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    NIKI FLORICA

    The Quiet Quill

    Books, Blessings, & Quiet Contemplations 

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    If Reggie Can Do It...
    nikiflorica
    • 9 hours ago
    • 3 min

    If Reggie Can Do It...

    Reggie has come a long way since her initial fear of the garage a few posts ago. In just a couple of short months with us, our 'lil pup...
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    A Roomful of People Like That
    nikiflorica
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Roomful of People Like That

    There is always a degree of discomfort in coming up against opinions that differ from our own. It's natural—and perfectly human—to...
    27 views1 comment
    Brand of Light, by Ronie Kendig: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Brand of Light, by Ronie Kendig: Review

    Kersei Dragoumis of the planet Drosero thought an unwanted marriage was the worst fate imaginable . . . until an inexplicable tragedy...
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    The Queen's Resistance, by Rebecca Ross: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Queen's Resistance, by Rebecca Ross: Review

    After surviving a revolution that will finally put the rightful queen on the Maevan throne, Brienna struggles to find her place as the...
    6 views0 comments
    Edgedancer, by Brandon Sanderson: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Jun 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Edgedancer, by Brandon Sanderson: Review

    Lift doesn't make plans. She doesn't stay anywhere long enough to be known. She doesn't think, whenever she can help it. Nope, Lift...
    8 views0 comments
    Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson: Review
    nikiflorica
    • May 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson: Review

    True to its predecessors, Rhythm of War is vast, all-consuming, and brimming with characters that seize the heart and pull, pull, pull...
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    The Queen's Rising, by Rebecca Ross: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Apr 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Queen's Rising, by Rebecca Ross: Review

    "Brienna desires only two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron. Growing up in Valenia at the renowned Magnalia...
    9 views0 comments
    Anelthalien, by H.A. Pruitt: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Mar 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Anelthalien, by H.A. Pruitt: Review

    Kindle is sick of being unexceptional—that is, until a mysterious necklace transports her to the world of Anelthalien, where suddenly,...
    33 views0 comments
    The Gospel Truth, by Caroline Pignat: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Gospel Truth, by Caroline Pignat: Review

    Born a house slave on Whitehaven Plantation, Pheobe knows how to watch and listen and hide secrets away where no one will find...
    12 views0 comments
    Oathbringer, by Brandon Sanderson: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Oathbringer, by Brandon Sanderson: Review

    The Knights Radiant have returned—just in time for the end of the world. (Read full description here.) There's no question that I had...
    7 views0 comments
    The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson: Review

    The Way of Kings had me squealing, shrieking, gasping, moaning, bellowing, clutching my heart, forgetting to breathe, and reading past one o
    4 views0 comments
    The Shadow Queen, by C.J. Redwine: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Shadow Queen, by C.J. Redwine: Review

    The Ravenspire series came highly recommended as a gem of the clean fantasy genre, and I am happy to add this exciting Snow White retelling
    8 views0 comments
    Romanov, by Nadine Brandes: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Romanov, by Nadine Brandes: Review

    Ex-princess Anastasia "Nastya" Romanov is the last hope for her family. As the Russian Revolution drives the royals into Siberian exile,...
    4 views0 comments
    A Time to Die, by Nadine Brandes: Review
    nikiflorica
    • May 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    A Time to Die, by Nadine Brandes: Review

    Parvin Blackwater's Clock gives her little more than eighteen years to live, and at the last year mark, she knows she's wasted them....
    7 views0 comments
    Predator's Gold, by Philip Reeve: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Apr 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Predator's Gold, by Philip Reeve: Review

    Since the Traction City of London fell, Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw have lived happily for two years, flying the Bird Roads in their...
    12 views0 comments
    This Present Darkness, by Frank Peretti: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Feb 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    This Present Darkness, by Frank Peretti: Review

    Ashton is a small town full of small-town people, the kind of place where life should be simple and neat. But to Hank Busche, the new...
    11 views0 comments
    Thankful Thursday (except, you know, on a Friday)
    nikiflorica
    • Jan 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Thankful Thursday (except, you know, on a Friday)

    Sorry, folks, I know I haven't been overly active in the blogging/social media world this week, but exams have thrown a wrench in my Heir...
    13 views0 comments
    "Rook" is Amazing. Here's Why.
    nikiflorica
    • Jan 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    "Rook" is Amazing. Here's Why.

    Okay, I know I recently posted a review on Sharon Cameron's exceptionally masterful work of YA fiction, but since I was only able to...
    3 views0 comments
    Miriam, by Mesu Andrews: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Miriam, by Mesu Andrews: Review

    The children of Israel have suffered four hundred years of bondage to the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, clinging to El Shaddai's sacred...
    8 views0 comments
    Rook, by Sharon Cameron: Review
    nikiflorica
    • Jan 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Rook, by Sharon Cameron: Review

    The world has shifted on its axis. Technology and machinery have been destroyed and thrust into Ancient history, replaced by a world...
    12 views0 comments
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