Jacki Reads

Review by jackireads - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love Absolutely adorable and hilarious, I was constantly cackling. First off, this narration by Eli...

The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton with Elizabeth Knowelden (Narrator)
4⭐(Love’s Academic #1)

Absolutely adorable and hilarious, I was constantly cackling.

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Having diversity in your characters is so important!

Saying you don’t “pay attention” to diversity when buying/reading books gives the same exact vibes as “I don’t see color”. Publishers and bookstores generally push white straight cis authors. You NEED to pay attention if you want to read diversely and get viewpoints outside your own experiences. 📚💙

Review by jackireads - What You Are Looking For is in the Library What You Are Looking For is in the Library is an cute and cozy collection of interwoven people...

What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
4⭐

What You Are Looking For is in the Library is an cute and cozy collection of interwoven people trying to find purpose in their lives again.

Full review: buff.ly/kpKqIPS

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Review by jackireads - Hemlock & Silver It is so incredibly refreshing to have a main character who is a self-described curvy spinster...

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher with Jennifer Pickens (Narrator)
4.5⭐

It is so incredibly refreshing to have a main character who is a self-described curvy spinster.

Full review: buff.ly/KmDfICC

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Review by jackireads - The Knight and the Moth The narrator, Samantha Hydeson, MADE this book. Wow.Six doesn't remember the last time she hea...

The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig with Samantha Hydeson (Narrator) (The Stonewater Kingdom #1)
4⭐

The narrator, Samantha Hydeson, MADE this book. Wow.

Full review: buff.ly/utxtMwA

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ABSOLUTELY SAME

Review by jackireads - The Trident and the Pearl First things first: this is NOT a romantasy and marketing it as such is hurting this book.The ...

The Trident and the Pearl by Sarah K.L. Wilson (The Fisher King #1)
3.5⭐
Out Feb 24

First things first: this is NOT a romantasy and marketing it as such is hurting this book.

Full review: buff.ly/jzmQWjX

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Review by jackireads - A Forbidden Alchemy I'm not going to lie, I bought this book because of the pretty cover and the sprayed edges and...

A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan (The Artisan Trilogy #1)
5⭐

I'm not going to lie, I bought this book because of the pretty cover and the sprayed edges and I was very pleasantly surprised by how much I loved this book.

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Review by jackireads - Murder in Manhattan What is more glamorous than going to a speakeasy dressed as a flapper in the 1920s? I'll tell ...

Murder in Manhattan by Julie Mulhern
3.5⭐

What is more glamorous than going to a speakeasy dressed as a flapper in the 1920s? I'll tell you what, it isn't murder.

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Review by jackireads - To Ride A Rising Storm Anaqus and her dragon Kasaqua survived their first year at Kuiper's Academy even after being o...

To Ride A Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose (Nampeshiweisit #2)
4.5⭐
Out January 27!

Anaqus and her dragon Kasaqua survived their first year at Kuiper's Academy even after being outcast, shot, and saving the Jarl.

Full review: buff.ly/monCJW0

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Review by jackireads - The Return of the King Andy Serkis gives his best performance yet. I regularly forget that I was listening to just on...

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien with Andy Serkis (Narrator)

Andy Serkis gives his best performance yet. I regularly forget that I was listening to just one person.

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Review by jackireads - The Unnamed In Vuor Order reigns supreme and part of that order is keeping the Unnamed in their place. Rei...

The Unnamed by M.S. Masood (The Book of Names Duology #1)
4.5⭐
Out January 15!!

When the Unnamed rebel, the healer comes to collect Reim's side of the bargain, her hand in marriage (that is NOT where I thought this was going).

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Review by jackireads - The Two Towers The Fellowship of the Ring is in tatters. Frodo and Sam are off on their own only to find an u...

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien with Andy Serkis (Narrator)

I would be so interesting to read through this series when it first came out. The plot twists in this book would be diabolical .

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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien THE FIRST PART OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S EPIC MASTERPIECE, THE LORD OF THE RINGS In a quiet village in ...

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien with Andy Serkis (Narrator)

Frodo has always lived a quiet life in the Shire, but he often wishes he could go on an adventure like his uncle and guardian Bilbo.

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Review by jackireads - A Fortnight To Forever Quinn has a fortnight (14 days for the modern reader) to aid a stranger before she goes back t...

A Fortnight To Forever by Alycia E. Anderson
4⭐

Out January 2026

Quinn has a fortnight (14 days for the modern reader) to aid a stranger before she goes back to sleep for a century.

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Review by jackireads - Through Gates of Garnet and Gold Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children has three rules: no solicitations, no visitors, no qu...

Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children #11)
4⭐

Out January 6, 2026.

Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children has three rules: no solicitations, no visitors, no quests. Well that last rule is broken once again.

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I just finished it, so many characters come back!

Review by jackireads - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear Nadya was born with the bottom portion of her right arm missing. That birth defect likely led...

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire with Barrie Kreinik (Narrator) (Wayward Children #10)
4⭐

Nadya was born with the bottom portion of her right arm missing, but that has never slowed her down.

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Review by jackireads - Mislaid in Parts Half-Known Antsy knows that all doors have a cost and not everything that is lost can be found. Unfortun...

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire with Jesse Vilinsky (Narrator) (Wayward Children #9)
4⭐

Antsy knows that all doors have a cost and not everything that is lost can be found.

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Review by jackireads - Accomplice to the Villain Evie is no longer an assistant or apprentice, but an accomplice to the Villain. With her promo...

Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Assistant to the Villain #3)
4⭐

Evie is no longer an assistant or apprentice, but an accomplice to the Villain.

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Review by jackireads - Katabasis Graduate school is its own form of hell. But Alice has to take it one step further after her ...

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
4.25⭐

Graduate school is its own form of hell. But Alice has to take it one step further after her advisor, Jacob Grimes, dies

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Review by jackireads - Sargassa I would give this book every star in the universe if I could. Yes, it is that good. And yes, ...

Sargassa by Sophie Burnham
5⭐

I would give this book every star in the universe if I could. Yes, it is that good. And yes, you need to read it right now so I have someone to talk to about it.

Full review: buff.ly/NmsSHlB

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@sophieburnham.bsky.social has broken my brain. I literally don't even know what to do with myself after finishing Sargassa.

I need more people to talk to this about RIGHT NOW.

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Kill the Beast by Serra Swift

Kill the Beast by Serra Swift
3.5⭐

Kill the Beast is a semi-cozy slight "Beauty and the Beast" retelling.

Full review: buff.ly/Q9n7Uvf

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The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood by Brittany Hansen

The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood by Brittany Hansen
4.25⭐

Renna is the crown princess of Loxley a kingdom governed by fire. Inside of the kingdom there are no trees and each citizen gives taxes in blood.

Full review: buff.ly/PNRYRKQ

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The Dragon Wakes With Thunder by KX Song

The Dragon Wakes With Thunder (The Dragon Spirit Duology #2) by K.X. Song with Natalie Naudus (Narrator)
3.75⭐

I absolutely loved The Night Ends with Fire and I was sadly disappointed by The Dragon Wakes With Thunder.

Full review: buff.ly/XG8OEzQ

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The Shape of Shadows by C.E. Varrati

The Shape of Shadows by C.E. Varrati
4.5⭐

The Shape of Shadows is a story of Selene learning to live, not just survive.

Full review: buff.ly/op5aaXT

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Everything is Tuberculosis written and narrated by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis written and narrated by John Green
4.75⭐

Everything is Tuberculosis is not just a story of disease, it is a story of failing those who need the help most, capitalism, and societal norms.

Full review: buff.ly/cBxgJBf
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A Steeping of Blood by Hafsah Faizal

A Steeping of Blood by Hafsah Faizal (Blood and Tea #2)
4⭐

The Ram has been unmasked, Spindrift was burnt to the ground, and the White Roaring is in shambles.

Full review: buff.ly/2wtdR1f

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