Book Reviews
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SATURNALIA by Stephanie Feldman (BOOK REVIEW)
“That’s the point of Saturnalia, of all carnivals: to break the rules, to upend society, to make a no one king for the night. But it’s ... -
EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES by Heather Fawcett (BOOK REVIEW)
“I suppose most children fall in love with faeries at some point, but my fascination was never about magic or the granting of wishes. The Folk ... -
CHILDREN OF PARADISE by Camilla Grudova (BOOK REVIEW)
“Living in the past in the same place I have to be in the present, my mind often feels like a double exposed photograph, and the ... -
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. ... -
PHOENIX CAFE by Gwyneth Jones (BOOK REVIEW)
“It’s simply that I’m trying to understand them this time, instead of looting. I want to feel their pain, their whole culture of grief and fear.” ... -
NORTH WIND by Gwyneth Jones (BOOK REVIEW)
“Race is bullshit, he said. Culture is everything.” “’It was the Aleutians,’ said the halfcaste, forgetting to protest that the war wasn’t really about gender. ‘The ... -
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 ... -
WHITE QUEEN by Gwyneth Jones (BOOK REVIEW)
“Everything was alive: rock, metal, food, tools. Everything was crawling with the infection of Aleutia: a world of flesh infested with the life of its people.” ...
