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Magical Readathon: Orilium - Lightfall: Old Favour Pass 2024 - Wrap Up & Mini Reviews

Happy Sunday everyone!  Today, I'm sharing my wrap up and mini reviews for Lightfall: Old Favour Pass 2024 which was of the Magical Readathon, hosted by G. @ Book Roast.  It ran from Saturday, December 14th through Sunday, December 22nd (today), I'll be taking part in   I managed to complete four of the seven books on my original tbr.  Without further ado, let's get to my TBR:

2. Wallace's Wonderful Winter Wanimals - Book with aurora colors on the cover


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Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid is a okay retelling of one of Macbeth which is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays.  That said, though, I think I was hoping for and maybe even expecting something a little different than what I got.  It has plenty of atmosphere that's for sure, but for Roscille (Lady Macbeth) herself I was hoping for more scheming and manipulation.  I know this is a retelling, but I was hoping to be able to recognize more of Lady Macbeth in Roscille.  I don't know if I'd really consider it a feminist retelling given everything that Roscille goes through.  I also can't say i was expecting all the xenophobia either.  Honestly, this would have been a two star read if it weren't for the audiobook production and Imani Jade Powers narration.

My review is also on Goodreads.


3. Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer - Book that will give you chills

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The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates is a nice haunted house story with plenty of atmosphere.  It's short and doesn't waste any time.  I also enjoyed reading the other short stories included with this book.  I'd say my favorite of them was "Light Outs." Mannequins are creepy and definitely unsettling!

My review is also on Goodreads.


4. Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods & Such - Winter elements on the cover

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The Loop by Nicholas Evans has an intriguing central idea,  but it's way too long and I couldn't get into any of the human characters. I realized about halfway through that I wanted the wolves to be the POV characters. I could have done without the drama as well which was starting to become almost that of a soap opera. This is my first book by this author so I didn't know what to expect at all.

My review is also on Goodreads.


7. The Rich Pigeon Pub - 2 or more authors

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The Seeker by David Bischoff and Christopher Lampton wasn't what I was expecting based on summary.  I was much more interested in the first portion of the story featuring the human town dealing with aliens than I was the second part from the perspective of the aliens and their backstory.  That second part ended up overtaking everything else, end unfortunately it was just a little boring.

My review is also on Goodreads.


Have you read any of these books or did you take part in this challenge?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!

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