Book Reviews
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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 ... -
SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by Shelley Parker-Chan – READALONG Week 1
Welcome to another Fantasy Hive Readalong! Throughout June, we’re championing non-binary and trans authors in SFF. To celebrate, we’re hosting a readalong of Shelley Parker-Chan’s She Who ... -
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 ... -
ORDINARY MONSTERS by J. M. Miro (BOOK REVIEW)
“What else is loss? What is death? Who doesn’t believe in things they can’t explain? God and the angels, gravity and electricity, death and the mystery ... -
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 ... -
THE HUNGER OF THE GODS by John Gwynne (BOOK REVIEW)
This review will contain spoilers for The Shadow of the Gods. “To kill a god, we need a god.” The Bloodsworn saga continues in The Hunger ... -
MOTHERBRIDGE: SEEDS OF CHANGE by George Mann and Aleta Vidal (BOOK REVIEW)
“My dad used to say that the world always finds a way to pull the rug from under your feet, just when you least expect it.” ... -
META: GAME ON by Xander Black (BOOK REVIEW)
‘The Cyberage was one of atheism and isolationism. It was unsurprising that over the years, as people looked for meaning in their lives, new ideologies emerged.’ ... -
WALKING ON COWRIE SHELLS by Nana Nkweti (BOOK REVIEW)
“A Mami Wata’s essence is moonlight and desire melded to one. Nala knows this in her marrow, in her fins. Lasirèn, Yemanja, Oxum, Erzulie, Jine-Faro, Santa ... -
DECEMBER PARK by Ronald Malfi (BOOK REVIEW)
December Park is my second foray into Ronald Malfi’s novels, and after how immensely thrilling this was, he’s on his way to becoming one of my ...
