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Chats, Recommendations

1.17. She Recommends: Six Reads for the Winter

She Happily Reads Podcast

Winter is fast approaching, (even though it may feel like it’s already arrived), and we all know cold weather is the perfect excuse to stay home, make some hot chocolate, and read a good book! Typically, I like to read shorter books in the summer, and longer books in the winter. There’s nothing like being able to spend a solid amount of time in the world of one story! So, if you’re anything like me, check out this episode as I recommend six novels on the chunkier side to pick up this winter!

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book review, Genre: Fantasy

1.13. She Reads YA Fantasy: Raybearer by Jordan Ifeuko

She Happily Reads Podcast

Only one thing is more powerful than a wish, and that is a purpose.”

–“Raybearer” by Jordan Ifueko

Raybearer by Jordan Ifeuko is the story of a girl named Tarisai who, by command of her mother, leaves the only home she has ever known to compete for a place in the prestigious Anointed Council of the Crown Prince. The issue is, Tarisai’s mother has instructed her to kill the prince once she has completed this task. But the only way to *be* anointed is to earnestly love the prince, and so Tarisai is torn between the mother she barely knows and the new family she is growing to love.

Raybearer is a powerhouse of a novel. It has strong characters, worldbuilding galore, and many nods to Nigerian culture. I am BEYOND happy that I picked this novel up, and I can’t wait to read the companion–Redemptor! Please check out this episode as I talk about my second five star read of the year.

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