Mercilessly Exquisite: The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
Believe it or not, The Oleander Sword manages to outshine its predecessor.
Genre: Secondary World Fantasy
A Potent Wonder: Second Spear by Kerstin Hall
This is not like any afterlife you’ve seen before.
Must-Have Monday #97
Fairies, witches, and not!Chosen Ones galore this week!
July DNFs
Two books that are objectively unobjectionable, just not for me – and one book that was just plain awful.
Must-Have Monday #95
We have ALIENS, we have UNICORNS, we have KIDS ON HOLIDAY FROM HELL…
An Insomnia Cure: Kalyna the Soothsayer by Elijah Kinch Spector
Forget underwhelming; this book – about a prophet who can’t see the future – was literally exhausting.
I Can’t Wait For…The Queen’s Price by Anne Bishop
A new book in a series I thought was over!
June DNFs
Eight DNFs in one month is far too many.
Must-Have Monday #91
Clockwork empires, queer unicorns, alien translators – the last week of Pride is going out with a bang!
I Can’t Wait For…Thief Mage Beggar Mage by Cat Hellisen
Cat Hellisen has written a lush queer fantasy that is also a Tinderbox retelling???
RUN DON’T WALK