Category: fantasy

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

Title: All the Stars and TeethAuthor: Adalyn GracePublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: ImprintFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Pirates, hm? Say no more. These days, that’s really all it takes. Yes, I’m sad, but I love it. Fantasy adventure is always a winning combination, in my opinion, and throwing in pirates and forbidden magic […]

Diamond City by Francesca Flores || Heist Trope, But With Assassins

Diamond City by Francesca Flores || Heist Trope, But With Assassins

Title: Diamond CityAuthor: Francesca FloresPublication Date: January 28, 2020Publisher: Wednesday BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This summary gave me all the Six of Crow vibes, so of course I was going to read this book. The tropes are sort of similar, but instead of a heist, this is a well-planned assassin attempt where […]

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 […]

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown || Black Girl Magic … Literally

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown || Black Girl Magic … Literally

Title: Black Girl UnlimitedAuthor: Echo BrownPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Holt/Ottaviano Format: Paperback ARC(Many thanks to Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight for sending me this) Goodreads Amazon Book Depository My first thought when I read this book was: black wizards? About dang time! Because like many other people, I grew up reading Harry Potter, […]

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, […]

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera || Superheroes and Brotherly Bonds

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera || Superheroes and Brotherly Bonds

Title: Infinity SonAuthor: Adam SilveraPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Last year, I asked for both more superhero books and more books about sibling bonds, and Adam Silvera so kindly delivered. Ask and ye shall receive, apparently. I read They Both Die at the End last year, […]

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire || Breaking the “No Quest” Rule

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire || Breaking the “No Quest” Rule

Title: Come Tumbling DownAuthor: Seanan McGuirePublication Date: January 7, 2020Series: Wayward Children #5Previous Reviews: Every Heart a DoorwayDown Among the Sticks and BonesBeneath the Sugar SkyIn An Absent DreamPublisher: TorFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I confess that I have a love/hate relationship with this series. On the one hand, Seanan McGuire’s writing and […]

The God Game by Danny Tobey || Rogue AIs and Geeky Heroes

The God Game by Danny Tobey || Rogue AIs and Geeky Heroes

Title: The God GameAuthor: Danny TobeyPublication Date: January 7, 2020Publisher: St. Martin’s PressFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This book was my first read of 2020, and way to start the year off right. It was perfect for my geeky, nerdy, AI-loving, video-game-playing self. I always forget how much I love rogue AI and […]

A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer || Mysterious Magic and Wonderful World-building

A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer || Mysterious Magic and Wonderful World-building

Title: A Heart So Fierce and BrokenAuthor: Brigid KemmererPublication Date: January 7, 2020Series: Cursebreaker #2Previous Reviews: A Curse So Dark and LonelyPublisher: Bloomsbury YAFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’ve been sitting here trying to think of how to word this, but I’m not going to lie so I’ll just approach this like ripping […]

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 […]