Summary: Jane Paris is everything a young woman should be: polite, charming, and obedient, with a glowing reputation and a good man all but begging for her hand in marriage. If she has any doubts about her role in life, they’re easy to push down. But when she takes a fateful shortcut through the woods, … Continue reading Book Review: Spellbound by Ophelia Silk
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Book Review: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
Summary: With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora … Continue reading Book Review: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
Book Review: Herringbones and Hexes by Nancy Warren
Summary: What the hex is going on? Life at Cardinal Woolsey’s knitting and yarn shop is about as smooth as shop owner Lucy’s knitting. In other words, lumpy, tangled and prone to disaster. Much like her spell-casting. But things get worse when her cousin and shop assistant Violet shows alarming symptoms of a hex. Who … Continue reading Book Review: Herringbones and Hexes by Nancy Warren
Book Review: Spirit’s End by Rachel Aaron
Summary: Eli Monpress is clever, he's determined, and he's in way over his head. First rule of thievery: don't be a hero. When Eli broke the rules and saved the Council Kingdoms, he thought he knew the price, but resuming his place as the Shepherdess's favorite isn't as simple as bowing his head. Now that … Continue reading Book Review: Spirit’s End by Rachel Aaron
Book Review: Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao
Summary: Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her. Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny promised to … Continue reading Book Review: Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao
Book Review: The Court of Mortals by A. J. Lancaster
Summary: Hetta’s family now know Wyn’s true identity, but that doesn’t mean they approve of their relationship. Princes are all very well - but Wyn’s not human, for all he’s spent ten years pretending to be. With gossip spreading like wildfire, Hetta and Wyn receive a royal summons. The Queen of Prydein has heard the … Continue reading Book Review: The Court of Mortals by A. J. Lancaster
Book Review: The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst
Summary: Life is precious and precarious on the islands of Belene. Besieged by a capricious ocean full of malicious spirits, the people of the islands seek joy where they can. Mayara, one of the island’s fearless oyster divers, has found happiness in love. But on the day of her wedding to the artist Kelo, a … Continue reading Book Review: The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst
Book Review: A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
Summary: Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off… The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning. At his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for … Continue reading Book Review: A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
Book Review: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Summary: Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find … Continue reading Book Review: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Book Review: The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
Summary: First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars—the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when she is forced to … Continue reading Book Review: The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
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