In the Lives of Puppets is TJ Klune's newest fantasy standalone. I am a huge fan of TJ Klune. The House in the Cerulean Sea is one of my all time favorite books and I really enjoyed Under the Whispering Door and the Extraordinaries trilogy. So I was really excited to start this one and… Continue reading Book Review – In the Lives of Puppets
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older is a sci-fi novella that will be the first of a series. It's marketed as a "cozy gaslamp mystery and sapphic romance set on Jupiter" and while this sounds awesome, this was not a win for me. Goodreads Description On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human… Continue reading Book Review – The Mimicking of Known Successes
I finally read Middlegame by Seanan McGuire and after years of having it on my TBR, I really didn't like it. Flowery writing and a confusing story is not my thing at all, but apparently I'm in the minority since people love this and The Starless Sea. Goodreads Description Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages… Continue reading Book Review – Middlegame
Fireborne by Rosaria Munda is the first book in the Aurelian Cycle, a completed YA fantasy trilogy. I had heard good things about this one and was not disappointed. I gave this book 4 stars and see potential for a 5 star rating later in the series. Goodreads Description Annie and Lee were just children… Continue reading Book Review – Fireborne
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse is an adult fantasy standalone novella that will be published November 15th. I was excited to get my hands on this one as I loved Black Sun and its sequel and I really wanted to try something else by Roanhorse. Her writing definitely lived up to my expectations although… Continue reading ARC Review – Tread of Angels
Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans is the first book in a new adult fantasy series. This is Evans' debut novel and it will be hitting the shelves September 13. Goodreads Description Since the city of Bezim was shaken half into the sea by a magical earthquake, the Inquisitors have policed alchemy with brutal efficiency. Nothing… Continue reading ARC Review – Notorious Sorcerer
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel is the latest mythic retelling getting rave review in the bookish world. It was released at the end of April and has a glowing 4.24 stars on Goodreads as of today. I picked this up with high hopes and they all came crashing down. Goodreads Description “I was born on the… Continue reading Book Review – Kaikeyi
Defy the Night is the newish YA fantasy series from Brigid Kemmerer, the author of the A Curse so Dark and Lonely series. Although this first book came of in September 2021, I've heard relatively little about it. I think some of this has to do with it being somewhat about a pandemic and people… Continue reading Book Review – Defy the Night
The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman is the first book in a new YA fantasy duology. This one was published in January 2022 and the second one is supposed to come out next year. I loved the idea that this book focused around a group of siblings, it sounded like a nice change of pace… Continue reading Book Review – The Ivory Key
Castles in Their Bones is the first book in a new YA fantasy series by Laura Sebastian who is the author of the Ash Princess trilogy. While I liked the Ash Princess, I read it way too late and never picked up the second book but I decided to give this author another shot. I… Continue reading ARC Review – Castles in Their Bones
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