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In her forest-veiled pagan village, Évike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. – GoodReads My Review Content/Trigger Warnings from the Author: – Gore, including graphic descriptions of dismemberment, amputation, mutilation, and immolation– Torture, including whipping– Self-harm, including self-amputation– Animal death (graphic; the animals are not pets)– […]
High above the sea, floats the pristine city of the Heliana. Home to winged-lion shapeshifters―the Leonodai―and protected from the world of humans by an elite group of warriors, the Heliana has only known peace. – GoodReads My Review This is a great standalone fantasy. Honestly there are not enough standalone books for fantasy so I […]
My Review SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD Content Warning (from the author): -Death (lots, major and minor characters)-Death of queer characters, but most main characters are queer and also these deaths aren’t exaaactly permanent!-Parent death, on page and off-Sibling death by suicide (off page)-Fratricide-Violence (lots)-Blood (lots)-Gore (not excessive, but there’s, uh, a scene or two for sure)-Mild body […]
GoodReads: In her new novella, Sunday Times best-selling author Becky Chambers imagines a future in which, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the solar system instead transform themselves. Adriane is one such explorer. As an astronaut on an extrasolar research vessel, she and her fellow crewmates sleep between worlds and wake […]
Synopsis: From Annie Sullivan, author of A Touch of Gold, comes Tiger Queen, a sweeping YA fantasy adventure that tells the story of a fierce desert princess battling to save her kingdom. Fans of Rebel of the Sands and Meagan Spooner will devour this retelling of Frank Stockton’s famous short story, “The Lady, or […]
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