Latest Reads & Bookish Posts
Welcome to the new Denisebookshelf home!
I try to keep my reviews spoiler free, no negative reviews here, books I really don’t enjoy aren’t featured.
🖤🖤🖤 3 hearts – Ok/not quite for me
🖤🖤🖤🖤 4 hearts – Good read
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 5 hearts – Loved it
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤⭐ – Obsessed!
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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
🖤🖤🖤🖤 Grady Hendrix is a new to me author, and one of my reading goals this year is to push myself outside my usual genres. This is horror, but not…
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The Way I Loved You by Fiona Lucas
🖤🖤🖤🖤 This story follows Jess, who wakes up on the day she first met her husband after their tenth anniversary goes badly. But instead of reliving just one day, she…
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Alchemised by SenLinYu
🖤🖤🖤🖤 This book is like Marmite, you’ll either love it or hate it. It’s long, dense, and unapologetically heavy on world-building, and it expects your full attention. I went in…
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The Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 This is the sequel to The Crimson Moth and I was excited to read it. But like any reader who loves the first book, I was a little nervous…
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The Crimson Moth by Kristen Ciccarelli
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤⭐ After the revolution, Rune, also known as the Crimson Moth, works from the shadows to rescue witches from the purge, all while being hunted by the ruthless Blood Guard.…
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The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
🖤🖤🖤🖤 I really wanted to love this book but something just didn’t quite click for me. It took longer to finish than I expected, and I never fully felt that…
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Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
🖤🖤🖤🖤 We’re back again with the third instalment of The Empyrean Series, picking up right where Iron Flame left us hanging. The book largely focuses on Violet and her quest…
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Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
🖤🖤🖤🖤 I’m actually glad I waited so long to read Fourth Wing as it meant I could jump straight into Iron Flame without the agonizing wait, after that ending! While…
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤⭐ Starting the Book New Year off with a bang! I’ll admit it, I sometimes steer clear of “popular” books. I’m contrary like that LOL. This book though, BELIEVE THE…
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The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 C.J. Cooke is quickly becoming one of my must-read authors, and her latest novel is no exception. If you’re craving a spooky blend of witchcraft, horror, and mystery set…