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Review: A Traitorous Heart by Erin Cotter

December 16, 2025December 15, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment

Cover of A Traitorous Heart by Erin Cotter, showing a young woman in a dark jeweled gown holding a goblet at a candlelit table, flanked by a guarded noblewoman on the left and a blond courtier leaning in on the right. The background features rich wallpaper, gold accents, and an atmosphere of political tension and intrigue.

A story about the cost of ambition, and what it means to protect love in a world built on power and secrecy.

Posted in Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Historical FictionTagged 2025 Reads, A Traitorous Heart, Court Intrigue, Erin Cotter, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, I Speak Book Nerd Reviews, Magical Realism, Simon & Schuster, Young Adult

Review: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

September 28, 2025November 24, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewer5 Comments

Girls are magical, full of superstition and shimmering possibility, and Practical Magic captures that spellbound feeling in every page.

Posted in Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Literary Fiction, Reviews, Women's FictionTagged 1990s Classic, Alice Hoffman, Berkley Trade, book-review, book-reviews, books, Family Saga, Fantasy, I Speak Book Nerd Reviews, Literary Fiction, love, Magical Realism, Practical Magic, self-acceptance, Sisterhood, Witches, Women's Fiction

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