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Seriously? Now? It's My Day Off!
I'm a routine gal. To the nth degree. If there were no variables in my life to shake things up for me, every day would probably look the...
nikiflorica
Jul 15, 20223 min read


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...
nikiflorica
May 27, 20223 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Dec 3, 20213 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Oct 1, 20212 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Jul 16, 20212 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Jun 11, 20212 min read


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...
nikiflorica
May 7, 20212 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Apr 23, 20212 min read


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,...
nikiflorica
Mar 5, 20212 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Feb 5, 20212 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Nov 6, 20202 min read


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
nikiflorica
Sep 18, 20202 min read


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
nikiflorica
Sep 4, 20202 min read


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,...
nikiflorica
Jun 5, 20202 min read


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....
nikiflorica
May 8, 20201 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Apr 24, 20201 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Feb 21, 20202 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Jan 24, 20202 min read


"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...
nikiflorica
Jan 17, 20202 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Jan 10, 20202 min read
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