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.
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The currents beneath the sea, plus dragons: Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee
Wow. I finished this book just a few minutes ago, and I’m reeling. In the best way! But I’m not at all sure how to describe what I just experienced. First off, Phoenix Extravagant took me completely by surprise; it was not the book I was expecting. I was incredibly excited when I heard that […]
You’ve never seen fantasy like this before: The One Who Eats Monsters by Casey Matthews
A primordial, feral goddess falls in love with a human girl.
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, […]
Watch The Last Sun Rise: The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards
Edwards has done the impossible: Hanged Man is EVEN BETTER than Last Sun!
Outshine the Stars: The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards
Life-changing.
Vampires, Pocket-watches, and Magical Baked Goods; The Burial Club by Parker Foye
The second in the Love Has Claws series, Burial Club is set in the same world as Nine Years of Silver, but slightly earlier in the timeline, in a different place and with different characters. None of this disappointed me, since Nine perfectly encapsulated Briar and Quinn’s story; a direct sequel, or any other continuation […]
One of this decade’s latest and greatest: The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes
Gods above, this was one incredible ride! I finished it in just under 24 hours – and it only took me that long because I had to break for Monday’s workday. But Imaginary Corpse is pretty literally unputdownable. My mind is so blown. Imaginary Corpse is the book I didn’t know I wanted. No: didn’t […]
This book will put a spell on you: Darkling by Brooklyn Ray
Wow do I have thoughts about this one. Like – let me get it out of the way and say that this is beautifully written (seriously, Ray’s description and pacing and tone and everything seduced me looong before we got to the sex scenes); the characters are fucking awesome; the magic is breathtaking; the worldbuilding […]
Queer Magic and Finding Your Place: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu
I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. This a wonderful graphic novel that I read in a single setting – I couldn’t put it down, and had no desire to! Mooncakes felt […]