Book Reviews & Recommendations
If you ever wished Hogwarts had teeth, Scholomance will bite. Naomi Novik’s A Deadly Education drops readers into a sentient, teacherless school where students study, scheme, and try not to be eaten on the way to breakfast. It is equal parts dark […]
In Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, V.E. Schwab returns to her signature style of lyrical melancholy and slow-burning dread, weaving together centuries of yearning, violence, and transformation. This is not a traditional vampire tale it’s a haunting exploration of hunger […]
In Rachel Gillig’s One Dark Window, the mist-locked kingdom of Blunder breathes like a living thing, full of secrets, decay, and shadow. With lyrical prose and gothic undertones, Gillig crafts a story where the line between salvation and damnation blurs and where […]
In The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends, Jamie D’Amato breathes new life into the vampire trope with a mix of humor, vulnerability, and queer romance. Marketed as Heartstopper meets Buffy, this novel blends supernatural chaos with a heartfelt exploration of […]
Margaret Owen’s Little Thieves takes the bones of The Goose Girl and rebuilds them into something clever, propulsive, and emotionally rich. This is a Germanic flavored fantasy with the pulse of a caper and the bite of a character study, anchored by […]
Arkady Martine follows her Hugo winning debut with a sequel that is bigger, stranger, and, in many ways, even more satisfying. A Desolation Called Peace expands the Teixcalaan saga from palace intrigue to the terrifying edge of known space, where a fleet […]
Ann Aguirre’s cozy contemporary fantasy leans hard into found family, queer community, and second chances. It also pairs those warm vibes with a messy heroine and a beta hero who has adored her since childhood. Depending on your taste, that mix will […]
S.T. Gibson’s Savage Blooms is a dark, sensual, and unsettling descent into gothic desire and ancient enchantment. Set in the misty isolation of the Scottish Highlands, the novel entwines lust, loneliness, and faerie folklore into a story that feels both timeless and […]
Kiersten White’s Hide takes a childhood game and turns it into a deadly nightmare. Equal parts psychological thriller, survival horror, and mythological allegory, this novel invites readers into a weeklong contest where the stakes are much higher than anyone imagines. It’s dark, […]
Christopher Buehlman’s The Daughters’ War is a magnificent, heart-wrenching return to the grim, goblin-haunted world he first introduced in The Blacktongue Thief. Set during the devastating years before that novel, this prequel doesn’t merely expand the mythology; it deepens it. Through blood, […]