I thought this was a duology, only to find out that it’s now a trilogy. And here I thought waiting a year from this book's publication meant that I could binge the full series. Oh, well. In Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle, Emory is a student in lunar magic at Aldryn College, but she’s struggling. …
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Book Review | The Near Witch
Long time no see (by internet standards, that is)! I was pretty busy and also went on vacation, so I didn’t read much for a while there. But I’m back, reading the origins of V. E. Schwab! In The Near Witch by V. E. Schwab, Lexi has grown up in the small town of Near, …
Book Review | The Teller of Small Fortunes
In The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong, Tao spends her days traveling from town to town telling fortunes, with her mule Laohu serving as her only friend. She’s a foreigner in this land, and regarded with some suspicion, despite having lived here for most of her life. Still, using her small magic to …
Book Review | For She Is Wrath
My reaction to this book’s description was “A Pakistani fantasy Count of Monte Cristo retelling? Sign me up!” In For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga, Dania was raised by her swordsmith father, so she’s no stranger to fighting. But when she’s betrayed by the young man she loves most and thrown into prison, she …
Book Review | My Salty Mary
In My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows, Mary Read finds herself at a crossroads. She’s in love with a man who doesn’t feel the same, but she can’t go home either. In coming to land, she’s given up her fish tail. Oh, did I mention she was born a mermaid? …