The Witching Hour Author: Anne Rice Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: October 13, 2015 Publisher: Random House Audio Series: Lives of the Mayfair Witches #1 From the author of the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles comes a huge, hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult through four centuries. Demonstrating, once again, […]
Dark Rise Author: C.S. Pacat Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 28, 2021 Publisher: Quill Tree Books Series: Dark Rise #1 CONTENT WARNING: murder, death of a parent, grief, blood, violence, racism, torture, gore, trauma The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its […]
The Bone Shard Emperor Author: Andrea Stewart Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: November 23, 2021 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Drowning Empire #2 Thank you to Orbit Books and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, violence, blood, […]
Before I start talking about the books on my Spring TBR, I want to check in on the books I had listed on my winter TBR. The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford ❌ Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian ✅ The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi ❌ Bone Weaver […]
The Bone Shard Daughter Author: Andrea Stewart Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 8, 2020 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Drowning Empire #1 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 […]
I love posts like this, because my exposure to authors changes regularly, and my list of auto-buy authors expands pretty often. Authors who write such amazing books that I just need to own them without even knowing anything about the book beforehand include: Gina L. Maxwell — anything […]
March has arrived, and I’m actually a little disappointed! Hang on, let me explain. In my part of New York, we barely got any winter. I was able to walk around in short sleeves for half of the winter, we got a few cold weeks, and we had […]
The Golem and the Jinni Author: Helene Wecker Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: April 23, 2013 Publisher: Harper Series: The Golem and the Jinni #1 CONTENT WARNING: violence, death, grief, murder, enslavement, miscarriage, death of a parent, suicide Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to […]
Our Crooked Hearts Author: Melissa Albert Genre: YA Horror Publication Date: June 28, 2022 Publisher: Flatiron Books CONTENT WARNING: drunk driving, blood, alcoholism, death of an animal, mention of death of a parent, grief, animal sacrifice, violence Secrets. Lies. Bad choices. Dangerous magic. . . . This is […]
The Justice of Kings Author: Richard Swan Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 22, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Series: Empire of the Wolf #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, murder, gore, […]
