Picking up six months after the conclusion of Rosemary and Rue, Seanan McGuire invites the reader to join in on Toby’s life once more in A Local Habitation, which starts with a tipsy night out, snarky, sassy banter, and yet another person calling on Toby for a favor. The sudden shift from ...
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Action-Packed and Easy to Read, Rebecca Yarros Pens a Mid-Tier Fantasy Wrapped Up in an Explosive and Addicting Forbidden, Rivals-to-Lovers Romance in ‘Fourth Wing’
For a book touted as the “second-coming of fantasy” and an absolute “must-read,” Fourth Wing was something of a disappointment from the very beginning as a fantasy, the very structure of the book questionable, as Rebecca Yarros introduces the first-person, present tense POV with a forward informing ...
Marrying Whimsical Slice-of-Life with Adventurous Mystery, Seanan McGuire Unveils a Secret Society of Fae in ‘Rosemary and Rue’
In the secret underground of San Francisco, magic feels as easy as breathing: plausible, practical, and very, very real. Fae live in the shadows, watching, waiting, living in tandem with humans who are none the wiser – in the Japanese Tea Gardens, behind the San Francisco Art Museum, working ...
Richly Imagined and Steeped in Thai Folklore, Salinee Goldenberg’s Dark Fantasy Debut Pairs Ghibli Vibes with Body Horror, Spirituality, and a Dash of Forbidden Romance
The Last Phi Hunter, by Salinee Goldenberg, is set to release on April 9, 2024. Many thanks to Angry Robot Books for providing an ARC for review! Immersed in Thai culture and mythology, Salinee Goldenberg’s dark fantasy debut is full of delights: intense and gruesome confrontations with ...
Acting as a Foil to ‘Shadow Speaker’, Nnedi Okorafor Explores Genocide and the Resulting Power of Pain and Rage in ‘Like Thunder’
Nnedi Okorafor’s Like Thunder is set to release on November 28, 2023. Many thanks to DAW for providing an ARC for review! Picking up where Shadow Speaker left off, Nnedi Okorafor dives back into a post-apocalyptic, juju-infused Africa in Like Thunder. Where Shadow Speaker promoted peace and ...
Accessible, Cozy, and Emphatic, Kristen Britain Invites New Readers to the Green Rider Series in Rich Fantasy Novella, ‘Spirit of the Wood’
Kristen Britain's Spirit of the Wood is set to release on November 7, 2023. Many thanks to DAW for providing an early finished copy for review! Kristen Britain offers an accessible entry to the Green Rider series while simultaneously delving into Lieutenant Laren Mapstone’s past in a lush, ...