WILDWOOD MAGIC – Willa Reece

“Here be witches and wayward girls grown into lonely women spooked by the wind.” I recently finished Alice Hoffman’s The Invisible Hour, and for me, it just fell short. Imagine my surprise when I opened Willa Reece’s Wildwood Magic (Redhook 2023 – thanks to the publisher for the finished copy!) and found myself faced withContinue reading “WILDWOOD MAGIC – Willa Reece”

SHIELD MAIDEN – Sharon Emmerichs

It’s been years since I’ve read Beowulf.  I remember when Seamus Heaney’s translation came out and the hoopla over him being a poet and not a scholar.  His version is known for being both poetically beautifully and historically accurate, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Bang-up job.  I’m no stranger to the lore, though I amContinue reading “SHIELD MAIDEN – Sharon Emmerichs”

THE FAIRY BARGAINS OF PROSPECT HILL – Rowenna Miller

Rowena Miller’s The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill (Redhook/Orbit, publication date 3/28/2023) is a bit The Once and Future Witches meets Practical Magic, but with fae instead of witches.  It’s a cozy fantasy of sisters, mothers, and womanhood woven with brilliant bits of family, society, and legends.  (A huge thanks to the publisher for thisContinue reading “THE FAIRY BARGAINS OF PROSPECT HILL – Rowenna Miller”

THE MAGICIAN’S DAUGHTER – H.G. Parry

H.G. Parry’s The Magician’s Daughter (Redhook/Orbit 2023) is a very sweet, fairytale of a fantasy. The book will release on 28 Feb 2023, and I owe a huge thanks to the publisher for getting this early copy to me.  I greatly appreciate every book that comes my way. Before I get into the review, canContinue reading “THE MAGICIAN’S DAUGHTER – H.G. Parry”