Title: In a Garden Burning Gold (The Wind-Up Garden #1) Author: Rory Power Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: April 5, 2022 Genre: Fantasy Rhea and Lexos were born into a family unlike any other. Together with their siblings, they control the seasons, the tides, and the stars, and help their father rule their kingdom. Thanks to their magic, the family has ruled … Continue reading Book Highlight: In a Garden Burning Gold by Rory Power
Title: The Space Between World Author: Micaiah Johnson Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: August 4, 2020 Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery and Thriller Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there’s just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Title: Misrule (Malice #2) Author: Heather Walter Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: May 10, 2022 Genre: Fantasy The Dark Grace is dead. Feared and despised for the sinister power in her veins, Alyce wreaks her revenge on the kingdom that made her an outcast. Once a realm of decadence and beauty, Briar is now wholly … Continue reading Book Highlight: Misrule by Heather Walter
I suppose today's as good a day as any to review a couple of brutal fantasy novels. One is an historical fantasy that really didn't shy away from anything. The other felt like it upped the ante, jumping into a brutal, painful, unforgiving story right away. Babel by R.F. Kuang Title: Babel | Author: R.F. … Continue reading Book Reviews: Babel by R.F. Kuang + The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Title: Malice (Malice #1) Author: Heather Walter Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: April 13, 2021 Genre: Fantasy Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love’s kiss. You’ve heard this before, haven’t … Continue reading Book Highlight: Malice by Heather Walter
Title: Misrule (Malice Duology #2) Author: Heather Walter Publisher: Del Rey Publication date: May 10, 2022 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: A century has passed since the events of the first book and Alyce now rules the Dark Court, but, as they decimate the Fae Courts, Aurora is unexpectedly awoken and an old prophecy comes to … Continue reading Book Review: Misrule by Heather Walter
Title: Rabbits Author: Terry Miles Publisher: Del Rey Publication date: June 8, 2021 Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller One Sentence Summary: A Rabbits fantatic, K is thrilled to meet Alan Scarpio, the potential winner of the sixth iteration of Rabbits, until Scarpio tells him he needs to fix the game before the eleventh iteration starts, otherwise everyone could be in danger. … Continue reading Book Review: Rabbits by Terry Miles
Title: Malice Author: Heather Walter Publisher: Del Rey Publication date: April 13, 2021 Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQIA One Sentence Summary: A retelling of Disney's Sleeping Beauty, but from the black fairy's perspective. For most of my life I was something of a fairy tale purist, digging for original versions of the Disney movies I spent my childhood watching. But, as a mom, I've become … Continue reading Book Review: Malice by Heather Walter
Title: Queen of the Unwanted Author: Jenna Glass Publisher: Del Rey Publication date: May 12, 2020 Genre: Fantasy Summary: Alys may be the acknowledged queen of Women’s Well—the fledgling colony where women hold equal status with men—but she cares little for politics in the wake of an appalling personal tragedy. It is grief that drives her now. But the world continues … Continue reading Book Review: Queen of the Unwanted by Jenna Glass
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