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Many thanks to Kensington Publishing for these gifted books.

This fantasy book is filled with Finnish folklore, gods and magical creatures. The story of Siiri and Aina told in two POVs stories is filled with breathtaking imagery and beautiful writing. It is a slow burn but so worth staying with the story. Siiri and Aina take us on a journey of sacrifice, bravery, love, friendship, and loyalty.

I look forward to the second book in this duology.

Book 14 of the year.

This one was perfect for my #TBRtarot pick this month but it was not good. I got excited by the premise of Finnish mythology but I just could not get myself to care about these characters. Lots of plot holes and I was just bored. Can‘t win them all I guess. 🤷🏼‍♀️⭐️⭐️

Was surprised I was able to get this from Libby so soon after the US release. This will be my January #FictionalTraveler pick and I realized it‘s also a chunkster so it‘s another hopeful for the #AllergicToChunksters challenge as well.

This book is absolutely GORGEOUS! 😍🩵❄️🩵 I'm obsessed with the page edges! Despite how excited I am to start reading it, I think I'm going to wait until after the New Year starts! It seems like a perfect winter story!

This was mis-marketed as a Sapphic fantasy rooted in Finnish mythology. It's why I went for it on Netgalley. This has apparently since been addressed by the author and has been changed.

I was also excited by the Finnish mythology. I think the Sapphic element probably tipped the scale for me because without it I probably wouldn't have gone for it especially since it's a chonky book.

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