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April 14, 2025Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Voice Like A Hyacinth

As soon as I finished Voice Like A Hyacinth, I immediately went into a contemplative mode. I truly wondered whether I read this book wrong because it did not seem like neither a horror nor a thriller story. It’s more of a psychological story told by lesbians whose friendship was really weird. In Voice Like A Hyacinth, we follow the story of passionate art students Jo, Saz, Caroline, Finch, and Amrita who are not only lesbians but also whose friendship is as weird as they come. Perhaps, artists and their relationships are really eccentric. As the story constantly tells us,…

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Crueler Mercies

Wow. That was quite a wild read. For a standalone fantasy, I did not expect that Crueler Mercies would really live up to its title, Crueler Mercies. Get it? After finishing it, I was reeling about the different kind of emotions it provoked. On one hand, I enjoyed it a lot since there was a lot of gore involved, no mercy from our characters, it’s a standalone, and of course, the plight of our heroine, Princess Vittoria. On the downside, however, there were a lot of glaring flaws that hindered me from thoroughly savoring the whole book with gusto. Before…

September 26, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Until We Shatter

I wish people would stop putting out blurbs saying that X book is akin to this X book meets Y book because it just builds expectations that usually turn into disappointments. As a reader, I seldom pick up books just because they are touted as this A book meets B book. I love reading and rating a book for its own merits and not because they are some sort of riding on the coat tails of famous books. In the case of Until We Shatter though, I made an exception because when a book is being touted as Six of…

September 15, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Shoestring Theory

Finally, another gem in my pile of digital ARCs! I am so glad that I found it on Netgalley and requested for the ARC because I absolutely loved everything about it. The expectation was that it’s going to be your typical cozy fantasy story wherein every trope will be thrown at you and you just have to deal with it. I am so glad that Shoestring Theory offered a lot of new things which put a smile on my face. For a debut novel, Mariana Costa did a wonderful job with Shoestring Theory. She has a good grasp about what…