Three short reviews for some wonderful books released in 2023. Dark Water Daughter is a wonderful swashbuckling fantasy adventure with an immersive world that will leave you wanting more. Shadow Baron is the sequel to an underloved series that has great world building and characters that you can root for. And finally Upon a Frosted Star is a magical retelling of Swan Lake that is as tragic as it is beautiful
I have been catching up on some of the books that I wanted to read in 2023 but didn’t get around to for various reasons. Last week I managed to get two of them done, The Seven Year Slip by Ashley poston and The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater. These are two very different stories, but both have fantasy elements. I liked both of them, but was a bit surprised that I didn’t fall in love with either of them.
A review for the new novella by Premee Mohamed, The Butcher of the Forest. This is a dark fairy tale with an older protagonist who has to go into a dangerous forest to rescue the children of a Tyrant.
A review for a well crafted psychological thriller that will be coming out at the end of January. Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate is full of unlikable, unreliable narrators and a twisty plot that will keep you guessing until the very end.
A review for the upcoming new novel by Cate Quinn. The Clinic is a thriller set in a rehab clinic for the rich and famous, in a remote part of the Pacific Northwest.
A review for the upcoming first book for the YA audience in the Rick Riordan presents imprint. A Drop of Venom is a retelling of the Medusa myth with an Indian mythology inspired world.
Confessions of a Serial Reader 
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