Miracles and Mirabilia: The West Passage by Jared Pechaček
If you forced me to describe The West Passage’s aesthetic, my answer would probably be: Medieval marginalia meets Pliny’s Natural History with a dash of biblically accurate angels.
Tag: ARC reviews
Mini-Review: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
The cosiest of cosy fantasies!
June DNFs
The Gods Below; The Spice Gate; Mistress of Lies; House of Frank.
A Wildly Imaginative Success: The Failures by Benjamin Liar
How do I sell you on a book I can’t tell you about???
Hope Among Horrors: The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman
Buehlman ripped my heart out of my chest and honestly, I kind of want to thank him for it.
Sweeps You Away Like a Great Typhoon: Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba
This queer, Filipino, anti-colonial fantasy is exactly as awesome as it sounds!
Genre-Defying, Genre-Defining: Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Rakesfall breaks the mould and then your mind and refuses to put EITHER ONE back together.
Sea Serpents, Cake, and the Power of Laughter: Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
What do you get when you mix pirates, a too-sexy monk, a supernaturally lucky trash-goblin, and the most priceless secret in the world?
A punch up that goes so hard the Establishment won’t know what hit them.
Seek Revenge, Dig (At Least) Two Graves: Lord of the Empty Isles by Jules Arbeaux
He was trying to murder his brother’s killer; now he has the lives of thousands in his hands.
May DNFs
Garden of Delights, Keepers of the Stones and Stars, The Stars Too Fondly, and Cuckoo.