B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate universe / f/f romantic elements / Fantasy / mothers and daughters / POC / POC author / self discovery / Vietnam4 Comments
Award-winning author Aliette de Bodard returns with a powerful romantic fantasy that reads like The Goblin Emperor meets Howl’s Moving Castle in a pre-colonial Vietnamese-esque world Fire burns bright and has a long memory…. Quiet, thoughtful princess Thanh was sent away as a hostage to the powerful faraway country of ... more >
B+ Reviewsalternate universe / mystery / romantic-elements / Sherlocke Holmes8 Comments
Dear Ms. Holloway: Whoever wrote the blurb copy for this book totally was aiming for me: Evelina Cooper, The Niece of the Great Sherlock Holmes is poised to enjoy her first Season…But there’s a murder to deal with, not to mention missing automatons, a sorcerer and a talking mouse. Though ... more >
B- Reviewsalternate universe / alternate-reality / Bloomsbury / Sci-fi / Science Fiction / Young-Adult2 Comments
Dear Ms. Bishara, I think we all know the story of the unhappy teen that makes a wish for a better, bolder life… and then watches it come true. Many books, TV shows, and movies have been made about this very concept. We watch the teen enjoy their new and ... more >
C+ Reviewsalternate universe / Paranormal / romantic-suspense8 Comments
Dear Ms. Rice: If you’d asked me before I read I Dream of Danger if you could beat the over-the-top wackiness of the first book in your Ghost Ops series, I’d have said no. I mean, come on, that book, Heart of Danger (reviewed here by Jane), features heroes from the “famed ... more >
A Reviewsalternate universe / Science Fiction5 Comments
Dear Ms. Lafferty, As a New Yorker, I love reading urban fantasies set in NYC, even if I’m so often disappointed by a white-washed tv-generic setting that you often see in police-procedural tv shows. This hilarious book however, brought to life the diverse spirit of NYC. Zoë Norris is a ... more >
A- Reviewsalternate universe / Berkley / Paranormal23 Comments
Dear Ms. Brook: “For two people who don’t fit anywhere, we get along well” sums up the romance between two outsiders, David and Annika. This unusual romance between a the volcanic naturalist David and the airship engineer Annika might be my favorite entry in your Iron Seas series. It is ... more >