Fantasy
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The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le – REVIEW
The Last Bloodcarver wasn’t on my radar until a few weeks ago when I read the first few chapters. I was enthralled by the world and obsessed over wanting to read the rest of the story as soon as possible. The Last Bloodcarver is a Southeast Asian fantasy with medical-based magic, devoted friendships, and a rivals-to-lovers romance. Continue reading
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Review: Heartbreak Incorporated by Alex de Campi
Heartbreak Incorporated is the latest novel release from Alex de Campi. De Campi is best known for her stellar work in comics and graphic novels. Just last year, I read and reviewed her graphic novel Parasocial, and I enjoyed it so much that it made it to my top ten books of 2023. After that, I quickly… Continue reading
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Back Shelf Review: The Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster
Welcome back to Back Shelf Saturdays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get to read when they were first published. I do this (almost) every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. For my purposes, a backlist title is at least one year past its release date. This… Continue reading
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Indie Book Review: Into the Bargain by Colleen Cowley
If there’s one thing I can’t resist in a romantic fantasy, it’s a gaslamp setting. Add in wizards, fights against gender inequality, and steamy romances, and I can’t say no. I’ve been interested in Colleen Cowley’s Clandestine Magic series for so long, so when I saw her recently released Into the Bargain prequel novella, I knew it… Continue reading
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Review: The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
I’ve been excited about Lee Mandelo’s The Woods All Black for a long time. Back on November 29th it was my Can’t Wait Wednesday, where I fangirled about how much I couldn’t wait for an Appalachian novella with a sf/f/h bent. Unfortunately, I didn’t completely love it. Continue reading
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Review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
The Warm Hands of Ghosts shouldn’t have been a great read for me. I purposely avoided Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale and its sequels because when people talked about them, they always spoke of them as Historical Fiction first and Fantasy second. I’m not much of a Historical Fiction reader, and I didn’t realize that The Warm… Continue reading
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Blog Tour and Review: Queer Villains of Myth and Legend by Dan Jones
Welcome to the first day of Queer Villains of Myth and Legend blog tour! When I heard about Dan Jones’s nonfiction title that identifies and explores the queer villains we all love and love to hate, I was thrilled to read it and support it on the blog tour. Just by looking at the cover, it’s obvious Queer… Continue reading
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Review: The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
I know what you’re thinking. “Didn’t you just read another book by Premee Mohamed?” And, yes. You’re totally right. Since December, I have powered through two of Mohamed’s novellas, And What Can We Offer You Tonight and The Annual Migration of Clouds. Amazingly, both of those have been 5-star reads. Because of that, I knew… Continue reading
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An Outlier Review: A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
Arthie and Jin deal in secrets. Though they run the most successful teahouse in the city, what they’re really after are the whispered details they overhear from their patrons. By day, their teahouse sells tea and biscuits to the wealthy and elite. By night, the teahouse turns into an illegal bloodhouse, selling cups of blood… Continue reading
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Review: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
To say I was excited for Robert Jackson Bennett’s latest release, The Tainted Cup, would be an understatement. I’ve been a fan of his writing since I first read his novella Vigilance in early 2020. He could write an encyclopedia, and I’d probably still be there on Day 1 to read it. Even so, The Tainted Cup couldn’t… Continue reading