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Magical foodie middle grade~

Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow

December 6, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

Gosh. This was such a delightful book, full of yummy food, new friendships, and so much magic! I keep wanting to read Alechia Dow’s books because the themes are always exactly my jam, but I struggle with scifi, so when I saw she had a contemporary fantasy middle grade coming out, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it! Wini is from a family of Food Enchanters, but the small town she lives in all seems to hate her because her mother cast a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction Tagged With: Alechia Dow, enchanters, food magic, friendship, just a pinch of magic, magic, middle grade, queer, queer norm, recipes included, witches

LB's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction · Tags: Alechia Dow, enchanters, food magic, friendship, just a pinch of magic, magic, middle grade, queer, queer norm, recipes included, witches ·
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“To save the world with music and love, obviously”: cbr12bingo – “Music”, 3rd Bingo!

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

October 23, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

The Sound of Stars was initially chosen as a candidate for the “Debut” bingo square (it was released February 2020) but another book was chosen.  Fortunately, it also fits the “Music” square to complete my 3rd bingo! This is a book I wish I had read in my teen years for a variety of reasons.  Accurate representation of anxiety disorder would have been helpful when trying to figure out my own mental health.   For it’s depiction of sexual identity, gender identity, and first time sexual […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Alechia Dow, book lover, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, librarian, music, Romance, sci-fi, YA

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Alechia Dow, book lover, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, librarian, music, Romance, sci-fi, YA ·
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