Synopsis On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay, earning their frozen spit of land the name […]
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Review: Sisters of the Lizard (The Rakada #2) by Jackson Ford
Sisters of the Lizard is a phenomenal sequel. It builds upon everything that book did, and delivers a shockingly emotional finale.
Review: One-Fifth Dragon by Shami Stovall
Synopsis: DRAGONS, ASSASSINS, AND NINJAS! They call themselves my found family, but they slaughtered my kin. Now, I will pay back the murderers in blood tenfold. Their ruin is a mirror they polished themselves. They took me as a child and hammered me into a weapon. They taught me the art of how to slip […]
Review: He Who Ate the Wild by G.J. Terral
Synopsis: I have grown hungry. Grief no longer nourishes me. I will eat the wild. Whisper your prayers, light your candles, watch your steps, cherish your life, and— most importantly— never let the spirits hear your name. These were his mother’s rules before she disappeared. And Kazuki followed them, even when his father was ripped […]
Review: Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim
Synopsis: A bracelet. A curse. And golden fishbones to be returned to the sea … Guangdong, 1940. When Ha Yut Ying narrowly escapes Japanese soldiers by turning invisible, she knows her new-found magic must be kept a secret. But her mother, whose dreams foretell the future, suspects her daughter has changed, and warns her of […]
A Murder Most Fungal (Hofmann Report #1.5) by Adrian M Gibson
Synopsis The knives are out in this fast-paced, standalone Fungalverse novel. Set several months after the events of the award-winning Mushroom Blues, this side story combines the culinary wonder of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the kitchen chaos of The Bear, and the explosive tension of Hong Kong crime thrillers. In the aftermath of the “Fuyu Massacre,” riots and […]
Sistah Samurai (The Champloo Mixes #1) by Tatiana Obey
Synopsis This is no revenge story. I ain’t got time for that. I’ve got errands to run and things to do and barely enough time to make it home before sundown. I don’t care why folks are going around stealing ink. I don’t care why the monks are acting kinda strange. I don’t care that […]
Review: He Who Ate the Wild by G.J. Terral
Synopsis: I have grown hungry. Grief no longer nourishes me. I will eat the wild. Whisper your prayers, light your candles, watch your steps, cherish your life, and— most importantly— never let the spirits hear your name. These were his mother’s rules before she disappeared. And Kazuki followed them, even when his father was ripped […]
Review: The Last PHI Hunter by Salinee Goldenburg
A fun monster-hunting tale, with a forbidden romance, and an absolutely stunning Thai-inspired fantasy setting.
Review: ShadowVein by Cal Logan
Synopsis: From the ashes of the old, the Shin-Kami will rise. The cult behind the demons’ resurgence is defeated, their leader slain and their remaining numbers scattered. But every victory comes at a cost. And that victory will amount to nothing unless Shura can destroy the demons at the source of their power. All that […]
Synthers & Beasts by Judy Liu
Blurb Born into a powerful magical family that focuses on medicinal synthing, an ability to diagnose ailments by seeing colors, Halla struggles balancing her family’s legacy and expectations with her own career running her apothecary in a quickly modernizing world. As she navigates through her own struggles, she gets entangled with a powerful family and […]
Review: The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
Synopsis: From the USA Today bestselling author of The Book Eaters comes The Girl with a Thousand Faces, a Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong that meshes ancient myths and local legends into a haunting story of ghosts, grief, and women who will not forgive. When Mercy Chan washed up on the shores […]