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February 2, 2026

Review: Unsouled (Cradle Book 1) by Will Wight

SiriusBook Reviews / D ReviewsChosen One / Fantasy / martial arts2 Comments

Lindon is born Unsouled, the one person in his family unable to use the magical Paths of the sacred arts. He uses every trick and technique he can borrow or steal to improve his life, but it seems he will never be able to join the ranks of the truly ... more >

January 13, 2026

Sirius’ Best of 2025 List

SiriusBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists1960s / amateur sleuths / Cardinal / Catholic / Chinese American heroine / Doctor / England / Fantasy / female detectives / grief / Japanese culture / m/m historical romance / martial arts / New-York / older characters / Pope / Urban-Fantasy / vampires / Vietnam / werewolves7 Comments

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Hello 2026. I had a decent reading year in 2025 anI have had more books this year that I gave A grade to, this is reflected in my list and of course I never limit myself to A grades, so there are some B+ books here as well. The books ... more >

July 31, 2025

Review: The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story by M.L. Wang

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsDark Fantasy / martial arts2 Comments

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A mother struggling to repress her violent past, A son struggling to grasp his violent future, A father blind to the danger that threatens them all. When the winds of war reach their peninsula, will the Matsuda family have the strength to defend their empire? Or will they tear each ... more >

August 25, 2023

REVIEW: The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEpic / epic fantasy / gender-based violence / Historical-China / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIAP+ / martial arts / Misogyny / outlaws / POC / POC author / revenge / social justice / ViolenceComments Off on REVIEW: The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang

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A queer epic fantasy full of bandits, heroes, and revolution, inspired by the Chinese classic Water Margin; She Who Became the Sun meets The Dirty Dozen In the jianghu, you break the law to make it your own. Inspired by a classic of martial arts literature, The Water Outlaws are ... more >

January 31, 2020

DUELING REVIEW: The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale, Part III

JennieA Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews1880s / child abuse / Hawaii / joint review / martial arts / mentorship / ninjas / rape survivor / sword / unrequited-love / Victorian England / virgin14 Comments

Trigger warnings: Note: I asked Janine to join me for this review and it turns out we had Thoughts. Many, many Thoughts. So many that we’ve split this review into three parts. You can find the earlier parts of our discussion below. –Jennie PART ONE PART TWO Janine: Did the ... more >

January 29, 2020

DUELING REVIEW: The Shadow and the Star, Part II

JanineA Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews1880s / child abuse / Hawaii / joint review / martial arts / mentorship / ninjas / rape survivor / sword / unrequited-love / Victorian England / virgin15 Comments

Trigger warnings: Note: Jennie asked me to collaborate on this review with her and as it turned out, we had a lot of thoughts. So many that we decided to split this review in three. This is the second part. You can find the first part of our discussion linked ... more >

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