Din Kol and Ana Dolabra return in A Trade of Blood, by Robert Jackson Bennett, […]
Curious Tides, by Pascale Lacelle
It takes something special to get me to pick up a novel set at a […]
The Poet Empress, by Shen Tao
Trigger warning for interpersonal violence, torture, and references to child sexual abuse. Yin Wei is […]
The Library of Amorlin, by Kalyn Josephson
I crave originality in genre fiction. Because I read so many book reviews at work […]
The Sourdough Compendium, by A.G. Slatter
Trigger warning for interpersonal violence, mutilation, rape, incest, and references to pedophilia. I’ve been a […]
Everybody’s Perfect, by Jo Walton
Jo Walton delivers a series of connected stories in Everybody’s Perfect that ask us to […]
The Devil and Mrs. Gooch, by Oliver Darkshire
One of the most sinister villains I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in fiction returns […]
A Long and Speaking Silence, by Nghi Vo
A Long and Speaking Silence, the seventh in Nghi Vo’s enchanting Singing Hills series, takes […]
The Trident and the Pearl, by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Coralys is fiercely devoted to her people. As the queen of the Coral Islands, she’s […]
Weavingshaw, by Heba Al-Wasity
Leena is no stranger to making bad bargains. Being a poor refugee takes away a […]