Thank you to MacMillan and Edelweiss for my review copy in exchange for my honest opinions.
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Princesses, magic, pirates, mermaids and a beautiful setting on the worlds islands and sea. I couldn’t get enough of Amoras adventures with Bastian, Ferrick and Vatea. On the ship Keel Haul they raced against the clock to save Visidia and secure her place as High Animancer of the kingdom after she fails her test to show her worthiness as the kingdoms heir.
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There was a lot of world building, magical system explains and character building/growth that somehow was packed into a not terribly drawn out book. On top of the main content warnings it touched on menstruation, sexism, domestic abuse and sexual assault. Amora is a badass princess!
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Follow Me to Ground is the surreal story of Ada and her father. Ada was born from the ground and her father turns into a ravenous four legged beast at night hunting around the woods. Two beings who are not human and are capable of removing disease from “Cures” (humans). They are able to reach in, remove the sickness and disease and then put the people into a wet patch of ground to heal. The sicknesses do not disappear, they simply go somewhere else.
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Ada falls for a handsome Human Sampson who her father does not approve. This is where we cue the weird and I spend the rest of the Book uncomfortable, a bit confused and yet totally enthralled in the beauty of the story. Unique, interesting, and horrifying, with a cast of odd and colorful characters. A magic system that is interesting and a bit terrifying.

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Thank you to @netgalley and @gallerybooks for a copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
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When a young woman is discovered brutally murdered in her own apartment, with an intricate pattern of lines carved into her face, Copenhagen police detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner are assigned to the case.
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Set in Copenhagen Denmark this was a suspenseful read. A bit police procedural, a bit thriller, a bit family drama... it was a hit everything while being entertaining and unique. In all honesty it took me a while to connect to any characters, but eventually I appreciated the banter between our two protagonists, as well as the character growth of the land lady. Overall I really did enjoy the story. There were SO MANY suspects and so many directions that when we finally found out who and why it was a shock to me. Maybe I’m gullible and naive lol.
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It took me a while to figure out the WHO, and I did... but the WHY I never did figure out on my own lol.
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I enjoyed this and would read the translated sequels if they happened

Thank you to @librofm and @macmillan for the audio in exchange for my honest review.
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I enjoyed Oona Out of Order. I love time travel stories, and I really enjoyed the premise of this one. Because of how the story was written I didn’t feel I could connect with any of the characters for a lot of the book. Oona spent a great deal of time pissing me off. I know what she was going through was traumatic... but I just struggled with her as a person. All the wasted time she spent self medicating the pain away or longing for the year before. I KNOW that is the whole idea behind the story... but it still drove me mad. Each new jump she is apprehensive and anxious. She spends so much time missing the days/year before and misses out on the “now”.
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I liked the story. I actually originally rated it 3⭐️. But the more I thought about it the more I realized the book made me feel exactly as it should. The writing alone boosted the rating.