**I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.** Book: Once a Villain (Monsters #3) by Vanessa Len Release …| magical reads
All of my Book of the Month friends are probably wondering: is this worth the hype? My answer…cannot be contained to a singular yes or no*. No spoilers, of course! *writing like that makes me…| A Fictional Bookworm
**I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.** Book: The Jasad Crown (The Scorched Throne #2) by Sara Hashem Release Date: July 15, 2025 My Rating: 5 stars Rep: Egyptian inspiration and -coded characters; (Egyptian-American author) Summary: In the… Continue reading REVIEW: The Jasad Crown by Sara Hashem→| magical reads
**I received an ARC from the publisher (thank you, Simon Teen!). These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.** Book: Goodbye, My Princess by Fei Wo Si Cun, transl…| magical reads
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**I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley (thank you, Berkley Books!). These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.** Book: Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson Release Date: June 10, 2025 My Rating: 3.75 stars Rep: bisexual protagonist, nonbinary side character, bisexual side character CW: mentions… Continue reading REVIEW: Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson→| magical reads
**I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.** Book: Last Night Was Fun by Holly Michelle Release Date: June 10, 2025 My Rating: 3 stars CW: mentions of drug addiction, death of a loved one (brother) Summary: You’ve Got… Continue reading REVIEW: Last Night Was Fun by Holly Michelle→| magical reads
**I received an ARC from the publisher (thank you Ann and I Read YA!). These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.** Book: Never Thought I’d End Up Here by …| magical reads
**I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.** Book: Just Another Meet Cute by Jenn P. Nguyen Release Dat…| magical reads
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**I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley (thank you, Orbit Books!). These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.** Book: The Raven Scholar (Eternal…| magical reads
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Made in Canva by Leticia Toraci Since 2022 I have done a mostly offline Reading Challenge where I have to read 5 of my physical books before (or after) buying a new physical book. I started this ch…| My Reader's Journey
I really thought A Song to Drown Rivers was going to be my top–and most heartbreaking–read of 2024, but like its namesake this eponymous book came along and blew it out of the water.| Little Corner Reads
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Bookish Goals for 2025 (How many books do you want to read this year? Are you hoping to read outside your comfort zone? Are there books you …| A Book Wanderer
A key assumption of Granovetter’s (1973) Strength of Weak Ties theory is that strong ties are embedded by being part of triangles, whereas weak ties are not embedded by being created towards disconnected nodes. This assumption have been tested by calculating the traditional clustering coefficient on binary networks created with increasing cut-off parameters (i.e., creating […]| Tore Opsahl
The method used to operationalise ties’ strength into weights affects the outcomes of weighted networks measures. Simply assigning 1, 2, and 3 to three different levels of tie strength might not be appropriate as this scale might misrepresent the actually difference among the three levels (using an ordinal scale). In this post, I highlight issues […]| Tore Opsahl
Enter to win a copy of A Deadly Education. US only. Details here. The post Goodreads Giveaway: A Deadly Education first appeared on Naomi Novik.| Naomi Novik
Authors are giving away more stuff than ever before: permafrees, reader magnets, and ARCs are just the tip of the iceberg. What’s going on?| David Gaughran