ARCs · Australia · Authors/Writers · Books · Coming-of-Age · Debut · Duology · Education · Family Dynamics · Fantasy · First in a Series · identity · Literature · Mark Lawrence · Middle Eastern Fantasy · Predictions · Reading · Science Fiction · Space Opera · speculative fiction · Trilogy

2023 “First in a Series” Releases I Plan on Reading Before the end of the Year

I apologize in advanced for another "list" post, but I decided to make this post to remind myself and everyone who might read this that I am working my way through my "2023 Release TBR," while reading through all of the other books on my TBR stack, including the ones for work. Here is a… Continue reading 2023 “First in a Series” Releases I Plan on Reading Before the end of the Year

African Influence · ARCs · Asian Influence · Audiobook · Authors/Writers · Award Nominee · Award Winner · Book Haul · Books · Children's Fiction · Coming-of-Age · Debut · Duology · Fairy Tale Retellings · Fairy Tales · Fantasy · Favorite Books · First in a Series · Folklore · Goodreads · gothic · graphic novels · Grimdark · Historical Fiction · Horror · Indie Books · LGBTQ · Literature · magic realism · Mark Lawrence · Metaphysical Fiction · Middle Eastern Fantasy · Middle Grade Books · Middle Grade Fiction · Military Fiction · mythology · novella · Occult Fiction · Paranormal · Predictions · Reading · Science Fiction · Seanan McGuire · Sequel · Short Story · silkpunk · Space Opera · speculative fiction · supernatural · Trilogy · Wayward Children · Young Adult Fiction

Why You Need to Read…My Most Anticipated Speculative Fiction Books of 2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! A new year means new books to look forward to reading, alongside the ones from last year that we haven't read yet. 2023 looks to be an exciting year once again for book releases. At the same time, it's daunting to know that with several prequels/sequels/companion novels getting published this year,… Continue reading Why You Need to Read…My Most Anticipated Speculative Fiction Books of 2023

ARCs · Book Review · Book Theories · Books · Christianity · Debut · Fantasy · Favorite Books · Folklore · Gender Roles · Historical Fiction · history · humanity · identity · Literature · Parents and Parenting · Reading · religious beliefs · Review · speculative fiction

Why You Need to Read: “The Witch and the Tsar”

BLOG TOUR for The Witch and the Tsar Thank you both to the publisher and the author for sending me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. The Witch and the Tsar By: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore Published: September 20, 2022 Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Folklore             It no longer mattered whether people spread their tales… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “The Witch and the Tsar”

African Influence · ARCs · Asian Influence · Audiobook · Authors/Writers · Book Theories · Books · Children's Fiction · Debut · Fairy Tale Retellings · Fantasy · First in a Series · graphic novels · Historical Fiction · Indie Books · Literature · magic realism · Middle Grade Fiction · Military Fiction · Norse mythology · Reading · Science Fiction · Seanan McGuire · Sequel · speculative fiction · Trilogy · Young Adult Fiction

Books Released in 2021 I Did NOT Get to Read in 2021

I wasn't sure whether or not I should do this topic at all, but I noticed other bookbloggers have been doing the same thing. And yes, that's not a good reason to do something (I created a poll on Twitter), but then I remembered I was able to catch up on reading some of the… Continue reading Books Released in 2021 I Did NOT Get to Read in 2021

American Society · Asian Influence · Authors/Writers · Award Nominee · Award Winner · Book Review · Book Theories · Books · British History · Camelot · Celtic and Welsh Mythology · China · Coming-of-Age · Debut · Fairy Tale Retellings · Family · Family Dynamics · Fantasy · gothic · Grimdark · Horror · King Arthur · LGBTQ · Literary Awards · Literature · Military Fiction · novella · Old Magic · Reading · Review · School · Science Fiction · silkpunk · speculative fiction · Trilogy · Young Adult Fiction

SCKA 2021 Winners

The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards 2021 has its winners! After 6 weeks of re-reads and voting, the judges--including myself--have voted on the winners from our finalists. If you need a refresher about what the awards are and what they are about, then you can read my previous post about it here. First, let me… Continue reading SCKA 2021 Winners

A Song of Ice and Fire · Asian Influence · Authors/Writers · Award Nominee · Award Winner · Book Theories · Books · Christianity · Debut · Dystopia · Fantasy · Favorite Books · First in a Series · Gaming · Gender Roles · George R.R. Martin · Grimdark · Horror · humanity · Ideas · Indie Books · Literary Awards · Literature · Mark Lawrence · Military Fiction · Reading · speculative fiction · Trilogy · TV · Video Games · Vigilantism · Writing

An Analysis of the Genre: Grimdark, Horror & Dark Fantasy

NOTE: This post is a rewrite of an assignment I wrote for a graduate school course. If you would like to read the original essay, then click here. Also, this is written in APA Format. Speculative fiction is the general term used when describing books which fall under the genres of fantasy, science fiction and horror,… Continue reading An Analysis of the Genre: Grimdark, Horror & Dark Fantasy

African Influence · Authors/Writers · Award Nominee · Award Winner · Books · Christianity · Debut · Dystopia · Fantasy · First in a Series · Gender Roles · Grimdark · Historical Fiction · Horror · LGBTQ · Literature · Occult Fiction · Old Magic · Reading · Science Fiction · Space Opera · speculative fiction · supernatural · Trilogy · Urban Fantasy

Books and Book Series I Hope to Read in 2022

This year, 2021, is almost over. And, while I should be plowing through what's left of my reading for this year (and writing up reviews), I wanted to post about speculative fiction titles that were released in recent years that I haven't been able to read yet for multiple reasons (i.e. grad school). These are… Continue reading Books and Book Series I Hope to Read in 2022

A Song of Ice and Fire · ARCs · Asian Influence · Audiobook · Authors/Writers · Award Nominee · Award Winner · Book Review · Book Spoilers · Books · Family · Family Dynamics · Fantasy · Favorite Books · Folklore · Freedom · Game of Thrones · George R.R. Martin · Goodreads · Grimdark · Historical Fiction · history · humanity · identity · Literature · Reading · religious beliefs · Review · Sequel · speculative fiction · Trilogy

Why You Need to Read: “The Burning God”

The Poppy War Trilogy, #3: The Burning God By: R.F. Kuang                                                                       Audiobook: 23 hours 47 minutes Published: November 17, 2020                                              Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller Genre: Historical Fantasy, Grimdark, Military Fantasy, Folklore             What was wrong with her? She’d started and ended wars. She’d buried a god. She’d incinerated a country. There wasn’t an entity on the planet that… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “The Burning God”

A Song of Ice and Fire · ARCs · Asian Influence · Audiobook · Australia · Authors/Writers · Award Nominee · Book Haul · Books · Debut · Fairy Tale Retellings · Family · Family Dynamics · Fantasy · Favorite Books · First in a Series · Folklore · Game of Thrones · Gender Roles · George R.R. Martin · gothic · Grimdark · Historical Fiction · humanity · identity · LGBTQ · Literature · Military Fiction · novella · Parents and Parenting · Reading · Science Fiction · Sequel · Space Opera · speculative fiction · Trilogy

Reading Check-In: September 17, 2021

What book have you finished reading recently? One series on my list is complete. And, I stick with what I said about this series in my ASoIaF Read-Alike Book Recommendations: this series is the most "identical" to George R.R. Martin's. Another fun read by this author. And yes, it's full of folklore and fantasy references!… Continue reading Reading Check-In: September 17, 2021

A Song of Ice and Fire · Advice and Suggestions · African Influence · Asian Influence · Australia · Authors/Writers · Award Winner · Book Review · Books · Debut · Dunk and Egg · Essos · Fantasy · Favorite Books · First in a Series · Game of Thrones · George R.R. Martin · graphic novels · Grimdark · LGBTQ · Literature · Mark Lawrence · Middle Eastern Fantasy · Military Fiction · mystery · Reading · Religion · religious beliefs · speculative fiction · Trilogy

Why You Need to Read: These Books While Waiting for “The Winds of Winter”: Part II

Here we go again. It’s been almost 3 years since I complied the 1st list of book recommendations; and, we’re still waiting for The Winds of Winter, the next book in A Song of Ice and Fire series. Many of us continue to wait, patiently, for this book by reading similar books by authors who write fantasy stories. There… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: These Books While Waiting for “The Winds of Winter”: Part II