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Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Violet

 

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$28.00
ISBN: 9780593355367
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Published: Del Rey - July 18th, 2023

What I love most about Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s writing is that I always learn something niche about the era she's writing in. Like a movie reel, unspooling old, glossy film, in Silver Nitrate we are shown several decades of the film industry while remaining rooted in Mexico City during the 90s. Told from two perspectives, best friends, Montserrat and Tristán, a burgeoning mystery unfolds concerning a cursed film, Nazi occultism, and a secret history too enticing to ignore.


It is impossible to come into this book thinking it is one thing because you will inevitably be surprised by how the narrative moves otherwise. SMG creates lush, cultish aesthetics and characters to set the mood, tempo, and pace, lulling you into an immersive reading experience that makes you want to uncover your own secret film from a bygone era.


The Black Witch by Laurie Forest

Reviewed by: 
Sierra

 

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$12.99
ISBN: 9781335468864
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Published: Harlequin Teen - August 7th, 2018

Written by a Vermont author. Check! Impressive world building, along with intriguing folklore within different cultures. Check! A magical school. Check! If this hits every checkpoint in your list (as it did on mine), I highly recommend this series with every fiber of my being! And I cannot get over the magic. Oh my goodness, the magic! The magic system itself is so original and intriguing. so much so that I devoured this book in a single day! And I continue to steamroll through the rest of the series. I cannot recommend this series enough.


The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson

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Sierra

 

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$16.99
ISBN: 9781728246444
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - November 1st, 2022

Maggie Banks is everything that the Town of Bell River fears: rebellious. So when she takes hold of the bookshop for a friend, Maggie does everything in her power to give what the people want and need. And that is the freedom to read anything and everything that if of this century. This is a book for those who love some romance but with a bigger slice of modern feminism and wonderful character development.


The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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Sierra

 

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$12.99
ISBN: 9780316310314
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - December 4th, 2018

What a refreshing tale where the human protagonist understands and plays the games of Fae. Jude is a force not to be reckoned with and her unwavering strength in the face of immortal magical beings within the confines of her own mortal powerless body is what drives you to pick up the next page. I highly recommend this book and series!


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