Book Reviews & Recommendations
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 […]
In Silvercloak, the first book in The Silvercloak Saga, L.K. Steven and Laura Steven invite readers into a world where magic is not a gift but a transaction fueled by pleasure and pain. It’s a darkly seductive premise that sets the tone […]
In The Once and Future Witches, Alix E. Harrow takes readers back to 1893 New Salem, where witches are no more than whispers and nursery rhymes. Yet beneath the polished veneer of progress, three estranged sisters are about to rewrite history. With […]
Amal El-Mohtar, best known for her lyrical storytelling and imaginative worlds, returns with The River Has Roots, a haunting and poetic novella that explores sisterhood, language, and the blurred boundary between the human world and Faerie. This is not merely a story […]
Some books feel like a mug of hot tea on a cold evening, comforting, fragrant, and full of warmth. Sarah Beth Durst’s The Enchanted Greenhouse is one of those rare stories. Blending whimsical magic with heartfelt themes of forgiveness, second chances, and […]
T. Kingfisher returns with a clever, poison-laced spin on Snow White that plays more like a forensic fairy tale than a standard retelling. Hemlock & Silver follows Anja, a pragmatic healer who tests toxins and antidotes on herself, as she is summoned […]
Matt Dinniman has done it again. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, the sixth installment in the wildly addictive Dungeon Crawler Carl series, raises the stakes, deepens the lore, and delivers a blend of chaos and character growth that makes it one […]
Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole, the third installment in The Kindred’s Curse Saga, has sparked strong reactions among readers. With its sweeping world-building, slow-burn romance, and political intrigue, this fantasy romance promises to deliver high-stakes drama and emotional intensity. For […]
Matt Dinniman’s fifth entry in the Dungeon Crawler Carl saga is the series at its boldest. The arena this time is the sixth floor, known as the Hunting Grounds, a lush kill-zone of jungle heat and Jurassic teeth. Outsiders are finally allowed […]
If you’ve ever wondered what it would feel like to get trapped inside a video game dungeon, Matt Dinniman’s The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook delivers that experience in a way that is both hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt. This is the fourth book in […]