BLOG TOUR presented by Ace, OSD, and Penguin Random House The Weaver and the Witch Queen: A Novel By: Genevieve Gornichec Published: July 25, 2023 Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Mythology You have so much to fight for, and when it’s over—when you’ve sent you enemies to feast in our halls, when you’ve made… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: The Weaver and the Witch Queen
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Why You Need to Read: “The Deep Sky”
BLOG TOUR presented by Flatiron Books The Deep Sky: A Novel By: Yume Kitasei Published: July 18, 2023 Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller After spending the first ten years of their mission in hibernation, they had woken eleven months ago, as planned, flying through deep, empty space, light-years from anything. Radiation, cosmic rays, star dust, and… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “The Deep Sky”
Why You Need to Read: “The Crane Husband”
The Crane Husband By: Kelly Barnhill Published: February 28, 2023 Genre: Folklore, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairy Tale Retelling *I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I dreamed of my mother standing in the endless fields beyond our yard, where no one was allowed to go, wings erupting from her… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “The Crane Husband”
TV Episode Review: “His Dark Materials”: “Lyra and Her Death”
Mrs. Coulter returns to the “World of Daemons” in the Intention Craft is stole from Asriel and The Republic of Heaven. However, she learns she didn’t travel alone with only her daemon for company. Mrs. Coulter turns herself to The Magisterium and, “His Grace,” Cardinal MacPhail. Meanwhile, Lyra, Pan, and Will enter the Land of… Continue reading TV Episode Review: “His Dark Materials”: “Lyra and Her Death”
Why You Need to Read: “One Dark Window”
The Shepherd King, #1: One Dark Window By: Rachel Gillig Published: September 27, 2022 Genre: Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Folklore There once was a girl, clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King—a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “One Dark Window”
Why You Need to Read: “A Mirror Mended”
Fractured Fables, #2: A Mirror Mended By: Alix E. Harrow Published: June 14, 2022 Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Retellings, Folklore, Sequel WARNING: This review contains minor spoilers from A Spindle Splintered. You have been warned. …I spent the first twenty-one years of my life being Zinnia Grey the Dying Girl, killing time until my story ended. I’m still technically dying… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “A Mirror Mended”
Why You Need to Read: “The Jasmine Throne”
Burning Kingdoms, #1: The Jasmine Throne By: Tasha Suri Published: June 8, 2021 Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fantasy She had fought to have this opportunity,…All of it, in order to have this: a maidservant who was likely ‘not’ simply a maidservant, standing before her within the walls of this blighted prison, (13: Malini). Readers love when authors release… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “The Jasmine Throne”
Why You Need to Read: “Catalyst Gate”
The Protectorate: Book 3: Catalyst Gate By: Megan E. O’Keefe Audiobook: 20 hours 49 minutes Published: June 22, 2021 Narrated by: Joe Jameson Genre: Science Fiction, Space Opera Rainier Lavaux had threatened everything and everyone Sanda had ever loved. Sanda had felt that loss once. And she’d burn the bitch to the ground rather than suffer through that… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Catalyst Gate”
Why You Need to Read: “Chaos Vector”
The Protectorate: Book 2: Chaos Vector By: Megan E. O’Keefe Audiobook: 19 hours and 5 minutes Published: July 28, 2020 Narrated by: Joe Jameson Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera “It’s been two years. Why would things escalate now? Graham smiled slyly. “Because you’re back, kid. Two years and some change was about the time you disappeared, about the time Icarion… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Chaos Vector”
Why You Need to Read: “The Light of the Midnight Stars”
The Light of the Midnight Stars By: Rena Rossner Published: April 13, 2021 Genre: Historical Fantasy/Folklore There are tales of red-haired mountain men and women who could work miracles, of a people who could trace their lineage all the way back to the great King Solomon himself. Tales of a people who kept to themselves,… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “The Light of the Midnight Stars”