The Vampire Lestat Lestat. The vampire hero of Anne Rice’s enthralling new novel is a creature of the darkest and richest imagination. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the centuries in search […]
This week’s topic is sci-fi books, and when I first saw this prompt, the first thing I did was message Cait to ask her what she was thinking. I’m not usually a big fan of reading science fiction, preferring to stay firmly on the side of fantasy. However, […]
Out of the Mirror, Darkness CONTENT WARNING: mention of addiction, allusion to abortion, allusion to homophobia A cynical “fixer” for a silent-film studio must confront the shadows behind the bright lights in this noir-tinged short story by New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix. It’s business as usual […]
We Ride the Storm Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: gore, body shaming, murder, blood, rape, violence, suicide, murder of children, alcoholism War build the Kisian Empire. War will tear it […]
The Candles Are Burning CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, violence, suicide Amid the modern trappings of 1950s Savannah, an ancient evil threatens a young widow and her daughter in this chilling short story by award-winning author Veronica G. Henry. When her husband dies unexpectedly, Maggie Royal is struck with […]
Undercover CONTENT WARNING: gore, blood, violence When a stranger comes to town, secrets are sure to come out. New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir spins a twisty—and twisted—short story of revenge and survival. A fresh-faced newcomer arrives in an isolated, gang-run town and soon finds herself taking […]
Kantika Thank you to NetGalley and Metropolitan Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New York, exploring displacement, endurance, and family as home. A kaleidoscopic portrait […]
When You Wish Upon a Lantern Thank you to YA Books Central and Viking for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can find my YA Books Central review here. CONTENT WARNING: grief, mention of death, mention of death of a […]
A Curious Beginning CONTENT WARNING: death, violence, attempted kidnapping, murder, blood London, 1887. After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry—and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as with fending off admirers, Veronica […]
Emperor of Ruin Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, violence, torture Two siblings divided by magic and revolution must finally join forces and rally the people to take down […]
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