Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee is a beautifully written debut featuring a spooky forest, a soul-based magic system, and a pretty fantastic heroine. Sirscha is a spy-in-training and an orphan, dreaming of one day becoming the Queen’s Shadow.…
Book Review: Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano
Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano sounds absolutely riveting on paper. A story about teenagers who’ve died and turned into seasons that run around killing each other? It doesn’t get any better than that. Throw in some kind of…
Audiobook Review: The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth is a breezy lesbian rom-com about love in all its various forms. In it, cynical post-breakup Saoirse meets Ruby, lover of rom-coms which are largely, involuntarily, of the straighter variety. The two…
Book Review: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is a West African inspired fantasy led by two characters, Malik and Karina, the refugee and the princess, who—to reunite with the people they love—must kill each other. Malik’s character is 100% unique in…
Book Review: The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant is set in an alt-history post-revolution France and inspired by the likes of Les Miserables and The Jungle Book. Its historical influences are very present as well, for example, The Court of Miracles…
Book Review: Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden
Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden is a fantasy novel set in a Mughal Empire-inspired landscape featuring a trans courtesan who gave up her royal title for the chance to finally live her truth. Certainly one of the few of its…
Book Review: Last Memoria by Rachel Emma Shaw
Everybody lies. Sarilla is half Memoria. At once a gift and a curse, her power allows her to manipulate memories, making her as useful as she is feared. The novel opens with Sarilla, using gloves and a cloak to hide…
