Layne Fargo’s They Never Learn is a dark, intoxicating dive into vengeance, morality, and the power of women who refuse to stay silent. Blending the razor wit of Killing Eve with the haunting tension of How to Get Away with Murder, this […]
S.T. Gibson’s A Dowry of Blood is an intimate and lyrical retelling of Dracula’s story through the eyes of his first bride, Constanta. Written as a confessional letter to her immortal husband, this novel reimagines the classic vampire myth not through fangs […]
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 […]
Jennifer Dugan’s Some Girls Do is a heartfelt, beautifully written YA queer romance that explores what it means to live your truth in a world that often makes that difficult. Blending tenderness with tension, it tells the story of two very different […]
Hanako Footman’s Mongrel is a quietly devastating and beautifully wrought debut that examines what it means to exist between worlds. Told through three interconnected narratives spanning England and Japan, it explores the legacy of grief, shame, and longing that passes through generations […]
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 […]
Haley Cass returns to her Washington set universe with a slow burn roommates to lovers romance that feels like a warm light left on after a long day. The Snowball Effect pairs sunshine chaos with frosty restraint, then lets patience do the […]
Book Review: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki – A Luminous Blend of Music, Magic, and Humanity
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 […]
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 […]
Elle Sprinkle skates into college romance with a confident slow burn in Like a Power Play, a sapphic hockey rom com that pairs a driven team captain with a reluctant student coach. The result is equal parts on ice grit, off ice […]