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September 15, 2023

REVIEW: The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewscats / Chosen One / Fantasy / friendship / LGBTQIA characters / middle grade / monsters / non binary / pansexual / POC / portal fantasyNo Comments

Some would call River Rydell a “chosen one”: born with the ability to see monsters and travel to a terrifying world called The Otherwoods, they have all the makings of a hero. But River just calls themself unlucky. It’s not like anyone actually believes River can do these things, so ... more >

August 16, 2023

REVIEW: Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschangeling / fairy tale retelling / Knights / monsters / Muslim / novella / plain heroine / Ugly heroine / unusual heroine10 Comments

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There’s a princess trapped in a tower. This isn’t her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor ... more >

April 14, 2023

REVIEW: Untethered Sky (x2) by Fonda Lee

JanineB Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy / hunters / manticores / monsters / Persia-based world / POC / POC author / rocsNo Comments

Dear Fonda Lee, Your novella, Untethered Sky, begins when its main character, Ester, a would be-rukher (handler of rocs), is given one of the huge and powerful birds with incredible hunting capabilities. Ester is successful in training Zahra and once the bird completes her first kill of a manticore, she ... more >

April 14, 2023

REVIEW: Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

JayneBook Reviews / C- ReviewsDark Fantasy / Fantasy / monsters / novella / POC / POC author3 Comments

Ester’s family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother, leaving her with nothing but her father’s painful silence and a single, overwhelming need to kill the monsters that took her family. Ester’s path leads her to the King’s Royal Mews, where the giant rocs of ... more >

March 23, 2023

REVIEW: The Iron Princess by Barbara Hambly

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / dysfunctional family / Fantasy / mages / Magic / monsters / rag-tag / redemption / sorcererNo Comments

Something is amiss with the world’s magic. Spells don’t work the way they used to—when they work at all. Only the powers of the Crystal Mages remain as they were, powers founded on the use of the mystical element adamis, the harvesting of which has enslaved the peoples of the ... more >

May 10, 2022

REVIEW: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsChinese American heroine / coming-of-age / Dark Fantasy / diversity / First-Person / Historical / Hollywood Golden Age / lesbian heroine / LGBTQIA characters / Magical Realism / monsters / POC / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

From award-winning author Nghi Vo comes a dazzling new novel where immortality is just a casting call away It was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic. “No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming ... more >

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