To start, I’ll just say “wow.” In The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez, there is a fearsome empire, ruled by a cruel man and terrorized by his three sons, who are known as the Terrors. But one day, the impossible happens: the empress breaks free from the palace. She ends up recruiting two …
Tag: historical inspired fantasy
Book Review | Cinder House (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Cinder House by Freya Marske. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Cinder House is a novella that retells the story of Cinderella. In this version, Ella died at age sixteen and …
Book Review | The Magician of Tiger Castle
If I recall, Sachar’s masterpiece Holes is better than this. But this is still fun! The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar follows Anatole, the court magician of the kingdom of Esquaveta. This tiny country (somewhere south of France) is facing possible war with their neighbors, the kingdom of Oxatania. To avoid this, the …
Book Review | Hemlock & Silver
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Hemlock & Silver 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. T. Kingfisher is an auto-read author for me, if you haven’t noticed by now. I have yet to read …
Book Review | Lady’s Knight
Rest in peace historical accuracy. If that’s what you’re looking for, do not read this book. This is like A Knight’s Tale and the Lady Jane series had a baby, and therefore nothing historical is sacred. However, if you don’t care about such things, stick around. In Lady’s Knight by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, …
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