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 …
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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? …
Book Review | Voyage of the Damned
I wish I could say this is the first audiobook I’ve acquired solely because the narrator is an actor from Our Flag Means Death, but that would be lying. Anyway, in Voyage of the Damned by Frances White, Ganymedes Piscero is resigned to a terrible few days: as the heir of Fish Province, he must …
Book Review | I Need You to Read This
In I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell, Alex Marks is just getting by in New York City in a job she doesn’t like. Then, she hears that Francis Keen, famous advice columnist of “Dear Constance,” has been murdered. Francis’ writing got Alex through some difficult times, so her death hits Alex hard. …
Book Review | The Phoenix Keeper
Ah, cozy fantasy, my beloved. The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. MacLean tells the story of Aila, who works at a zoo for magical creatures. Her specialty—and passion ever since she was young—are phoenixes, which are critically endangered. She is determined to revitalize the zoo’s breeding program, which hasn’t been successful for over a decade. …
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