Tag: fantasy
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THE THEFT OF SUNLIGHT by Intisar Khanani (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: ableism (including internalised); human trafficking including of children; discussions of abusive family relationships. I did not choose this fate. But I will not walk ... -
THE HOD KING by Josiah Bancroft (BOOK REVIEW)
Please note this review may contain spoilers for the first two books and mild spoilers for The Hod King. “The Tower did not care if ... -
THE WINTER GARDEN by Alexandra Bell (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: Death of parents and children, and grief; spousal abuse in all forms; drug use; pregnancy complications and intense postpartum depression. Welcome to the Winter ... -
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 ... -
THE EX HEX by Erin Sterling (BOOK REVIEW)
Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. Sure, ... -
ARM OF THE SPHINX by Josiah Bancroft (BOOK REVIEW)
“There was no honest work for a small crew on such a lowly vessel. Every port they approached shooed them off like a fly from a ... -
SPELLBOUND by Ophelia Silk (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings (from author’s site): child abuse, heteronormativity, (attempted) forced marriage. Jane Paris is everything a young woman should be: polite, charming, and obedient, with a ... -
EMPIRE OF GOLD by S. A. Chakraborty (BOOK REVIEW)
“Nahri found herself pressing her knuckles against her temple, hard enough to hurt. Was this a dream? Or maybe Daevabad had been the dream. The nightmare. ... -
SENLIN ASCENDS by Josiah Bancroft (BOOK REVIEW)
‘“I’m going to feel very weak, and you’re going to feel very dumb. But that’s how it always is in the beginning. Learning starts with ... -
SCALES AND SENSIBILITY by Stephanie Burgis (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: Death of parents (prior to book, some grieving on page); emotional abuse from family. Sensible, practical Elinor Tregarth really did plan to be the ...
