Fantasy
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A MAGIC STEEPED IN POISON by Judy I. Lin (BOOK REVIEW)
They say you can spot a true shénnóng-shī by their hands – palms colored by the stain of the earth, fingertips scarred from thorns, a permanent ... -
SHADOW IN THE EMPIRE OF LIGHT by Jane Routley (BOOK REVIEW)
Trigger Warnings: um, a lot? Racism, sexism, homophobia, orphan protagonist, incest, emotional abuse, sexual abuse. Shadow in the Empire of Light is a complicated fantasy novel ... -
CRUISING THE COSMERE: The Lost Metal (BOOK REVIEW)
“Tonight Waxillium embraced that duty. He became destruction incarnate. For to worship Harmony was not only to worship Preservation—it was also to worship Ruin, with all ... -
LEGENDS AND LATTES by Travis Baldree (BOOK REVIEW)
Travis Baldree turns from the man behind audiobook narrations for Forthright books, to writing his very own debut novel, and I’m so glad he did. Legends ... -
CRUISING THE COSMERE: The Bands of Mourning (BOOK REVIEW)
Please note this review will contain spoilers for The Mistborn series. “He missed darkness. It was never dark in the city, not as it had ... -
THE SURVIVING SKY by Kritika H. Rao (BOOK REVIEW)
“The will of the city grew inside her, all the citizens, attuning their consciousness, to keep everyone safe, and then-Stillness. The city hovered briefly. A moment ... -
Noir Tarots in Amber – Part 1: NINE PRINCES OF AMBER
This is part of a series examining noir tropes and tarot archetypes in the first set of Chronicles of Amber Books. As a dabbling neophyte in ... -
A RESTLESS TRUTH by Freya Marske (BOOK REVIEW)
A Restless Truth is Freya Marske’s much anticipated sequel to her queer historical fantasy, A Marvellous Light. The story picks up not long after the events of ... -
A MARVELLOUS LIGHT by Freya Marske (BOOK REVIEW)
A Marvellous Light is Australian author Freya Marske’s debut novel of Edwardian magicians. It’s a beautiful story of self-discovery, featuring sumptuous prose, that I burned through in ... -
CRUISING THE COSMERE: Shadows of Self (BOOK REVIEW)
Note: this review will contain mild Mistborn spoilers. “These days, Elendel just didn’t need as many carriage drivers as it did automobile repairmen. You had ...