Review: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

Title: The Book That Wouldn't Burn (The Library Trilogy #1) Author: Mark Lawrence Publication date: May 11th 2023 (HarperVoyager) Genre: fiction; fantasy; adult; science-fiction Synopsis: A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities. A girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on …

Review: The City of Dusk by Tara Sim

Title: The City of Dusk (The Dark Gods #1) Author: Tara Sim Publication date: March 22nd 2022 (Hodder & Stoughton) Genre: fiction; fantasy; adult; lgbt; mythology Synopsis: The Four Realms—Life, Death, Light, and Darkness—all converge on the city of dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir. …

Most Anticipated 2022 Releases

me, a year ago: well, I sure hope I'll read more than half of my most anticipated releases this year!!me, now, having read exactly half of my most anticipated 2021 releases: uhhhhh Dare I say the same thing for 2022? 🤞 Anyways, here are my most anticipated books releasing in 2022! JANUARY The Kindred // …

Review: The Liar’s Knot by M.A. Carrick

Title: The Liar's Knot (Rook & Rose #2) Author: M.A. Carrick Publication date: December 9th 2021 (Orbit) Genre: fiction; fantasy; adult; lgbt Synopsis: Trust is the thread that binds us . . . and the rope that hangs us. In Nadezra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been …

Review: Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan

Title: Girls of Fate and Fury (Girls of Paper and Fire #3) Author: Natasha Ngan Publication date: November 23rd 2021 (Hodder & Stoughton) Genre: fiction; young adult; fantasy; romance; lgbt; ownvoices; disability; mental health Synopsis: The epic romance of Lei and Wren comes to a breathtaking conclusion in the explosive finale to the acclaimed, New York …

Review: This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Title: This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart #1) Author: Kalynn Bayron Publication date: June 29th 2021 (Bloomsbury YA) Genre: fiction; young adult; fantasy; mythology; lgbt; ownvoices Synopsis: Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power. Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from …