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At Forests and Fiction, I write about books (and other things) that I love
In 2021 I began reading for pleasure again for the first time in a decade. What started as a passive hobby is now a full-fledged passion.
Reading is a wonderful release for me that opens so many worlds and possibilities. Forests and Fiction serves as a place to celebrate this passion alongside the other things that bring joy in my life as well.
LATEST POSTS
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Book Review: Funny Story by Emily Henry
I have never read an Emily Henry book I didn’t like and because of that, I tend to hoard her books and only pull out a new one when I’m desperate from something that I know I’ll enjoy. I saw so many good things about Funny Story when it first released that I knew this…
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Book Review: The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten
So many of my reads lately have been because I grabbed something off of a clearance rack, and The Foxglove King was one of those picks. The premise of a necromancy based magic system sounded super interesting to me and I’m so glad I picked it up, because I ended up absolutely loving it.
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December 2025 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, What I’m Loving
I considered whether to even write a December wrap-up given that I’ve already posted my Best Books Read in 2025 list, but since December was such an epic month I figured why not? The holidays are easily my favourite time of year. I love all the Christmas lights, the family traditions, the excuses to see…
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2026 Bookish Goals and Intentions
Happy new year! As I mentioned in my Best Books Read in 2025 post, last year was fairly transformative for me. I had to refocus a lot of my attention and priorities as my life evolved, and with that came some major shifts in my reading habits. For the most part, I slowed way down…
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Best Books Read in 2025
2025 was a transformative year for me, so much so that it’s a little difficult to really capture the magnitude of the identity shifts that I felt occurred and how they impacted every facet of my life, including reading.
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Book Review: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda
It took me a while to write my review for Fireborne by Rosaria Munda. The book is structurally very sound, it has so many elements that I love in a fantasy, and there were times when I was reading it where I was so thoroughly gripped and invested in the characters that I couldn’t stop…
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