Bitterblue

Bitterblue Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: May 1, 2012 Publisher: Dial Series: Graceling Realm #3 CONTENT WARNING: violence, murder, sexual assault, blood, mention of harm to animals, mention of torture, alcoholism, trauma, suicide, grief Welcome to a glorious realm of mystery, magic, heroism and danger. […]

The Speaker

The Speaker Author: Traci Chee Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: November 7, 2017 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Series: The Reader Trilogy #2 CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, murder, gore, gun violence, outing of a trans character, trauma, death of a child, cancer, suicide, grief Five […]

Monthly Wrap Up July 2022

July was a super stressful month on the home front. My mom had a major surgery, and I spent a bunch of time rushing back and forth between the hospital, on the phone trying to coordinate care for her, and trying to meet her needs while still working […]

She Who Became The Sun

She Who Became the Sun Author: Shelley Parker Chan Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 20, 2021 Publisher: Tor Books Series: The Radiant Emperor #1 CONTENT WARNING: violence, misogyny, murder, death of a parent, death, homophobia, blood To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the monk Zhu will do anything. […]

State Of The ARC #17

I finished June with 20 ARCs left to be read.  Devoting time to ARCs is now becoming a habit each month, and while I’m still getting approved for a bunch, I’m finding myself requesting less (but not fully on a requesting ban). It’s very heartening to see progress […]

Once Upon A Broken Heart

Once Upon a Broken Heart Author: Stephanie Garber Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 28, 2021 Publisher: Flatiron Books Series: Once Upon a Broken Heart #1 CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, grief, blood, murder How far would you go for happily ever after? For as […]

The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy Author: Megan Bannen Genre: Fantasy Romance Publication Date: August 23, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit and libro.fm for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, […]

Friday Favorites – Fantasy Authors

This week’s prompt is about some of my favorite fantasy authors, and this is the perfect topic for me, since I love reading fantasy! I’ve been reading a lot of really incredible books lately, and have discovered some really great new authors. Rather than focus on the usual […]