Earlier this year I read Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s novel Gods of Jade and Shadow, which I really enjoyed but had a few minor problems with. However, I think Mexican Gothic really shows the writing talent that Moreno-Garcia has, and she seems to be getting a lot of well-deserved hype for her newest novel. Mexican Gothic takes…
I recently discovered a book recommendation service called Tailored Book Recommendations (TBR) from one of my favorite YouTube book reviewers, Kayla from BooksandLala. She did a video in which she used the service, read the recommended books, and reviewed the experience. I thought it was a great idea, so I also used the service. I…
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors is my most recent dive into steampunk SFF. Set in a world with floating islands, skyships, clockwork “priests,” musketeers and other French influences, shadow and mirror-related magics, and political maneuvering, this novel was a surprisingly good little adventure. Princess Isabelle des Zephyrs was born with a deformed hand and…
I will be moving across the country soon, so I have begun to really look at my bookshelf, book buying habits, and the books that have been on my To Be Read list for ages. All this led to me reading Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty because it has been on my shelf for…
Every city has a soul. New York has five. When a destructive, interplanetary force arrives in New York, the city chooses five residents to be champions of the city’s five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. In this first book of the series we meet our champions, the intergalactic antagonist, get a…
Okay, okay. It’s fantasy again, but this time it is Bolivian mythological and historical fantasy… Ximena has been a decoy for the real Condessa, Catalina, for 10 years. When the Illustrians’ home was taken over by the conqueror Atoc and his magical relic, Ximena’s people fled the city to seek refuge in the hills. Knowing…
Escapism is the name of the game for me recently. So, more fantasy! At least it is historical fantasy this time? Vasilisa’s mother died bringing her into the world and her last words said that Vasilisa was special. Vasilisa comes from a family of women with mysterious powers and connections to the natural world. As…
I know I’ve been reading a lot of fantasy lately, but with the state of the U.S. (and honestly the whole world) right now I’ve been craving a lot of escapism. I do try to switch up my reading genres so that my reviews are more diverse, but right now bear with me! At least…
Foundryside takes places in Tevanne, a trading city where the old, rich families live in luxury and nearly everyone else lives in slums. The magic in Tevanne relies on sigils and the people who know how they work. These sigils can be inscribed on items to make heavy things float, make weapons stronger, and even…
Each night Evelyn Hardcastle is murdered, and each morning Aiden Bishop wakes up in a different body. Aiden is tasked with solving the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle in order to escape this time loop. He cycles through eight different party guests’ bodies at Blackheath Manor, but if he cannot solve the murder after spending 24…
