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Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking 🔪 Book Review

UptownOracle — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking is an engaging urban fantasy novel that blends Norse mythology with a modern-day setting. As the first book in the Valkyrie duology, it introduces readers to a world of gods, monsters, and powerful female warriors tasked with enforcing the balance between life and death. The novel […]

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Uptown Oracle Reads… Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes | A Fresh Perspective on Medusa’s Myth

UptownOracle — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0000

In Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes breathes new life into the age-old myth of Medusa, offering readers a fresh and thought-provoking perspective on one of mythology’s most misunderstood figures. Published in 2022, this novel delves into the story of Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, whose life is irrevocably altered by the whims of the gods. Unlike […]

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Uptown Oracle Reads… The Sin Eater

UptownOracle — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:00:00 +0000

So I thought this was going to be a fantasy book from what I'd read about sin eaters before but it's more historical fiction. Sin Eaters are women who have been given the task to hear all the sins of a person before they die, and eat all the coresponding food over their coffins. They're forced into this, are branded on their tongue and a locked necklace as well as having to become mute (you must only speak to a Sin Eater before your death).

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