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BOOK REVIEWS 2024

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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones leads us to the World of Westeros as we follow the Stark family and them fighting for survival after the death of their King and traitors in every corner, Daenerys Targaryen after being married off at a young age and becoming a ruler of a dispersed people and various other characters in this intriguing start to one of fantasy's most known book series.

Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova*
Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova*

A fantastic debut fantasy with Slavic Folklore and Bulgarian Folklore written by a Bulgarian author!

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
The Judas Blossom by Stephen Aryan
The Judas Blossom by Stephen Aryan

The first book in a new trilogy that follows the events during the Mongol invasion of the Persian Empire…

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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I re-read The Hunger Games as an adult…

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Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow
Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

A novella that’s short but hits harder than you’d expect

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Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

A fantastic novella from the best-selling author of The Green Bone Saga that showcases her writing talent

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Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

From the River to the Sea

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The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

A review of The Screaming Staircase, book 1 of Lockwood and Co. that Mila stumbled upon after having binge-watched the show (2 times and counting)

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Mila’s Bookish Lists

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Recs for AAPI Heritage Month + Asian Readathon
Recs for AAPI Heritage Month + Asian Readathon

In honour of AAPI Heritage Month and the Asian readathon, here are some of Mila’s recs as well as a TBR…

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Updated Most Anticipated Releases of 2022*
Updated Most Anticipated Releases of 2022*

An updated post about more of Mila’s anticipated releases! Get your Goodreads ready!

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How I annotate
How I annotate

A look into my chaotic annotation system…

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Mila’s top 10 Books Read in 2021
Mila’s top 10 Books Read in 2021
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Most Anticipated Releases of 2022
Most Anticipated Releases of 2022

Mila’s anticipated releases of 2022! Come read and prepare for your TBR to get even longer!

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Books with Middle Eastern Representation
Books with Middle Eastern Representation

Books Recs: Books with Middle Eastern Representation

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Book Reviews 2021

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These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

In glittering Shanghai, a monster awakens…

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Benyu Born of Ash by Katie Feaval
Benyu Born of Ash by Katie Feaval

A fun debut novel in which the author shows a lot of potential for any future books!

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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez*
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez*

Hernandez blasts off the first sci-fi book in the RR Presents Imprint with a hilariously heartfelt story about friendship, families and, of course, the multiverse

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Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan

In a race against deadly enemies, Ana will make amazing friends and astounding discoveries about her heritage as she puts her leadership skills to the test for the first time…

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The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

Paige is a dreamwalker, a clairvoyant and, in the world of Scion, she commits treason simply by breathing.

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Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.

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Jade Fire Gold by June CL Tan
Jade Fire Gold by June CL Tan

An Empire on the brink of war…

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Cry of the Firebird by Amy Kuivalainen
Cry of the Firebird by Amy Kuivalainen

A firebird is reborn on the borders of Russia, a gate to a world of monsters and magic is breaking, and only a reluctant, untrained shaman stands in the way of a flood of supernatural darkness...

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The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

Great Achilles. Brilliant Achilles, shining Achilles, godlike Achilles...oh how the epithets pile up. We never called him any of those things; we called him 'the butcher’…

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The Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
The Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

It should not be this difficult to stay prisoner on a pirate ship. This is the second time I’ve had to stage my own capture. Ridiculous.

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The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

What starts off as a simple matter of exorcism, however, becomes more complicated as the origins of the demon inside are revealed…

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The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan he
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan he

Some secrets are best left at sea…

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Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse…

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MEET THE CREATOR:

Mila is a Fourth Year Classical Studies Student in Canada. She created the Library of Alexandria Archives in November of 2020 on Instagram but her Bookstagram journey originally started in March of 2020. In her spare time, Mila likes to read, research and listen to music. She also likes to bike to the library because it's one of her favourite places in the whole world and over-spend money on books at Indigo. She is fluent in three languages and loves taking aesthetic pictures for the gram.