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Image Credit: Sourcebooks Fire The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska combines the lush, haunted seaside atmosphere of Maggie Stiefvater's The Scorpio Races with a to-die-for queer romance that will keep your heart racing. This gorgeous standalone novel crystallizes all that makes dark, romantic fantasy such an alluring subgenre. The magic shines on the page, inviting… Continue reading Backlist Highlight: THE DARK TIDE
Image Credit: Wednesday Books The nights are growing longer and there's a chill in the air: it's the season of fear! Now is the time for scary stories under the covers, and in 2021, there are plenty to choose from. Below are some personal favorites, from the eerie to the bloodcurdling. Read on, enjoy, and… Continue reading Halloween Reads 2021
Image Credit: Henry Holt and Co. This very special Tuesday, I have not one but two fantastic new releases I need to highlight. These books are two of my most anticipated titles of 2021 from two incredibly talented authors, and together, they make an ideal double-feature for readers who enjoy retellings of fairy tales or… Continue reading New Release Highlight: LITTLE THIEVES and WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS
Cover: Erewhon Books, Edit: Tori Kiersten Frost Witchy books became the trend in contemporary fantasy -- and everywhere else on the bookshelf -- starting around 2019, when fiction publishers began to catch up with a booming modern interest in astrology, tarot, and alternative spiritualities. Despite debuting in a crowded field in the middle of a… Continue reading Backlist Highlight: THE SCAPEGRACERS
Image Credit: Margaret K. McElderry Books Margaret Rogerson's newest standalone fantasy Vespertine fuses elements of Gideon the Ninth and Marvel's Venom into a poignant, cathartic story about learning to see the best in others -- and in yourself -- when the world has given you every reason to doubt. The heroine is also possessed by… Continue reading New Release Highlight: VESPERTINE
Image Credit: HarperTeen Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar is a heartfelt fairy tale for the modern world, in which a teenager -- half mortal, half star -- must travel into a world of celestial magic and music to save her father's life. Infused with vivid imagery and Indian folklore, this is a wonderful next read… Continue reading Backlist Highlight: STAR DAUGHTER
Image Credit: Henry Holt and Co. Love beats at the heart of Lakesedge, but as our heroine fights for survival -- hers, her brother's, and that of the monstrous boy who has drawn her into his secretive life -- she discovers that to end a curse, love will demand sacrifice. With notes of Labyrinth and… Continue reading New Release Highlight: LAKESEDGE
Image Credit: Houghton Mifflin Welcome to Test of Time! This new bi-monthly series examines classic science-fiction and fantasy with a modern reader's eye. Which books have aged gracefully, and which ones maybe need to keep gathering dust on your shelf? Let's find out. In 1968, author Ursula Le Guin published A Wizard of Earthsea. This… Continue reading Test of Time: A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA
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