AN White Books
Helping people find their next read
Hello, book nerds! Welcome to my review blog.
Here you’ll find:
- Fantasy, fantasy romance, historical fiction, literary fiction, mystery, and horror book reviews
- ARC reviews
- Discussion blogs where I dive into new topics every week
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Latest Reviews
- The Starving Saints: Excellent fantasy horror
In a castle under siege with the looming threat of total starvation, three women must confront and fight a supernatural takeover. - The Bog Wife: Finally, a 5-star read
After their father dies, five isolated, codependent siblings, who were raised on cultish rituals in the bog lands of West Virginia, must face the possibility that their bog – which has produced a wife for every Haddesley heir for generations – may no longer be complying. - The Rom-Commers: Mostly good
Emma thinks she has landed the best gig ever: helping her favorite screenwriter write a romcom. That is, until she actually meets him.
Latest Discussion
- The Next Book Trend: Medieval Knights?
Book trends move in waves, especially in fantasy. We’ve seen paranormal romance, dystopian, fae. My prediction for the next one: knights. - Anti-Intellectualism: A new way to be pretentious about books
If you’re on the book side of TikTok, you might’ve seen this debate floating around about the concept of “anti-intellectualism.” The original creator used this term to describe what she deemed to be a rise in surface-level engagement with reading, to the detriment of deeper analysis. While I can see why she made this argument, I think it’s a fundamentally flawed view that actually lacks the exact critical thinking she claimed is missing from BookTok. 1. She’s criticizing the… Read more: <b>Anti-Intellectualism:</b> A new way to be pretentious about books - An Underestimated Genre: Romance deserves respect, too
Romance is more than just clichés and fluff. Like any genre, it has the potential for emotional depth and compelling plotlines — and it deserves more respect.
Latest ARC Reviews
- The Starving Saints: Excellent fantasy horrorIn a castle under siege with the looming threat of total starvation, three women must confront and fight a supernatural takeover.
- A Drop of Corruption (Book 2): A solid sequel
When a Treasury officer disappears into thin air, the Empire sends the eccentric Ana and her bemused assistant Din to uncover the truth – which may go deeper than they’d anticipated. - Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales (Book 3): The final chapter
Book 3 and conclusion to the Emily Wilde trilogy.
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