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The City in Glass by Nghi Vo [Fantasy Review]

12 December 2024 / review / 0 Comments
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo [Fantasy Review]

The City in Glassby Nghi VoSource: ebook/NetgalleyPublished: Oct 2024Publisher: Tordotcom (Macmillan)Length: 224 pages Genre: FantasyTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +14) Summary 💬 The demon Vitrine—immortal, powerful, and capricious—loves the dazzling city of Azril. She has mothered, married, and maddened the city and its people for generations, and built it into a place of joy and desire, revelry and riot. And then the angels come, and the city falls. Vitrine is left with nothing but […]

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The Color of Revenge by Cornelia Funke [MG Review]

17 November 2024 / review / 9 Comments
The Color of Revenge by Cornelia Funke [MG Review]

The Color of Revengeby Cornelia FunkeSource: ARC/friendPublished: 12 Nov 2024(Originall published Oct 2023 in German)Publisher: Chicken House (Scholastic)Length: 320 pages Series: Inkworld #4Genre: FantasyTarget Age: +8Representation: A main character is Black Summary 💬 Five years have passed since the events of Inkdeath. At last, peace reigns in Ombra where Meggie, Mo, Dustfinger and all the other residents lead a happy, carefree life. But it has been a different story for Orpheus, who after fleeing to […]

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Daughter of Calamity by Rosalie M. Lim [Historical Fantasy Review]

9 November 2024 / review / 2 Comments
Daughter of Calamity by Rosalie M. Lim [Historical Fantasy Review]

Daughter of Calamityby Rosalie M. LinSource: ebook/publisherPublished: June 2024Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (Macmillan)Length: 352 pages Genre: Historical fantasyTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +16)Representation: Protagonist and most characters are Shangainese Summary 💬 Jingwen spends her nights as a showgirl at the Paramount, one of the most lavish clubs in Shanghai, competing ruthlessly to charm wealthy patrons. To cap off her shifts, she runs money for her grandmother, the exclusive surgeon to the […]

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Crushing It by Erin Becker [MG Review]

20 October 2024 / review / 9 Comments
Crushing It by Erin Becker [MG Review]

I received a free copy from the author. Crushing Itby Erin BeckerSource: ebook/authorPublished: 6 Aug 2024Publisher: Penguin Workshop (PRH) Length: 240 pagesGenre: ContemporaryTarget Age: +10Representation: Sapphic Summary 💬 On the soccer field, Magic Mel is in her element. She’s ready to lead her team to victory at the city championship in her new role as captain. Off the field, however, is a totally different story. Mel can’t get a handle on her class presentation, […]

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Fungal: Foraging in the Forest by Ariel Gordon [Non-fiction Review]

18 June 2024 / review / 4 Comments
Fungal: Foraging in the Forest by Ariel Gordon [Non-fiction Review]

Fungal: Foraging in the Forestby Ariel GordonSource: ebook/publicistPublished: 11 June 2024Publisher: Wolsak & WynnLength: 242 pages Genre: Creative non-fictionTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +14) Summary 💬 Fungal is a wide-ranging collection from Ariel Gordon where she explores her fascination with all mushrooms, not just those you can eat. In these engaging essays she takes the reader through ditches and puddles in search of morels, through the hallways of a mushroom factory, down city […]

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