Welcome to book 1 in the Gods & Monsters series! Epic dark fantasy time. I’m in! Welcome to Onuna. So, we have Dianna. A thousand years ago, she called out to anyone who would listen, to save her dying sister. When the monster, Kaden, answered, Dianna gave up her life to serve him. But she …
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Rose, Jeanette & Callisto, Alice – Snow White
Snow White is book 1 of the Ever After series. From the blurb, we are promised a deep and dark look at the background of the soon-to-be evil queen. Azura needs the royal bloodline to gain magic she isn’t a natural vessel for. Forced to drain from supernatural creatures, Azura’s magic is never full, always …
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Empress Crowned in Red – Ciannon Smart
Saying this right at the start: this is book 2 of 2. So if you haven’t read book 1 then you should (and I reviewed that here). If you decide to read on, you will encounter spoilers from the first book. Right here is good if you need a memory refresh though, because I’m going …
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Witches Steeped in Gold – Ciannon Smart
Quick note: this is the first book in this series. Book 2 review is also coming, but I read this one so I could review it first and also have a clue what was going on! Iraya Adair has lived in a cell her whole life. Her dynasty of powerful witches overthrown, their magic stolen, …
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Witch 13 – Patrick Delaney
Sheriff Sterling March is not doing so great. Her life is a mess, and she’s to blame. Wanting nothing more than to spend a night with friends (once the paperwork is done), instead she gets a witch. Straight from a fairy tale, this witch. Tall, pointy hat, black flowing clothes, this person just screams “I …
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Equinox – David Towsey
Content Warning – some body horror In a world where two souls share a single body; one sibling by day, another by night; Christopher and Alexsander are brothers. The night-brother, Christophor, never seeing the light of day, works in the darkness as a special inspector of the supernatural. A witch-hunter, in fact, he has personally …
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The Single Sapphic Shelf – by Francesca May
Today we have a guest post from Francesca May, on why queer books are so essential. I remember very clearly being a teenager who was not out to her parents. I remember the strong feelings of uncertainty, of simply not knowing how I felt—and worse, knowing that a lot of the not knowing came from …
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Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdom – Jamar J. Perry
Cameron and his best friends, Zion and Aliyah, are just getting out of elementary school for the summer. It’s raining. It doesn’t feel like summer. But it’s time for the weekend sleepover. Cameron and Zion have been friends since kindergarten, and have been doing this a long time, but it’s the first time Aliyah has …
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Wild and Wicked Things – Francesca May
In her debut fantasy novel, Francesca May invites us in as she weaves a tale about magic, secrets, and finding oneself…or is that losing oneself?…in love. Annie’s father has just died. That’s sad, but seeing as she barely knew him, his last request for her, and only her, to visit the island where he lived …
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Enchanted Autumn – Ursula Klein
Enchanted Autumn – Ursula Klein “We all thought there was but one truth to believe, not knowing there was more than one truth.” So we’re off to a fairly well-trodden start. Suddenly I remember I’m a grumpy, cynical old demiace and ask past me what I was thinking. But actually, I get settled in pretty …
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