one did—because when I open Armentrout’s pages I expect fireworks, gasp-worthy moments, and characters I ache for. A Light in the Flame gives you all that, mostly. It’s gorgeous at times, compelling, even haunting. But: I never quite surrendered to it fully. What grabbed me: Sera and Nyktos are…
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⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (3.5 stars) There’s something endlessly comforting about stepping back into Jennifer L. Armentrout’s fantasy universe. It’s like sliding into a favorite chair in a beloved bookshop: the setting familiar, the air buzzing with stories, and the promise of adventure waiting at every turn. A Shadow in the Ember delivered that exact sensation. I loved…
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Welcome back to Freaky Friday, where we celebrate the chilling, the twisted, and the absolutely unhinged. If you’re the kind of reader who says you want a cozy weekend read but ends up deep in a book full of murder, monsters, or morally questionable decisions—this one’s for you. Here are five books that legitimately made…
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Rating: 4 StarsDish Type: Poisoned cherry cordial — dangerously sweet, decadently dark, and leaves a lingering ache. Phantasma is what happens when The Hunger Games waltzes with Crimson Peak and makes eyes at The Cruel Prince. This YA fantasy drips with gothic glamor and teeth-bared tension, set inside a haunted mansion that’s as much predator…
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Julia Fine’s What Should Be Wild is one of those books that feels like wandering into a misty forest—you’re intrigued, a little enchanted, but also slightly disoriented and not totally sure where you’re going. The story follows Maisie Cothay, a girl born with a deadly gift: anything she touches—living or dead—either dies or comes back…
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