Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky #1) by Rebecca RoanhorseFantasy464 pagesExpected publication: October 13, 2020 by Saga Press In the holy city of Tova, priests of the many gods gather to greet the oncoming winter solstice which converges with a rare solar eclipse, a dark omen that foretells the unbalancing of the world. As the … Continue reading Book Review: Black Sun
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Book Review: The Once and Future Witches
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. HarrowHistorical Fantasy528 pagesExpected publication: October 13, 2020, by Redhook Books, an imprint of Orbit Once upon a time, there were witches. But not anymore. Not since the burnings began and magic was looked upon as a sinful thing. Now, magic is reduced to a thing of charms … Continue reading Book Review: The Once and Future Witches
Book Review: The Silvered Serpents
The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2)by Roshani ChokshiYA Historical Fantasy416 pagesPublication date: September 22, 2020 by Wednesday Books While still dealing with the consequences of the events of The Gilded Wolves, Séverin and his team travel to Russia in search of an ancient artifact that legends says will grant a person god-like powers. After … Continue reading Book Review: The Silvered Serpents
Book Review: The Changeling
The Changeling by Victor LaValle Fantasy/Horror 431 pages Published June 2017, by Spiegel and Grau Apollo Kagwa has had a good life. Though his white father left when he was a child, his mother Lilian, a Ugandan immigrant, is determined to give her bookworm son a good life that's filled with books. Apollo skips … Continue reading Book Review: The Changeling
Book Review: Witchmark
Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle #1) by C.L. Polk Fantasy 318 pages While social class distinctions are commonly used in the fantasy genres-- daring princesses, spoiled princes, naive farmboys, plucky orphans-- the strict delineations of those classes are often glossed over. In a novel, the plucky orphan can fall in love with the daring princess and … Continue reading Book Review: Witchmark
Book Review: The Tiger’s Daughter
The Tiger's Daughter (Their Bright Ascendancy #1) by K Arsenault Rivera Fantasy 526 pages Published October 2017, by Tor Books The trope of the teenaged girl who is the best at everything she does is often-- and usually justly-- derided in science fiction and fantasy. While these stories often act as wish fulfillment for both … Continue reading Book Review: The Tiger’s Daughter
The Eye of the World, A Conversation Pt. 3: The Eye of the World and Modern Fantasy
This is the third and final part of the conversation I had with Jackie at Death by Tsundoku about The Eye of the World, the first book in Robert Jordan's series, The Wheel of Time. This book was published in 1990, just shy of thirty years ago. The fantasy genre has changed a lot since … Continue reading The Eye of the World, A Conversation Pt. 3: The Eye of the World and Modern Fantasy
Book Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Fantasy 384 pages Expected Publication: September 10, 2019, from Redhook Books The portal tale has been a staple of fantasy for decades. In this subgenre, a character-- usually a young person-- in the ordinary world opens a strange door, walks through it, and finds themself … Continue reading Book Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Goodreads Monday: The Broken Crown
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! The Broken Crown (The … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Broken Crown
The Eye of the World: A Conversation
Earlier this summer, Jackie @ Death by Tsundoku and I decided to buddy read the first book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, The Eye of the World. It was a reread for both of us, but it had been a long time since either one of us read it. We kept up … Continue reading The Eye of the World: A Conversation
