Book Review: Lore Olympus
August 19, 2024
It’s fun, it’s compulsive, it has a plot that is both dramatic and easy to follow and makes it all too easy to turn that next page.
Isabelle’s English Lit degree and Masters in Creative Writing has led her to read widely, taking an interest in an eclectic mix of genres: queer books of every flavour, Young Adult Horror, short story collections, Adult Romantasy, and the occasional biography, contemporary romance, chick-lit and historical fiction.
It’s fun, it’s compulsive, it has a plot that is both dramatic and easy to follow and makes it all too easy to turn that next page.
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