Romance
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THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE by Roshani Chokshi (BOOK REVIEW)
“All Marriages possess their own tongue. It is a lexicon discovered in that space between clipped sentences. Its poetry can be heard in the rustle of ... -
A GAMBLE OF GODS by Mitriel Faywood (BOOK REVIEW)
A Gamble of Gods, Mitriel Faywood’s speculative fiction debut, exuberantly merges sci-fi and fantasy millieux in a multi-world story following three different first-person point of view ... -
LEDGE by Stacey McEwan (BOOK REVIEW)
The cold is cruel, but it is not alive. It can consume you, extort you, and convince you to do unspeakable things. It can turn your ... -
TOGETHER WE BURN by Isabel Ibañez (BOOK REVIEW)
Zarela Zalvidar is a flamenco dancer, daughter of a much beloved flamenco dancer and the most renowned Dragonador in Hispalia. That’s right, Dragonador – as in ... -
THE UNDERTAKING OF HART AND MERCY by Megan Bannen (BOOK REVIEW)
“Mercy gaped at the inexplicable pouring out of a heart that she held in her hand, from a person as real and substantial as the paper ... -
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 ... -
HEART OF STONE by Johannes T Evans (BOOK REVIEW)
The year is 1764, and following a glowing recommendation from his last employer, Henry Coffey, vampire, takes on a new personal secretary: young Theophilus Essex. The ... -
MELIORA by Talli L. Morgan (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: Anxiety/panic attacks; discussion of terminal/chronic illness; discussion of poverty, both systemic and individual, and classism; restriction of access to healthcare. Winter Fae takes a ... -
KINSHIP AND KINDNESS by Kara Jorgensen (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: (from the author) sexual content, violence, ableism (including internalized), foreshortened future/PTSD, epileptic seizures, remembered child abuse, remembered death of a lover. I’d also add ... -
REIGN AND RUIN by J.D.Evans (SPFBO 7 FINALIST REVIEW)
And so we enter the final week of SPFBO 7 with the Hive Judges’ third favourite book of this final month. Reign & Ruin by J.D.Evans ...
