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 […]
Untethered Sky Thank you to NetGalley and Tordotcom for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of miscarriage, blood, death, death of a child, death of a parent, gore From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, […]
The Magician’s Daughter Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of torture, murder, PTSD From the author of The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep and the Shadow Histories duology comes a […]
Queen Among the Dead Thank you to NetGalley, Zando Young Readers, and YA Books Central for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can find my review on YA Books Central here. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, death, grief, murder A stunning […]
Kaikeyi Author: Vaishnavi Patel Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 26, 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: violence, misogyny, death, grief “I was born on the full moon […]
Lore Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 5, 2021 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, gore, murder, grief, mention of cancer, mention of death of a parent, mention of death of children, sexual assault Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past […]
Tristan Strong Destroys the World Author: Kwame Mbalia Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: October 6, 2020 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents Series: Tristan Strong #2 CONTENT WARNING: violence, trauma, mention of death Tristan Strong has been traumatized. He’s back in Alabama after saving Alke—a world inhabited by African American […]
The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Genre: Historical Fiction/Mythology Publication Date: March 6, 2012 Publisher: HarperAudio CONTENT WARNING: death, murder, blood, mention of rape, mention of slavery, gore Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. […]
A Song Below Water Author: Bethany C. Morrow Genre: YA Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Publication Date: June 2, 2020 Publisher: Tor Teen Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock […]
Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson brings Greek mythology firmly into the 21st century. TRIGGER WARNING: gore, murder, controlling relationships, morally bankrupt parents The cameras are always watching. Sixteen-year-old Ariadne’s whole life is curated and shared with the world. Her royal family’s entertainment empire is all […]
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