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A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand [Horror Review]

10 January 2025 / review / 10 Comments
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand [Horror Review]

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth HandSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Oct 2023Publisher: Mulholland Books (Hachette)Length: 322 pages Genre: Horror (haunted house)Target Age: Adult (suitable for 15+)Representation: Multiple queer characters, incl protagonist Holly Summary 💬 Holly Sherwin has been a struggling playwright for years, but now, after receiving a grant to develop her play Witching Night, she may finally be close to her big break. All she needs is time and space to bring her vision to […]

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We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado [Horror Review]

28 December 2024 / review / 9 Comments
We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado [Horror Review]

We Came to Welcome Youby Vincent TiradoSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Sept 2024Publisher: William Morrow (HarperCollins)Length: 384 pages Genre: HorrorTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +16)Representation: Protagonist is Black (Dominican American) lesbian, spouse is Korean lesbian (author is non-binary Afro-Latine) Summary 💬 Where beauty lies, secrets are held…ugly ones. Sol Reyes has had a rough year. After a series of workplace incidents at her university lab culminates in a plagiarism accusation, Sol is put on probation. Dutiful visits […]

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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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