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 Death of Jane Lawrence: Strange and speculative
Jane proposes a marriage of convenience to the local surgeon, whose only rule is that she never join him at his manor. When fate forces her there, she learns the good doctor is hiding some dark secrets. - She Started It: Mean girls and murder
Four women receive an invitation to a tropical bachelorette getaway. There’s just one problem: the hostess is Poppy Greer, an old schoolmate they bullied as teenagers. - Babel: Long and didactic
Robin, a Chinese man raised in linguistics by a cold English professor, attends a prestigious language school that also specializes in a specific type of magic. While there, Robin must eventually confront cruel injustices and decide the role he wants to play in this world.
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
- Blood Over Bright Haven: Devastating
The city of Tiran’s first female highmage and her indigenous lab assistant discover a horrifying secret that could destroy their city, if it doesn’t destroy them first. - A Dark and Drowning Tide: Magical and immersive
Lorelai, a folklorist, has worked hard for a place on an expedition to find a magical spring, only for it to all go wrong when someone is murdered. Now Lorelai is in charge, and she must work with her academic rival to both complete the mission and solve the murder. - The Sky on Fire: Great worldbuilding, slower plot
Anahrod was cast out of the dragon-ruled sky cities as a teenager and has spent the last seventeen years surviving a harsh jungle. Now her past has caught up to her, and a gang of misfits seeking to steal from the dragons has dragged her home.
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