ARCs · Authors/Writers · Award Winner · Book Review · Book Theories · Books · Coming-of-Age · Debut · Education · Family · Family Dynamics · Fantasy · Favorite Books · Freedom · Gender Roles · identity · LGBTQ · Literature · Love · magic realism · Reading · Review · School · speculative fiction · Urban Fantasy

Why You Need to Read: “The Starless Sea”

The Starless Sea By: Erin Morgenstern Published: November 5, 2019 Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy/Magic Realism             Only the singular section of “Sweet Sorrows” is about him, though pages are missing, upon close inspection there are numerous vacancies along the spine. The text comes back to the pirate and the girl again but the rest is disjointed, it… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “The Starless Sea”

ARCs · Audiobook · Authors/Writers · Award Nominee · Award Winner · Book Review · Books · Coming-of-Age · Debut · Dystopia · Education · Fairy Tale Retellings · Family · Family Dynamics · Fantasy · Favorite Books · First in a Series · Folklore · Gender Roles · Goodreads · Grimdark · Historical Fiction · history · Horror · identity · LGBTQ · Literary Awards · Literature · Mark Lawrence · Metaphysical Fiction · Middle Grade Books · mythology · Old Magic · Paranormal · Parents and Parenting · Reading · Religion · religious beliefs · Review · School · Science Fiction · Sequel · Social Media · speculative fiction · Young Adult Fiction

Why You Need to Read…My Selections for Best Speculative Fiction Books of 2019

2019 was an amazing year for everyone involved with speculative fiction. Picking up where 2018 left off, there were plenty of books released when caused our TBR piles to increase even more. It is unfortunate that more books were published than there are days in a year, but that means we always have something available… Continue reading Why You Need to Read…My Selections for Best Speculative Fiction Books of 2019

American History · American Society · ARCs · Book Review · Book Spoilers · Books · Christianity · Education · Family · Family Dynamics · Fantasy · Favorite Books · Folklore · Gender Roles · Historical Fiction · history · identity · Literature · Love · mythology · Neil Gaiman · Old Magic · Parents and Parenting · Reading · Religion · religious beliefs · Review · speculative fiction

Why You Need to Read: “Gods of Jade and Shadow”

Gods of Jade and Shadow By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Published: July 23, 2019 Genre: Fantasy, Folklore, Historical Fiction, Mythology             Casiopea Tun, named after a constellation, was born under the most rotten star imaginable in the firmament. She was eighteen, penniless, and had grown up in Uukumil, a drab town where mule-drawn railcars stopped twice a week… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Gods of Jade and Shadow”