Music of the Night (Tower Knights #1), by Angela J. Ford (romantic fantasy, steamy; 2021) (Note: This title is for mature readers only. Mild spoilers below.) Phew, is it hot in here?! This is my second review of a steamy fantasy novel this month! This romantic fantasy (with the bedroom door very, very open) is … Continue reading Review of Music of the Night (Ford)
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Review of The Daughter of Earth (Pey)
The Daughter of Earth (The Dryad Chronicles #1), by Callie Pey (romantic Fantasy, Steamy fantasy; 2021) (Note: I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. This title is for mature readers only.) This is an engaging, extremely steamy story (with fated mate context) that reads quickly. Yes, a little too quickly at … Continue reading Review of The Daughter of Earth (Pey)
Review of Phoenix Heart: Ashes
Phoenix Heart: Episode 1: Ashes (Phoenix Heart Season 1 #1), by Sarah K.L. Wilson (Fantasy; July 2021) I’m so pleased to see more books coming out with disabled and chronically ill protagonists these days. Phoenix Heart: Season 1, Episode 1: Ashes (yes, a mouthful, but these novellas are being released episodically) has a wonderfully realistic … Continue reading Review of Phoenix Heart: Ashes
Review of When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (Vo)
Review: When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle #2), by Nghi Vo (Fantasy; 2020) Vo (The Chosen and the Beautiful) is another repeat author for me. When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain follows The Empress of Salt and Fortune, though one could easily be read before the other. When the … Continue reading Review of When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (Vo)
Review: Velvet Was the Night (Moreno-Garcia)
Velvet Was the Night, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Noir, Pulp Fiction; 2021) I have something shocking to tell you. I read a book that does not contain magic! Gasp. That gasp is fitting for another reason: Velvet Was the Night lives in an interesting space between noir and historical fiction. Written by the author of Gods … Continue reading Review: Velvet Was the Night (Moreno-Garcia)
Review: Ariadne (Saint)
Ariadne, by Jennifer Saint (Myth Retelling/Fantasy, 2021) Oh, Ariadne. Not quite the hero you were advertised to be, and not forgettable, either. This story is uneven but has the ability to truly move the reader. That’s because Ariadne the book contains beautiful, emotional prose and some aggravating plot points. This female-centered retelling of the Theseus … Continue reading Review: Ariadne (Saint)
Review: Throne of Glass (Maas)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1), by Sarah J. Maas (YA/New Adult Fantasy, August 2012) This was not 100% my kind of book...yet I found myself reading it for hours on end! At 18, Celaena Sardothien is the Queen of the Underworld, the most accomplished assassin in Adarlan and a prisoner at the Endovier … Continue reading Review: Throne of Glass (Maas)
Review: The Poppy War (Kuang)
The Poppy War (The Poppy War #1), R.F. Kuang (Fantasy; May 2018) Warning: Moderate spoilers ahead. This book also requires several trigger warnings. “War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains,” says Fang Runin (“Rin”), heroine of The Poppy War, long before the horrors of war reach her. Her journey is jarring, unexpected and … Continue reading Review: The Poppy War (Kuang)
Review: Between Jobs (Gingell)
Between Jobs (The City Between #1), W.R. Gingell (2018; urban fantasy, quirky fantasy) Madcap is a word often associated with Gingell's writing. The beloved City Between series kicks off with a new take on her unique writing style, in which the absurd is juxtaposed onto the ordinary, with extraordinary results. The narrator of Between Jobs … Continue reading Review: Between Jobs (Gingell)
Review: A Trial of Thorns (Rookwood & Vince)
A Trial of Thorns (A Court of Fairy Tales #2), by Helena Rookwood and Elm Vince (June 17, 2021; fantasy, fairytale retelling) (Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.) A Trial of Thorns departs from its roots as a Beauty and the Beast retelling as a major … Continue reading Review: A Trial of Thorns (Rookwood & Vince)