Book Reviews & Recommendations
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 […]
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 […]
Mia McKenzie’s These Heathens is a vibrant, emotionally charged, and deeply human story that captures how one weekend can alter the course of a life forever. Set in 1960 Georgia, this novel unfolds through the eyes of seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, a small-town […]
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 […]
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 […]
Aria Aber’s debut novel follows Nila Haddadi, a nineteen year old born in Germany to Afghan refugees, as she tries on new selves inside Berlin’s club culture and art scene. Warehouses throb with techno, drugs feel like possibility, and a much older […]
Ling Ling Huang’s Natural Beauty is a haunting, provocative debut that blends horror, satire, and social commentary into a dark reflection of our beauty-obsessed culture. With an atmosphere that is both luxurious and grotesque, this novel exposes the monstrous side of perfectionism […]
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 […]