Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Release Date: October 5, 2021 Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns and An Enchantment of Ravens comes a thrilling new YA fantasy about a teen girl with mythic abilities who must defend her world against... Continue Reading →
Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain — Blog Tour – Review & Favorite Quotes
Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain Summary: Publishing Date: August 31, 2021 A teen girl disappears from her small town deep in the bayou, where magic festers beneath the surface of the swamp like water rot, in this chilling debut supernatural thriller for fans of Natasha Preston, Karen McManus, and Rory Power. La... Continue Reading →
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft — Review
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft Synopsis: Purchase on Amazon! The first book in the stunning and strange debut fantasy series that's receiving major praise from some of fantasy's biggest authors such as Mark Lawrence and Django Wexler. The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel in the world. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower... Continue Reading →
Mother of All by Jenna Glass — ARC Review
Summary: An evil new magic threatens to undo all the progress women have made in the third and final book in Jenna Glass's riveting feminist fantasy, following The Women's War and Queen of the Unwanted. In the once male-dominated world of Seven Wells, women now control their own reproduction, but the battle for equality is... Continue Reading →
The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst — ARC Review
Summary: Twenty-five years ago, five heroes risked their lives to defeat the bone maker Eklor—a corrupt magician who created an inhuman army using animal bones. But victory came at a tragic price. Only four of the heroes survived. Since then, Kreya, the group’s leader, has exiled herself to a remote tower and devoted herself to one... Continue Reading →
The Women’s War by Jenna Glass — ARC Review
Summary: In a high fantasy feminist epic, a revolutionary spell gives women the ability to control their own fertility—with consequences that rock their patriarchal society to its core. When a nobleman’s first duty is to produce a male heir, women are treated like possessions and bargaining chips. But as the aftereffects of a world-altering spell... Continue Reading →
Call of the Bone Ships by R.J. Barker — ARC Review
Summary: A brilliantly imagined saga of honour, glory and warfare, Call of the Bone Ships is the captivating epic fantasy sequel to RJ Barker's The Bone Ships. Dragons have returned to the Hundred Isles. But their return heralds only war and destruction. When a horde of dying slaves are discovered in the bowels of a... Continue Reading →
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart — ARC Review
I read a lot of fantasy books, but it's not often that I find a book as much as I loved The Bone Shard Daughter.
Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald – ARC Review
Summary: A dark, queer YA fantasy that's perfect for fans of the Three Dark Crowns series and Wicked Saints. After Emanuela Ragno kills the one person in Occhia who can create water, she must find a way to save her city from dying of thirst. Cunning and unapologetic, Emanuela Ragno is a socialite who plays... Continue Reading →
Fable by Adrienne Young — ARC Review
Summary: As the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home seventeen-year-old Fable has ever known. It’s been four years since the night she watched her mother drown during an unforgiving storm. The next day her father abandoned her on a legendary island filled with thieves and little... Continue Reading →