Fantasy
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THORN by Intisar Khanani (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warning: Heroine’s family vary from emotionally to physically abusive. I first read Thorn in 2018, as a self-published novel, and I loved its smart, wry, ... -
Pawn’s Gambit by Rob J. Hayes – Book Review
And here’s the text-based review, for all of you who prefer the written word to the outrageous madness of editing and internet memes that is my ... -
THE LICANIUS TRILOGY by James Islington (BOOK REVIEW)
A GREAT DIVE INTO FANTASY The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington is an adventure fantasy trilogy published by Orbit Books. Book One, The Shadow of What ... -
THE FOREVER SEA by Joshua Phillip Johnson (BOOK REVIEW)
“Kindred closed her eyes into the prairie wind, feeling it’s familiar whisper against her cheek, neck, eyelids. The low-slung slant of late-afternoon light might have grown ... -
ALL THE STARS AND TEETH by Adalyn Grace (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: violence and death; mild body horror; blood magic; mention of abusive relationships. Amora is the princess of the island kingdom Visidia, and in order ... -
QUEEN OF COIN AND WHISPERS by Helen Corcoran (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: murder, violence (not graphic). You ever just read a book so perfect for you that it’s like the author wrote it on spec to ... -
BROTHER RED by Adrian Selby – BOOK REVIEW
I’ve been hugely enthusiastic about Adrian Selby’s previous work – the enigmatic, epistolic Snakewood and the harrowing, heartfelt Winter Road – so it shouldn’t be a ... -
THE SONG OF THE SYCAMORE by Edward Cox (BOOK REVIEW)
“The dead call me Sycamore,” I told the storm above Old Castle. “I am their Shepherd” The Song of the Sycamore by Edward Cox is a ... -
BLACKTHORN WINTER by Liz Williams (BOOK REVIEW)
‘“What, you mean they aren’t human?” “No, I mean they aren’t people. Not like you and me. Well, not like me, anyway. They look like us, ... -
Filip’s Favourite Book of 2020 – The Burning God by R. F. Kuang
Hi, everyone! Today we have something a little different–assistant-editor Filip made his recent debut on BookTube, with a discussion of what makes The Burning God a brilliant ...