Synopsis: From bestselling author K. A. Linde, House of Curses is the third swoon-worthy, slow-burn romantasy in the Royal Houses series. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, and Rebecca Yarros. Against all odds, Kerrigan Argon passed her dragon training. She’s now an official member of the Society. Everything should be well. But […]
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Review: Blood & Steel (The Legends of Thezmarr, #1) by Helen Scheuerer
Synopsis: Heartstopping slow-burn romantasy, blending dark magic, high-stakes trials and an unforgettable enemies-to-lovers romance. Set in a world of elite warriors, Blood & Steel is the first entry in the sensational Legends of Thezmarr series from Helen Scheuerer. Perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom, From Blood and Ash and The Witcher. ‘A true man won’t cut you down as you […]
Review: Threshing Day (The Empyrean, #3.5) by Rebecca Yarros
Synopsis: THIRTEEN UNFORGETTABLE STORIES.ONE LEGENDARY DAY. Welcome to Threshing Day, the brutal, high-stakes trial where would-be riders at Basgiath War College fight to earn the bond of a dragon or die trying. Amid ruthless competition and dragon fire, these thirteen cadets must survive a battlefield where desperate rivals will do anything to gain an advantage […]
Review: Victorious (Villains, #3) by V.E. Schwab
Synopsis: The triumphant conclusion to the Villains trilogy from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. The ExtraOrdinary of Merit City, a secret group of individuals gifted with a power connected to their manner of near-death experience, have been keeping a […]
Review: Tales from the Territory: A Cosy Collection of Legends & Lattes Short Stories by Travis Baldree
Synopsis: From Sunday Times bestseller Travis Baldree, Tales from the Territory is a beautiful collection of cosy fantasy tales, set in the much-loved world of Legends & Lattes. There are many tales yet untold . . . ‘GOBLINS & GREATCOATS’: Chaos goblin Zyll is involved in a case of mistaken identity, where she solves a murder at an inn whilst simultaneously […]
Review: The Court of Venus by Bel Banta
Synopsis: Set in a fantasy world inspired by Tudor England and the real astrologers who advised kings, The Court of Venus is Bel Banta’s romantic fantasy debut and a beautifully written historical novel about rival magicians. ‘Our kind has many names. Planetborn. Sorcerer. Witch or wizard. Magician.’ In Alvion, magicians have always ruled beside kings. Blessed at […]
Review: Disenchanted (Rewitched, #3) by Lucy Jane Wood
Synopsis: Sage Hemlock has no interest in embracing her witchy side. Magic has betrayed her before, bringing nothing but heartache, and she will not let something so foolish happen again. Instead, Sage has thrown herself into her work and studies, running the local museum and largely preferring the company of her library and her cat […]
Tempest (The Lyrian Sea) by Victoria Aveyard
Synopsis: MAY THE SEA ALWAYS SING FOR YOUCat Rose knows what it is to live in two worlds, in two times. Before – as Lady Catrine Rose of the Meridian Empire, chained to a loathsome lord with a dwindling fortune. And after – as the Widow Rose, queen of a pirate tavern on the Lyrian […]
Review: Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske
Synopsis: Grey’s Anatomy meets A Deadly Education in this dark academia fantasy from bestselling author Freya Marske. At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healing gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam – a five-day trial whose results will determine their entire future. […]
Review: Taipei Story by R. F. Kuang
Synopsis: AIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes – all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei. First love. Second language. Final goodbyes. Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: […]
Review: The Rouse by China Miéville
Synopsis: From the bestselling, award-winning master of uncanny fiction comes a defining work, twenty years in the making – a deeply moving, decade- and continent-spanning epic of grief, global tumult, and grim conspiracy. Maur’s life has been shaped by an unbearable loss. But in the aftermath of what is an apparently ordinary tragedy, deeper, stranger […]
Review: Lost Stars (Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens) by Claudia Gray
Synopsis: The reign of the Galactic Empire has reached the Outer Rim planet of Jelucan, where aristocratic Thane Kyrell and rural villager Ciena Ree bond over their love of flying. Enrolling at the Imperial Academy together to become fighter pilots for the glorious Empire is nothing less than a dream come true for the both […]