Title: Once There Were Wolves Author: Charlotte McConaghy Genre: Literary Fiction/Thriller/Environmental In short: An environmental thriller that’s impossible to put down No spoilers Once There Were Wolves is a book well outside my usual reading genre. In fact, those of you who know me might question why I would pick up such a read as … Continue reading
Title: The Prison Healer Author: Lynette Noni Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: A fast-paced, fun fantasy read The Prison Healer was a great read. It doesn’t have the frills that many young adult books have nowadays. It’s set in one place. The magic system is pretty basic and there aren’t a gazillion characters to remember. … Continue reading
Title: The Once and Future Witches Author: Alix E. Harrow Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fiction In short: The Once and Future Witches fell short of my expectations I purchased The Once and Future Witches almost a year ago when I was really vibing with the whole witches thing. The cover was cool and the premise sounded really … Continue reading
Title: The Mask Falling Author: Samantha Shannon Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: The best book in The Bone Season series thus far. The Mask Falling is officially my favorite book (thus far) in The Bone Season series. It just blew the whole story wide open and contains so many twists and turns that it is … Continue reading
Title: Fury Burns Author: Chloe Hodge Genre: Fantasy In short: An epic conclusion to a fun trilogy. Last year I made the wonderful decision to support a local Australian indie fantasy author by buying two books, Vengeance Blooms and Retribution Dies. Chloe sent me a package including these two books, two gorgeous bookmarks and a … Continue reading
Title: The Crown of Gilded Bones Author: Jennifer L.Armentrout Genre: New Adult/Fantasy In short: Climax after climax after climax The Crown of Gilded Bones is the third book in Jennifer L. Armentrout’s new adult fantasy series. It takes off directly where the second book left off. Poppy is in Atlantia and a whole lot of … Continue reading
Title: Rhythm of War Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: High fantasy In short: A supremely satisfying tome Minor spoilers It has been about six months since Rhythm of War was unleashed on the world. For six whole months I have been anticipating this book. Some of you may wonder why it’s taken me so long to … Continue reading
Title: Rule of Wolves Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: The conclusion to the duology which should have been a trilogy. Leigh Bardugo has become one of my favourite authors in recent years. I adore her writing style. I adore her world building. A few of the characters from her books are among … Continue reading
Title: Ariadne Author: Jennifer Saint Genre: Fantasy/Retelling In short: A tale of two sisters Ariadne is touted as a retelling of the classic Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. I don’t think this is an entirely accurate description of this book. At its core Ariadne is a tale of two sisters, Phaedra and the … Continue reading
Title: Fairest & Stars Above Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: Two unnecessary, yet fun additions to The Lunar Chronicles No spoilers It’s got to be some sort of crime that I didn’t read Fairest and Stars Above when I first read The Lunar Chronicles series. They both added so much more to … Continue reading
