“Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king… White to be bold. White to not blend into the night. White to give warning. For if you were going to assassinate a man, he was entitled to see you coming.” “They were not demons, they were just men whoContinue reading “THE WAY OF KINGS – Brandon Sanderson”
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THE NIGHT TIGER – Yangsze Choo
While I have all three Yangsze Choo novels on my TBR, I opted to read The Night Tiger (Flatiron 2019) first. As the story of the ghost bride is referenced in this novel, I should have likely read Choo’s debut before The Night Tiger, but I don’t think it was necessary. (That may change onceContinue reading “THE NIGHT TIGER – Yangsze Choo”
THE ADVENTURES OF AMINA AL-SIRAFI – Shannon Chakraborty
“For when Amina chose to leave her home and return to life at sea, she became more than a pirate. More than a witch. She became a legend.” A female pirate retired to a life of single-motherhood and relative domesticity takes to the sea for one more daring adventure? Sign me up. From the momentContinue reading “THE ADVENTURES OF AMINA AL-SIRAFI – Shannon Chakraborty”
MIRRORED HEAVENS – Rebecca Roanhorse
“And I am happy to see your language is still more drunken sailor than Teek queen.” “Love me. And let fate do its damnedest to get around that.” Rebecca Roanhorse’s epic trilogy, Between Earth & Sky, has come to a close with Mirrored Heavens (SAGA PRESS 2024), and it is one of the more satisfyingContinue reading “MIRRORED HEAVENS – Rebecca Roanhorse”
A LETTER TO THE LUMINOUS DEEP – Sylvie Cathrall
I’m going to start this review with a word of caution and a bit of grace. When I was halfway through the novel, I suffered a stroke. I read some parts in the hospital and finally finished. Perhaps that contributes to my overall feelings about Sylvie Cathrall’s A Letter to the Luminous Deep (4/23/24 Orbit);Continue reading “A LETTER TO THE LUMINOUS DEEP – Sylvie Cathrall”
AKATA WARRIOR – Nnedi Okorafor
“Let the reader beware that there is juju in this book.” Nnedi Okorafor’s Akata Warrior (Viking 2017) is the second installment in the remarkable middle grade Nsibidi Script series that has been dubbed the Nigerian Harry Potter. If you read my review of the first of the series, Akata Witch, you’ll note that I don’tContinue reading “AKATA WARRIOR – Nnedi Okorafor”
THE OGRESS AND THE ORPPHANS – Kelly Barnhill
“But it’s best you know this now, at the beginning of this book. Every story has a villain, after all. And every villain has a story.” Kelly Barnhill is an absolute gift to literature, and not just children’s lit. She’s another one of my “heart hug” authors, but her hugs come in the form ofContinue reading “THE OGRESS AND THE ORPPHANS – Kelly Barnhill”
THE SUN AND THE VOID – Gabriela Romero Lacruz
Gabriela Romero Lacruz’s The Sun and the Void, Book One of The Warring Gods (Orbit 2023) boasts one of my most favorite covers and a premise that had me chomping at the bit to get lost in this magical world inspired by the history and folklore of South America – a world where two youngContinue reading “THE SUN AND THE VOID – Gabriela Romero Lacruz”
THE JASAD HEIR – Sara Hashem
Sara Hashem’s debut, The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne #1) (Orbit Book, publication date 7/18/2023) is a slow burn of an enemies to lovers, which takes a backseat to political intrigue, genocide, and the meaning of self. The novel is chock full of fantasy tropes that bleed into each other – Reluctant Hero, Orphan Hero,Continue reading “THE JASAD HEIR – Sara Hashem”
TREACLE WALKER – Alan Garner
“There was a whispering, silence; and on the floor the snow melted to tears.” Alan Garner’s Treacle Walker (4th Estate, HarperCollins 2021) was my final read of the 2022 Booker Prize longlist. Having read it, I’m a bit surprised this slim, little oddity of a novel made the shortlist; but it did, and Garner isContinue reading “TREACLE WALKER – Alan Garner”
A Girl Named Tommi 