Okay, the internet is wrong. If you read just one dragon book this year, don’t read Fourth Wing. Read this instead! (Like, Fourth Wing was okay, but it pales in comparison to this.) In To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose, fifteen-year-old Anequs has grown up on the island of Masquapaug. This place hasn’t …
Tag: historical inspired fantasy
Book Review | Thornhedge (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Thornhedge, Toadling is a foundling, separated from her human parents and raised by fairy creatures. She is sent back, however, …
Book Review | Morgan Is My Name (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Morgan Is My Name tells the story of Morgan, daughter of Queen Igraine in Tintagel Castle. Tragedy strikes …
Book Review | Mortal Follies (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Mortal Follies, a mischievous narrator relates the tale of Maelys Mitchelmore, a young lady in 1814 high society in …
Book Review | Our Hideous Progeny (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Our Hideous Progeny, Mary Saville and her husband Henry are scientists enamored with paleontology. They’re down …
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