Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles #1), by Tamora Pierce (YA Fantasy, 2018) This is the story of how Numair, a beloved character in The Immortals series, became the (ahem; nerdy but a touch amorous) sorcerer we know and love. It's the story you didn't know you needed, with a quieter approach to a Hogwarts-like … Continue reading Review: Tempests and Slaughter (Pierce)
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Review: The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Vo)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle #1), by Nghi Vo (Fantasy, 2020) “The Empress of Salt and Fortune belongs to all her subjects, and she was romantic and terrible and glamorous and sometimes all three at once. There are dozens of plays written about her, and some are good enough that … Continue reading Review: The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Vo)
Review: An Enchantment of Thorns (Rookwood & Vince)
Today's Indie Book Spotlight lands on a retelling of one of my very favorite tales... An Enchantment of Thorns (A Court of Fairy Tales #1), by Helena Rookwood and Elm Vince (Romantic Fantasy/Fairy Tale Retelling, May 6, 2021) Note: I received a free advanced review copy in exchange for an honest review. Holy mackerel! I … Continue reading Review: An Enchantment of Thorns (Rookwood & Vince)
Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow (Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Fantasy; 2019) Go on. Get your heart broken by this book. I dare you. After finding the Mayan God of Death locked in her grandfather's room, Casiopeia Tun embarks on a modern-ish (a hundred years ago) Odyssey-style quest to return Hun-Kame to power and thwart his usurping … Continue reading Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow (Moreno-Garcia)
Review: Children of Blood and Bone (Adeyemi)
Catching up on some reviews today as I finally add Children of Virtue and Vengeance to my very long TBR list. Which can only mean today's review is of...! Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1), by Tomi Adeyemi (2018; YA Fantasy) This is a new YA classic, with an inventive fantasy world and a real-world … Continue reading Review: Children of Blood and Bone (Adeyemi)
Indie Book Spotlight: The Thief and the Throne (Rookwood)
The Thief and the Throne (Carnival of Fae Book Two), by Helena Rookwood (New Adult Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy; 2020) For my review of the first book in this series, click here. {Note: I received an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.) Lira Potion-maker is back...minus her talent with potions. In fact, the ex-circus … Continue reading Indie Book Spotlight: The Thief and the Throne (Rookwood)
Review: A Song Below Water (Morrow)
A Song Below Water, by Bethany C. Morrow (2020; YA Fantasy) I adored this book and the beautiful relationship between its two narrators, Tavia and Effie. The story lines in A Song Below Water feel timely, but would have fit decades ago, too (with one exception: this YA fantasy is anchored to the present by … Continue reading Review: A Song Below Water (Morrow)
Indie Book Spotlight: Sting Magic (Wilson)
It’s time for another Indie Book Spotlight! Sting Magic, by Sarah K.L. Wilson (Empire of War and Wings, September 2020; YA Dark Fantasy) Note: I received a free advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Sting Magic, the first book in the new Empire of War and Wings series by … Continue reading Indie Book Spotlight: Sting Magic (Wilson)
Indie Book Spotlight: Snowblind (Velfman)
Snowblind, by Anna Velfman (Pler Trilogy Book One; June 2020, Fantasy) At long last! A fantasy about a character with chronic illness, whose affliction isn’t treated like something to be overcome and isn’t there to inspire anyone. Lanna is a Southerner, born in a cold, harsh land full of rules. She also suffers from seizures. … Continue reading Indie Book Spotlight: Snowblind (Velfman)
Indie Book Spotlight: Daughter of Shades (Mercedes)
It's time for another... Daughter of Shades, by Sylvia Mercedes (The Venatrix Chronicles Book One, 2019, YA Fantasy)No book can be Sabriel. But fans of Garth Nix's Abhorsen series may want to pick this one up.Main character Ayleth is a fighter. She's possessed by a shade, a wolf-like spirit named Laranta—and that happened on purpose. … Continue reading Indie Book Spotlight: Daughter of Shades (Mercedes)