This week’s prompt gives us a bit of structure and a bit of leeway. It’s books set in X (pick a setting and share books that are all set there. This could be a specific continent or country, a state, in outer space, underwater, on a ship or […]
The Witchwood Knot Thank you to NetGalley and Starwatch Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Olivia Atwater returns to the world of Half a Soul with “a sharp and beautiful gothic romance” (Alix E. Harrow). Dive into The […]
Champion of Fate Thank you to Quill Tree Books and Rylee Warner for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Behind every great hero is an Aristene. Aristene are mythical female warriors, part of a legendary order. Though heroes might be immortalized […]
The Sun and the Void Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. In a lush world inspired by the history and folklore of South America, a sweeping epic fantasy of colonialism, ancient magic, and […]
I might as well just call this week ‘Gratitude Week,’ because it feels like all my posts have been either book reviews or posts about what I’m grateful for. Today’s prompt is books I’m grateful for. And there’s so many books I can be grateful for, for a […]
Today is a holiday here in America, and I don’t support the genesis of it and the way it has been whitewashed and taught in schools. Instead, my family gets together for a gratitude gathering. In reality, my family doesn’t really need much of an excuse to get […]
The Pomegranate Gate Thank you to NetGalley and Erewhon Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Ariel Kaplan’s The Pomegranate Gate is the lyrical first installment of the Mirror Realm Cycle, a vibrant and heartfelt Inquisition-era Jewish epic fantasy in the […]
This week’s prompt is reasons why I’m thankful for books, and it’s in honor of Thanksgiving here in the United States. I’m aware of the problematic nature of this holiday and its roots, and I am fully on the side of the Indigenous people. However, my family likes […]
The Lover During a brutal winter, a young woman longing for love finds more than she expected in the woods, in this wickedly sensuous short story by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. Judith knows her sister, Alice, is the pretty one—but that […]
A Little Magic Thank you to Lindsey Lanza for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Nine years to fall in love. Eight nights to learn the truth. One chance to rewrite the past. Ellie Klein fled Vermont after graduating high […]