The City of Dusk Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, death, suicide, gore, murder, grief, self-mutilation For every realm, there is a god. For every god, there is an […]
Jade Shards Thank you to NetGalley and Subterranean Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, violence, suicide, self-harm, murder Fonda Lee returns to the acclaimed Green Bone Saga with four prequel short stories that delve into the personal […]
House of Roots and Ruin Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: ableism, death, violence, gore, murder, death of a child, forced drugging, blood A modern masterpiece, this is a classic […]
We Dream of Gods Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, violence, mention of a past rape, murder, blood, PTSD, gore, homophobia There are no gods. Only men. Betrayed by her […]
Vicious CONTENT WARNING: reference to child abuse (off-page), substance use, violence, death, torture, harm to an animal A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers. Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In […]
Skin of the Sea CONTENT WARNING: violence, enslavement, death, suicide, gore, blood, grief A way to survive. A way to serve. A way to save. Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves them as Mami Wata–a mermaid–collecting the souls of those who die at sea and […]
The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: misogyny In the early 1900s, two sisters must navigate the magic and the dangers of the Fae in this enchanting and […]
We Cry for Blood Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: torture, murder, violence, gore, mention of past rape, PTSD, suicide, grief, blood Ambition and schemes have left the Kisian Empire in […]
This week’s prompt is all about going to my bookshelves (which I recently organized beautifully), and closing my eyes, touching ten random books, and telling you what they are and what I think about them. It’s a good mix of books I’ve read and books I have been […]
The Tale of the Body Thief In a gripping feat of storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began with the now-classic Interview with the Vampire. For centuries, Lestat—vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals—has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the living dead. […]
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