A Wonderful Read, But a Poor Standalone: The Witness For the Dead by Katherine Addison
If you go into this book, don’t go in expecting a sequel to The Goblin Emperor.
Tag: ARC reviews
Weird, Wonderful, Wise: The Unravelling by Benjamin Rosenbaum
This is a book with heart, and a book that will make you think, but most of all it is a book I defy you not to love.
I Wish I Hadn’t Read That: The Route of Ice & Salt by José Luis Zárate
Somebody stake this book, please.
Alas, Not For Me: Another Round of DNFs
Another three DNFs, with some thoughts.
A Hijra Princess Who Changes the World: Gifting Fire by Alina Boyden
Watch the queer queen conquer: or, the perfect conclusion to one of my favourite series!
I Give Up: Recent DNFs
Alas, not every book can be awesome.
Beautiful Premise, Hideous Writing: The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad
It’s a stunning concept, but a terrible book.
Sharp as a Knife: No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
I have no clue what’s going on, but it’s so good that I don’t even care.
Telling Apart the Gods From the Monsters: The Helm of Midnight by Marina Lostetter
An intricately layered fantasy in a truly unique world.
So Many Ways to be People: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
An epically beautiful sci fi that asks what it means to be a person.