Mystery, murder, and music abounds in Erica Waters debut novel Ghost Wood Song, a haunting Southern Gothic tale about grief and supporting your family no matter the cost. The story follows a southern girl named Shady Grove, who loves bluegrass…
Book Review: Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
In Bashardoust’s wildly imaginative sophomore novel, lushly drenched in Persian folklore, the question of what exactly makes a monster is revisited by a girl who may or may not be a monster herself. Soraya is a princess, sister to the…
Book Review: Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano
Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano sounds absolutely riveting on paper. A story about teenagers who’ve died and turned into seasons that run around killing each other? It doesn’t get any better than that. Throw in some kind of…
Book Review: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is a West African inspired fantasy led by two characters, Malik and Karina, the refugee and the princess, who—to reunite with the people they love—must kill each other. Malik’s character is 100% unique in…
Book Review: The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant is set in an alt-history post-revolution France and inspired by the likes of Les Miserables and The Jungle Book. Its historical influences are very present as well, for example, The Court of Miracles…
Book Review: Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden
Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden is a fantasy novel set in a Mughal Empire-inspired landscape featuring a trans courtesan who gave up her royal title for the chance to finally live her truth. Certainly one of the few of its…
Book Review: Last Memoria by Rachel Emma Shaw
Everybody lies. Sarilla is half Memoria. At once a gift and a curse, her power allows her to manipulate memories, making her as useful as she is feared. The novel opens with Sarilla, using gloves and a cloak to hide…