10 Heroines Who Choose to Challenge
In honour of International Women’s Day, 10 incredible heroines!
Genre: Epic Fantasy
10 Laugh-Out-Loud Reads
10 books that made me laugh out loud (for real!)
Books I Want to Read Again
10 books I’d love to reread!
A Map to Tomorrow: Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston
“Impossible is a word for yesterday, not tomorrow.”
Must-Have Monday #16!
Queer dragon riders, epic poetry made modern, and saving the world are only a few of the things to look forward to this week!
Your Gender Binary Is Imaginary; Non-Binary Characters in Fantasy (+ Bonus SciFi)
More and more, we’re having an easier time finding cis queer characters in Fantasy – not an easy time; there’s still not enough of them, and publishers often don’t advertise the fact that a book is queer. But there’s more than there used to be, and the number’s steadily increasing. It’s much harder to find […]
There is beauty in truth: The Dragon’s Legacy by Deborah A. Wolf
For my first Wyrd and Wonder review, I wanted to talk about one of my favourite books in all the world. The problem is that I have no idea how to describe it.
(Some of) The Coolest Magical Abilities in Fiction!
Last post, I talked about some of my favourite magic systems; this time around, I want to showcase some of my favourite magical/supernatural abilities. The difference? A magic system is a magic system; a magical ability is more like a superpower. The latter is a lot more limited in scope; a character with a magical […]
Ten Ridiculously Cool Magic Systems!
For my third Wyrd & Wonder entry, I wanted to showcase some of the coolest magic systems I’ve come across!
Blood and Water: The Impossible Contract by K. A. Doore
The Impossible Contract is the second book in Doore’s Chronicles of Ghadid trilogy, a series following a family of assassins in a desert world where water is not only currency, but magic. Contract reads perfectly well as a standalone, but you’re missing out if you skip over book one, The Perfect Assassin, with its homoromantic-asexual, […]