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June 3, 2026

REVIEW: The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews15th century / Brittany / Fae / Fantasy / Historical Fantasy / strong women6 Comments

In a desperate gamble to save her throne, a young monarch conceals a secret marriage in the shadows of an enchanted forest—and unknowingly alters the fate of her world—in this dazzling novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale. Anne of Brittany was a ... more >

Illustrated cover in dark maroon and purple tones featuring a close up of a section of a pretty white woman's face with sparkling purpole eyes and maroon hair, partially obscured by a maroon coloured werewolf/wolf with golden eyes. She is holding a sharp knife which is visible in front and to the right of the wolf and there are also purple/black roses in full bloom scattered around the cover.
January 9, 2026

Review: Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs

SiriusA Review Category / A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsFae / Fantasy / vampires / werewolf13 Comments

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When the deadly werewolf Asil is gifted five blind dates by some anonymous “friends,” his reclusive life will never be the same, in this enthralling novel in stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series. Includes two all-new stories as well as three previously ... more >

October 3, 2025

JOINT REVIEW: The Summer War by Naomi Novik

SiriusA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsFae / fantasy m/m romance / Fantasy/Fairytale / siblings2 Comments

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In this poignant, heartfelt novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell. Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest ... more >

February 27, 2025

REVIEW: Dance with the Fae by Elisabeth J Hobbes

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews1910s / bisexual hero / Fae / Fantasy/Fairytale / Historical Fantasy / LGBTQIA characters / non binary / post WWIComments Off on REVIEW: Dance with the Fae by Elisabeth J Hobbes

1919 May Day Kit Arton-Price should be celebrating. It’s his engagement party and, unlike many young men of his generation, he survived The Great War. Whilst his fiancée, Adelaide, is dancing with one of their guests, the enigmatic Mr Wilde, the scars on Kit’s face bear the heavy toll of ... more >

December 20, 2024

REVIEW: Ice + Alligators by Angel Martinez

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsf/f romantic elements / Fae / Fantasy / grumpy / sunshine / LGBTQIA characters / Louisiana / novella / SolsticeComments Off on REVIEW: Ice + Alligators by Angel Martinez

Offend the Frost King? Get kicked from the Court. Land in the jaws of a living dinosaur? Ink, the black ice fairy, isn’t shocked that his frostiness banished her, but she’s shocked to find herself sent to a swamp. It’s hot, sticky and mucky—an ice fae’s worst nightmare. Banishment means ... more >

Image of a Native American woman wearing a dark tank top and holding a lyre covered in frost. The lyre has a wolf or dog's head at either end at the top and the bottom bit has a woman's face in the middle to decorate. The background is a snowy night sky.
June 18, 2024

REVIEW: Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsFae / mythology / NetGalley / Urban-Fantasy / werewolves5 Comments

Advice to Readers: Do yourself a favour and re-read at least the last 30-40 pages (if not the whole book) of Soul Taken before diving in to Winter Lost. You’ll thank me. Also, for more Easter egg enjoyment, I recommend reading/re-reading Grey from the Shifting Shadows anthology before this one ... more >

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