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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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