The Bone Shard Daughter CONTENT WARNING: blood, death, grief, violence, abuse, gore, murder The emperor’s reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire’s […]
Lone Women Thank you to NetGalley and One World for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, blood, murder, racism, mention of ableism, mention of bullying, violence, gore, grief, homophobia, transphobia Blue skies, empty land—and […]
It’s officially Black History Month here in the United States. On Tuesday, I discussed some of my favorite Black authors, but it was tough to narrow my list down to just ten. So I’m going to talk about some more of my favorite Black authors that I didn’t […]
Last year was a great reading year for me all around—in terms of the number of books I read, the amount of 5 star books, and the number of new-to-me authors that I had discovered. There were a lot of really great authors that I hadn’t read any […]
While this week’s prompt was originally Asian-American authors, I’m putting my own spin on it, and expanding this into authors of Asian descent. Because I’ve found some truly incredible authors, and since not all of them are Asian-American, I feel like I’d be doing you (and them) an […]
Against the Currant: A Spice Isle Bakery Mystery Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Paperbacks for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of past bullying, mention of cancer, murder In Olivia Matthews’s Against the Currant, the first […]
Descendant of the Crane Author: Joan He Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 16, 2020 Publisher: Titan Books CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, murder, grief, gore, prejudice, torture, blood, violence Tyrants cut out hearts. Rulers sacrifice their own. Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to […]
Foul Lady Fortune Author: Chloe Gong Genre: YA Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 27, 2022 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Series: Foul Lady Fortune #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Margaret K. McElderry Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest […]
The Storyteller Author: Traci Chee Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: November 13, 2018 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Series: The Reader Trilogy #3 CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, violence, blood, trauma, gore, murder As the Book had always prophesied, the Red War has begun and is hurtling towards a […]
The Monsters We Defy Author: Leslye Penelope Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: August 9, 2022 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to Redhook for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death, racism, references to enslavement, violence Clara Johnson can talk […]
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