The Fanciful Reader

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FANCIFUL REVIEW | Deep Water (Shadows of Camelot Crossing) ARC by Lisa Courtaway

Having read and really enjoyed Red Water, the first book in the Shadows of Camelot Crossing series, I jumped at the chance to read and review the second entry, Deep Water. While I didn’t enjoy it as much as Red Water, it was still a good read. The characters were realistic and flawed, though I…
FANCIFUL REVIEW | Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

Gallows Hill was a fun read, though, as someone who has read most of Darcy Coates’s novels, I will say that I didn’t think this was her strongest story. Her writing was excellent as always, there was some good atmosphere, I enjoyed the characters, but aspects of the ending just seemed a little too convenient,…
FANCIFUL REVIEW | Ashthorne by April Yates

Ashthorne by April Yates My rating: 3 of 5 stars Adelaide comes to Ashthorne, a manor home converted into a convalescence ward in the aftermath of WWI, in order to work as a nurse, find a place for herself, and make a difference. It soon becomes clear to her that the Ashthorne family, patients, doctors,…
FANCIFUL FEATURE | August 2022 Wrap-Up

My August 2022 reading wrap-up! I read four books this month, and I quite enjoyed each of them, so let me show you what they were and tell you a little bit about them.
FANCIFUL NEWS | My Best Friend’s Exorcism Gets a Trailer

Let’s watch the trailer for My Best Friend’s Exorcism!
Fanciful Review | Small Town Monsters by Diana Rodriguez Wallach

I absolutely adored Small Town Monsters. The setting was interesting, the characters were endearing, the demon appropriately terrible, and of course, the concept in and of itself is one that I couldn’t help but be drawn to. I was not surprised to read in the acknowledgements that the author was watching The Conjuring when she…