Retelling
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HOUSE OF ODYSSEUS by Claire North (BUDDY READ BOOK REVIEW)
Beth and Nils return to Claire North’s Greek isles in House of Odysseus, the sequel to Ithaca. We’ve done our very best to avoid major spoilers, ... -
THORNHEDGE by T. Kingfisher (BOOK REVIEW)
Well. A lot of you have been telling me for a long time how fantastic T. Kingfisher is and yes, I concede, you were all right ... -
WHITE CAT, BLACK DOG by Kelly Link (BOOK REVIEW)
“We all want things it would be better not to want,” the cat says. “We pursue them anyway, don’t we?” Kelly Link’s uniquely wonderful and unusual ... -
PERILOUS TIMES by Thomas D. Lee (BOOK REVIEW)
“I can’t keep hoping that somebody else will come long and magically make everything better. It has to be me.” Perilous Times is Thomas D. ... -
THE WITCH AND THE TSAR by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore (BOOK REVIEW)
Sometimes the true story is cloaked in lies to hide its power The Witch and the Tsar is Olesya Salnikova Gilmore’s debut historical fantasy novel. ... -
ITHACA by Claire North (BUDDY READ BOOK REVIEW)
Nils and Beth were very kindly sent proofs of Claire North’s upcoming novel Ithaca from Nazia at Orbit Books, so we thought it was the perfect opportunity ... -
SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES by Aldrea Alien (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: domestic/family abuse and neglect (not graphic, consistent with Cinderella tropes); fantasy racism; fantasy slavery; multiple mentions of violent punishment/beatings/whippings; imprisonment; discussion of gender dysphoria ... -
A MIRROR MENDED by Alix E Harrow (BUDDY READ BOOK REVIEW)
After buddy reading A Spindle Splintered together, Nils and Beth are back with a buddy read review of the (MUCH ANTICIPATED) sequel, A Mirror Mended. Zinnia ... -
DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS by Sue Lynn Tan (BOOK REVIEW)
“Ours was a peaceful life, a pleasant one, and the years passed by as though they were weeks. Who knows how many decades would have swept ... -
A PEA EVER AFTER (ONCE UPON A WINTER) by Adie Hart (BOOK REVIEW)
Nils and I received copies of Once upon a Winter from MacFarlane Lantern Publishing, a collection of folk and fairy tales with a winter theme. Fellow reviewer ...
