Book Review: Silver Nitrate -Myths & Manipulation
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a haunting dive into cursed film, a skin-crawling horror romp that will leave you unsettled.
Book Review: A Dowry of Blood – Rage & Pain
Blood, rage, and ruin. A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson is a love letter written like the kind of poetry that makes you stop mid-page just to breathe it in. Told through the eyes of Constanta, one of Dracula’s wives, it’s less a gothic romance and more the long, unflinching memoir of someone who’s survived the most intoxicating and destructive relationship of their life.
Book Review: Legends & Lattes – A Warm Hug con un cafecito
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree is a warm cup of comfort in book form. From the very first page, it delivers exactly what it promises: a cozy fantasy about an orc adventurer who decides she’s done with all the blood and glory, and instead wants to open a café. A café café. With coffee. In a town that’s never even heard of it.
Book Review: Trickster’s Choice – Big Yikes
Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce is one of those books that made me set it down, stare into the distance going, “Oh. Oh no.”
Book Review: Certain Dark Things – Neon & Noir
At its core, this is a vampire novel—but not your typical, cookie-cutter vamps. SMG pulls from Mexico’s indigenous mythologies to create a gritty, bloody underworld that feels alive in a way most supernatural urban settings don’t.
Book Review: Nona the Ninth – It Costs You Nothing to Be Kind
It costs you nothing to be kind. That’s perhaps what’s at the core of Tamsyn Muir’s third entry in the Locked Tomb series, Nona the Ninth.
Book Review: Harrow the Ninth
Radical AU fanfics. Bone soup. Lobotomies. These are the immediate thoughts my mind races towards when thinking of “Harrow the Ninth”, the second book in Tamsyn Muir’s The Locked Tomb series and sequel to “Gideon the Ninth.
Book Review: A Desolation Called Peace
In delving into “A Desolation Called Peace,” the sequel to Arkady Martine’s “A Memory Called Empire,” I found myself once again immersed in a universe tinged with political intrigue, cosmic mystery, and an exploration of cultural complexities. However, as a … Continued
Review: Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb)
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is a genre-defying masterpiece that seamlessly blends elements of dark fantasy, science fiction, and mystery. At its core, the novel explores the intricacies of necromancy, betrayal, and unbreakable bonds, creating a world that is both captivating and haunting.
Review: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
In A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine delves into the intriguing intersection between our past and future selves, exploring themes of institutional memory versus lived experience. The book’s dedication to those who have fallen in love with a culture devouring … Continued