Category: fantasy

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, […]

The Toll by Neal Shusterman || The Fall of a Utopia

The Toll by Neal Shusterman || The Fall of a Utopia

Title: The TollAuthor: Neal ShustermanSeries: Arc of a Scythe #3Previous Reviews: Scythe || ThunderheadPublication Date: November 5, 2019Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: Hardcover Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I waited a very long, agonizingly slow year for this to release, so obviously the burning question is: was it worth it? Well, yes and no. This was definitely […]

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger || Pokemon meets Avatar: The Last Airbender

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger || Pokemon meets Avatar: The Last Airbender

Title: Steel Crow SagaAuthor: Paul KruegerPublication Date: September 24, 2019Publisher: Del Rey BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I WANNA BE THE VERY BEST … If you immediately finished that sentence with, “Like no one ever was …” CONGRATS! This book is officially for you. Steel Crow Saga is a high fantasy with a […]

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir || Lesbian Necromancers in Space

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir || Lesbian Necromancers in Space

Title: Gideon the NinthAuthor: Tamsyn MuirPublication Date: September 10, 2019Publisher: TorFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository It’s taken forever for me to write this review, because all I could do was alternate between screaming into the void and weeping in the corner. For some reason, it’s a bit hard to put that into words. […]

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi || Diverse Dystopian Monster Hunt

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi || Diverse Dystopian Monster Hunt

Posted September 30, 2019 in book review, diversity, fantasy, LGBT, three stars, young adult / 8 Comments

Title: PetAuthor: Akwaeke EmeziPublication Date: September 10, 2019Publisher: Make Me a WorldFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’ve really been in a dystopian mood, which is what first drew me to this, because I love seeing “perfect” societies fall into ruin. Maybe I just enjoy watching perfection collapse and burn while I sip tea […]

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett || YA Female Indiana Jones

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett || YA Female Indiana Jones

Title: The Lady RogueAuthor: Jenn BennettPublication Date: September 3, 2019Publisher: Simon PulseFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This book had me at Vlad the Impaler. Everything else after that was irrelevant. To be fair, the rest sounded pretty dang good, too. Great comp titles. Female treasure-seeker. Indiana Jones vibes. A magical artifact. Mystery wrapped […]

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells || Danger & Dragons

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells || Danger & Dragons

Posted August 18, 2019 in book review, fantasy, LGBT, teens, two stars, young adult / 14 Comments

Title: Shatter the SkyAuthor: Rebecca Kim WellsPublication Date: July 30, 2019Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Sapphic romance, a country in turmoil, dragons dragoning, kidnapped maidens, and a quest to save one’s “heartmate”. Do I have your attention yet? On paper, this book sounds perfect, right? It ticks all the boxes. […]

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo || Malaysian Myth and Murder

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo || Malaysian Myth and Murder

Title: The Night TigerAuthor: Yangsze ChooPublication Date: February 12, 2019Publisher: Flatiron BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Confession: ever since reading The Astonishing Color of After, I will forever read books that involve the belief that the soul has 49 days to settle its affairs and move on before it gets trapped on Earth. […]

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

Title: The Unlikely Escape of Uriah HeepAuthor: H.G. ParryPublication Date: July 23, 2019Publisher: RedhookFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository If I could have one superpower, it would for sure be the ability to read things out of books. I first fell in love with this idea when I started reading Inkheart, though I wasn’t […]