Today’s prompt is a freebie, which means that my mind suddenly goes completely blank when I have to think of a topic. Does this happen to anyone else, or just me? Lately, I’ve been reading some truly awesome historical fiction, so I want to talk about my ten […]
Kindred Author: Octavia E. Butler Genre: Science-Fiction/Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 1979 Publisher: Recorded Books CONTENT WARNING: violence, racism, racist terms, slavery, abuse, suicide, mention of rape The first science-fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of African-American literature. This combination of slave memoir, […]
Four Treasures of the Sky Author: Jenny Tinghui Zhang Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 5, 2022 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: rape, racism, xenophobia, violence A propulsive and […]
This is an interesting topic that was submitted by Nicole @ How to Train a Book Dragon, and I’m sure there are literally zillions of books that have an adjective in the title. Here’s some that come to mind: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black A Court of […]
It’s so hard to write out a TBR list for a full season, since I am a mood reader who relies on what’s available at the library. But here are some books that I’ve checked out of the library and hope to read soon: It Ends With Us […]
This Rebel Heart Author: Katherine Locke Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy Publication Date: April 5, 2022 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, trauma, grief, torture, […]
Wild and Wicked Things Author: Francesca May Genre: Historical Fantasy, LGBTQ Publication Date: March 29, 2022 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to NetGalley and Redhook for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death, grief, blood, trauma, mention […]
Time’s Convert Author: Deborah Harkness Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 18, 2018 Publisher: Penguin Books Series: All Souls CONTENT WARNING: blood, child abuse, mention of alcoholism, trauma, mention of domestic violence, gore, murder, mention of slavery What does it take to become a vampire? On the battlefields of […]
The Wolf Den Author: Elodie Harper Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 29, 2022 Publisher: Head of Zeus Series: Wolf Den Trilogy #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT […]
We’ve all read books that are so good that it’s ridiculously difficult to write a coherent review. This week’s topic was submitted by Dedra @ A Book Wanderer. I’m talking about books that were so good that I couldn’t come up with the right words to adequate express […]
