Set the Story You Know Aside in “Cinderella Is Dead” – Book Review
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron says no more fairy tales – only fiery tales of resistance and magic. (more…)
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‘House of Dragons’ Brings the Heat – Book Review
House of Dragons is a book with ‘dragons’ in the title that’s actually about dragons, which bitter experience has taught...
Dive into Space with ‘Bonds of Brass’ – Book Review
Bonds of Brass, a queer space opera by Emily Skrutskie, might be just the novel you need if living on...
“Check Please: Sticks and Scones” Review: These Are Tears of JOY, Y’all
I got a box from First Second in mid-February, and when I saw that they sent me a copy of Check...
Sweep Me Up – “The Glass Hotel” Book Review
Emily St. John Mandel has done it again with The Glass Hotel, an ethereal, meandering story about a group of people...
When We Were Magic: Queerness, Witches, and Uncanny Solidarity – Book Review
When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey, a non-binary author, has just been released. The book delivers on romance, but...
Face Your Destiny in “A Queen in Hiding” – Book Review
If you are looking for a new fantasy series with a pair of badass female protagonists set against a backdrop...
An Epic Fantasy Series Falters in “Children of Virtue and Vengeance”
Continuing along in my "Books I'm Finally Reading" list is Children of Virtue and Vengeance, the highly-anticipated sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's...
I Loved “The Queen of Nothing” But I Expected More
I've arrived to the party fashionably late, but I finally finished The Queen of Nothing, the conclusion to Holly Black's Folk...
Seek Your Vengeance in “Scavenge the Stars”
A quest for vengeance unravels further than ever thought possible in Scavenge the Stars, the first book in Tara Sim's fantasy...