The Good Things I finally got around to one of the new Maggie Stiefvater novels! I like her books a lot. They always have really unique fantasy elements. Standalone! It was just the right length and wrapped up fairly well. Set in the 1960s, which isn’t a time period I’ve read before! This book was […]
*This review does not contain spoilers.* I really loved American Royals last year and was really looking forward to the sequel, Majesty. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the ending to the duology that I had hoped for. Now I’m pretty sure American Royals is a duology… but it’s not super clear to me, especially because of everything that happened in Majesty. My biggest […]
The Good Things Gorgeous cover! The naked hardcover is stunning too. I read the entire thing in one 4 hour sitting. I couldn’t stop. The same thing happened with Sky in the Deep. Tova’s storyline is so interesting, with her seer powers. There are a lot of discussions about fate! There is basically no romance […]
Reading BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) books all year round is important for boosting these voices, gaining a different perspective and also supporting these authors. In a publishing industry that is predominantly white, buying, reading & reviewing these books signals to the publishing industry that there is demand for it as well. After all, […]
The Good Things A NEW JULIET MARILLIER SERIES! She’s one of my all-time favourite authors. Her books are amazing historical fantasy novels, all with a healthy dose of meddling fey and folklore. There’s a really strong connection to the Blackthron & Grim trilogy, one I didn’t realise existed until after I started reading! Three alternating […]
Looking for a more accurate retelling of Mulan, rather than the Disney live action? Look no further than The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan! It’s based off the Ballad of Mulan poem from Northern Dynasties China, telling a story of a young girl who dresses up as a male and goes to fight the […]
The Good things Hellloooooo amazing, action packed sci-fi! Loved this book the first time I read it, loved it just as much on reread. I feel like it’s best described as a sci-fi Top Gun (I say as if I’ve actually seen Top Gun and know what it’s about… But I mean, it’s a fighter […]
Any novel about food automatically gets my attention and With the Fire on High not only grabbed my attention with its beautiful cover, but also the coming of age story and wonderful writing. The novel follows Emoni, a 17 year old who is juggling being a mother to her 2 year old daughter while trying to finish […]
Do you choose to save the person with a baby, or a child? Or the person with the red shirt, or the blue shirt? What about if they’re older, or younger, with only their physical attributes to tell them apart? The Erasure Initiative is a sci-fi psychological thriller that had me at the edge of […]