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Evelyn Grimald “E.G.” Stone is an independent author, editor, linguist and book reviewer who writes primarily fantasy books with a focus on disability representation. She reads and edits just about every genre and is always up for a good book!

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Reviews

imPerfect Magic

imPerfect Magic by C.N. Rowan

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear
Storytelling: Balanced
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions
Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Adequately represents the story

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Shades and Silver

Shades and Silver by Dax Murray

Worldbuilding: Piqued curiosity
Plot: Mostly clear
Characters: Some more thought out than others
Storytelling: Balanced
Immersion: Satisfying, fulfilling experience
Emotional Response: Engaging
Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Adequately represents the story

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Orphan Planet

Orphan Planet by Rex Burke

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear
Storytelling: Balanced
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions
Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Adequately represents the story

A charming and entertaining book that makes you think while also being a primse example of feel-good fiction.

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Odd Blood

Odd Blood by Azalea Crowley

Worldbuilding: Piqued curiosity
Plot: Mostly clear
Characters: Roles are clear
Storytelling: Balanced
Immersion: Satisfying, fulfilling experience
Emotional Response: Engaging
Thought Provoking: Focus on the story solely
Cover: Unrelated to the story

Overall, I enjoyed Odd Blood quite a bit. I think Josephine and Eadwulf are adorable and I loved the representation in the book. A good book.

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Ace of Hearts

Ace of Hearts by Lucy Mason

Worldbuilding: Piqued curiosity
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear
Storytelling: Balanced
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions
Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Adequately represents the story

Overall, I would say that Ace of Hearts was an excellent romance novel that had a great range of characters and two MCs that I could lost myself in for a while. It was a very well done representation and didn’t feel out of place at all in the story.

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