Awakenings By Claudie Arseneault Innkeep, hunter, blacksmith, nurse—Horace has apprenticed for every clan in the domed city of Trenaze, and they’ve all rejected em. Too hare-brained. Too talkative. Too slow. Ever the optimist, e has joined Trenaze’s guards to be mentored. Horace has high hopes to earn eir place during eir trial at the Great Read More
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9 Sapphic Love Stories for February
Of Socialites and Prizefights By Arden Powell She needs a woman’s kiss to break her curse. When Deepa Patel rejects the wrong man, he curses her: every night, she will transform into a wild animal until her curse is broken by true love’s kiss. The problem is twofold. One: Deepa needs her nights to seduce Read More
Cover Reveal: We Deserve to Exist: An Inked in Gray Anthology
It’s been a hot minute but it’s finally time to talk more about this exciting project! I submitted a short story months ago and was accepted to be part of this anthology. No Monster of Frankstein will be in this fantastic collection and I’m honoured to share the pages with all these other talented authors. Read More
BBNYA Book Spotlight: Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke Genre: Fantasy (dark, epic) Published: 27 October 2018 Length: 335 Pages Summary How far would you go into the darkness to reclaim what you have lost? Lidan Tolak is the fiercest of her father’s daughters; more than capable of one day leading her clan. But caught between her warring Read More
BBNYA Book Spotlight: Emma and the Minotaur by Jon Herrera
Emma and the Minotaur by Jon Herrera Genre: MG Fantasy Published: 8 April 2020 Length: 207 Pages Summary All stories are true. All legends are real. Emma Wilkins must face the monster in the woods for the fate of the world. Emma Wilkins is eleven years old and lives on Belle Street. Determined to help Read More
Review: Spark by Sarah Beth Durst
I read Spark by Sarah Beth Durst as part of the SFF Oasis readathon in July for the Animal Companion prompt. While recovering from eye surgery, I got hooked on audiobooks but still prefer shorter works. Most middle-grade books are on the shorter side while they still hold the same wonder I’m looking for in Read More
Review: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
I got The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water as a gift for Sinterklaas. I love Zen Cho’s writing so I was looking forward to this but only now did I give myself the time to read it. It’s a novella, not too long, but that doesn’t matter for the story. A monk Read More
Book Tour: Merchants of Knowledge and Magic by Erika McCorkle
Thank you to The Write Reads and the author for the free copy as part of the tour in exchange for an honest review. This is a first impression for now since I haven’t been able to finish it due to surgery. I’ll replace it later with a full review. The one thing that drew Read More
Book Spotlight: Fire Heart by Joyce Chng
Today is a special day because I’m spotlighting a book that’s not available in the West and I want to talk about why this is wrong. Joyce Chng is an author I connected with last year and I was excited to get to know more authors from South East Asia. I’m not reading nearly enough Read More
ARC Review: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
Thank you to the publisher Orbit, Nazia Khatun, and Netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review. The blurb of The Stardust Thief caught my eye immediately. I was looking for more adventurous fantasy, preferably in a desert setting and promptly Orbit dropped the announcement for this one in my inbox. I Read More