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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 >

May 26, 2023

REVIEW: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsFantasy / librarians / Library / Narnia / portal fantasy / Time-Travel / war13 Comments

Dear Mark Lawrence, Earlier this year I read and fell in love with your Book of the Ancestor trilogy (Red Sister, Grey Sister and Holy Sister), a marvelous mix of fantasy, science fiction, action, and coming-of-age novels. The books follow an unforgettable protagonist, Nona Grey, from age nine until early ... more >

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January 7, 2020

What Janine is reading: SFF read in 2019

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsbeing true to oneself / biracial heroine / clones / diversity / epistolary / flashbacks / genre-bender / hidden identity / LGBTQIAP+ / murder mystery / necromancer / POC / portal fantasy / queer / Reading lists / romantic-elements / Science Fiction / space travel / story-within-a-story / sword fighter / YA science fiction6 Comments

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty A spaceship crew of six clones wake up in a cloning vat missing twenty-five years of memories. Of their much older previous incarnations, five are dead and one is comatose. Additionally, the spaceship has changed course. It quickly becomes apparent that one of the clones ... more >

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