Category: dark fantasy

Ruthless Gods by Emily Duncan || Putting the “Dark” in Dark Fantasy

Ruthless Gods by Emily Duncan || Putting the “Dark” in Dark Fantasy

Young Adult     Fantasy     Romance     Gore     Death     Many thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for a review copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Quotes are taken from an unfinished version and may differ from the final product. I really enjoyed Wicked Saints, and I confess […]

(Blog Tour) Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales by  Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane || It’ll Put A Spell On You

(Blog Tour) Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane || It’ll Put A Spell On You

Fantasy     Horror     Anthology     Short Stories     Fairy Tales     Retellings     Many thanks to Titan Books for an copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. When I first heard of this anthology, I knew it was clearly written for me. Dark fairy tales? Curses? Subverted […]

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller || Slytherin Romance

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller || Slytherin Romance

Fantasy     Romance     Young Adult     Death     LGBTQ     Many thanks to Edewleiss and Feiwel & Friends for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Quotes are taken from an unfinished version and may differ from the final product. Even though I’m not generally one for romance, […]

YA Mini Reviews || Strong Leading Ladies

YA Mini Reviews || Strong Leading Ladies

Today’s theme is strong leading ladies in YA, and I come to you with three different selections to enjoy. I like all sorts of protagonists, but think I’ll always be particularly partial to strong leading ladies. There’s just something about them that I can admire and really get behind and appreciate. You know the type […]

The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg || Enemies-to-Lovers in a Whimsical, Dark World

The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg || Enemies-to-Lovers in a Whimsical, Dark World

Title: The Will and the WildsAuthor: Charlie N. HolmbergPublication Date: January 21, 2020Publisher: 47NorthFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’m not usually a big reader of romance, but seeing that this was written by Charlie N. Holmberg (author of The Paper Magician series) and considering that the blurb gave me mad Howl’s Moving Castle […]

Burn the Dark by S.A. Hunt || Supernatural Meets Buffy

Burn the Dark by S.A. Hunt || Supernatural Meets Buffy

Title: Burn the DarkAuthor: S.A. HuntPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: TorFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository They got me with the Supernatural and Buffy comps, like the predictable bookwyvern I am. I mean, who can even resist that? I’m only human … ish. The addition of a YouTube star seemed like a new twist, […]

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer || Strong Damsels and Darker Beasts

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer || Strong Damsels and Darker Beasts

Title: A Curse So Dark and LonelyAuthor: Brigid KemmererPublication Date: January 29, 2019Series: Cursebreaker #1Publisher: BloomsburyFormat: Kindle Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I had this book recommended to me so many times, yet I kept putting off reading it because … I’m silly? Also because: Romance tends to be completely hit or miss for me. I’ve […]

A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs || Atmospheric and Creepy

A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs || Atmospheric and Creepy

Title: A Lush and Seething HellAuthor: John Hornor JacobsPublication Date: October 8, 2019Publisher: Harper VoyagerFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This book was a bit of a roller coaster ride for me, because as disappointed as I was with the first story, I was just as in love with the second one. I mean, […]

Kingsbane by Claire Legrand

Kingsbane by Claire Legrand

Title: KingsbaneSeries: Empirium #2Series Reviews: FurybornAuthor: Claire LegrandPublication Date: May 21, 2019Publisher: Sourcebooks FireFormat: Library Hardcover Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I enjoyed Furyborn when I read it and knew for sure that I would be back for more stabbiness and some flirty, sarcastic scenes between the Wolf and the Dread, please and thank you. Kingsbane […]