Book Reviews & Recommendations
Ryka Aoki’s Light from Uncommon Stars is a novel that defies categorization. It’s part science fiction, part fantasy, part contemporary drama and entirely original. It’s a story about a violin teacher who owes her soul to the devil, a runaway transgender prodigy […]
Ry Herman’s This Princess Kills Monsters is an absolute delight a sharp, funny, and gloriously queer reinvention of the Grimm Brothers’ The Twelve Huntsmen. It’s the kind of story that knows exactly how ridiculous fairy tales can be and loves them all […]
Tasha Suri’s The Jasmine Throne is a triumph of imagination and emotional depth, the kind of epic fantasy that feels both ancient and urgently modern. Drawing inspiration from Indian history and mythology, Suri crafts a world of burning temples, forbidden magic, and […]
If you want a cozy sapphic romance steeped in fall vibes, Bridget Morrissey’s Everything She Does Is Magic serves pumpkin spice with a side of self discovery. Set in Fableview, a Midwestern town where every day is basically Halloween, this YA rom-com […]
Alix E. Harrow’s brisk, glittering novella takes Sleeping Beauty off the pedestal and drops her into a multiverse of girls who refuse to lie still. A Spindle Splintered is part portal fantasy, part fairy-tale critique, and part love letter to best-friend devotion, […]
Cassandra Clare’s Chain of Iron turns the screw on every promise set up in Chain of Gold. The result is a sweeping YA fantasy that mixes Edwardian glamour with murder mystery, star-crossed romance, and the kind of found family dynamics that make […]
In To Clutch a Razor, Veronica Roth returns to the haunting world of When Among Crows with a sequel that dives deeper into guilt, loyalty, and the monstrous sides of family love. Drawing inspiration from Slavic folklore, Roth delivers a powerful blend […]
Mai Corland returns to her bloodsoaked playground with Four Ruined Realms, the propulsive sequel to Five Broken Blades. The stakes are bigger, the double crosses are sharper, and the blades are somehow both more fractured and more entangled. If book one was […]
Shelley Parker-Chan’s She Who Became the Sun is a fierce, lyrical reimagining of the rise of the Ming dynasty’s founding emperor, told through the eyes of a nameless peasant girl who claims her dead brother’s fate. Marketed to fans of Mulan and […]
Django Wexler’s How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying is what happens when epic fantasy crashes into Groundhog Day and Deadpool. It’s chaotic, clever, and absolutely bursting with energy. This is a story that gleefully mocks fantasy tropes while still […]