Book Reviews
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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 ... -
5-Star Books in Five Words – #SmallPressBigStories
5-Star Books in Five Words This is an occasional feature on the Hive which is one of our favourites, so we decided to bring it back ... -
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 ... -
JAWBONE by Mónica Ojeda (BOOK REVIEW)
Mónica Ojeda – Jawbone (2017, translated by Sarah Booker 2021, published in the UK by New Ruins 2022) “Monsters have to be taught how to be ... -
SILVERWEED ROAD by Simon Crook (BOOK REVIEW)
“When the truth escapes them, people turn to fiction. Murderers find comfort in lies. The paranoid seek truth in conspiracies. I am not a superstitious man. ...
