The unicorn hunt was just supposed to be a ploy, a desperate attempt to distract the French King’s envoy so Anne could marry another in secret and keep her kingdom out of French hands. Anne didn’t expect to actually find a unicorn and she definitely doesn’t expect the string of events that follow as aContinue reading “‘The Unicorn Hunters’ by Katherine Arden”
Category Archives: Fantasy
‘The Bone Diver’ by Angie Spoto
The Sealgairs are seal hunters; killing is in their blood. Until a few years ago Kier was no different, and then one bad hunt stripped her of all ability to kill. Now she can’t even harvest a single mollusc from the sea floor, let alone face a seal with a single knife like she onceContinue reading “‘The Bone Diver’ by Angie Spoto”
‘The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru’ by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Zina has lived her whole life in her grandmother’s tearoom, selling real fortunes and fake séances. When she realises she might be able to perform a real séance, she finds it impossible to resist – despite her grandmother’s firm warnings. A séance is supposed to offer answers and comfort to the living, but Zina’s séanceContinue reading “‘The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru’ by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore”
‘Sword Catcher’ by Cassandra Clare
Plucked from an orphanage when he was ten, Kel now lives a life of luxury as Prince Connor’s sword catcher. To the outside world he is Connor’s cousin, but to a select few he is Connor’s bodyguard and, when the need calls for it, his body double. When a situation is deemed too dangerous KelContinue reading ” ‘Sword Catcher’ by Cassandra Clare”
‘The Jasad Crown’ by Sara Hashem
Release Date: 15 July 2025 SPOILER ALERT: This is book 2 in a doulogy. Check out this review instead if you haven’t read book 1: ‘The Jasad Heir’ by Sara Hashem Sylvia, the chemist’s apprentice and Champion of Nizhal, is gone. Only Essiya remains now, Queen of Jasad. No longer supressed, Essiya’s magic reigns free andContinue reading “‘The Jasad Crown’ by Sara Hashem”
‘As Many Souls as Stars’ by Natasha Siegal
Release date: 6 November 2025 Cybil. Esther. Rosamund. Three women, one soul. With each lifetime their soul grows bigger and brighter and more powerful. But two things stand in their way with every generation: the Harding Curse and the demon known as Miriam Richter. One wants to destroy their happiness and the other wants toContinue reading “‘As Many Souls as Stars’ by Natasha Siegal”
‘The Monstrous Kind’ by Lydia Gregoric
A zombie-creating fog spreads across England in this Georgian style post apocalypse. Having been passed over as heir to her father’s Manor, Merrick Darling has one priority: find a rich husband. When her father dies suddenly, Merrick rushes home to find her sister living in fear and the Manor shrouded in mystery. The mist isContinue reading “‘The Monstrous Kind’ by Lydia Gregoric”
The Witch of Wol Sin Lake by Lena Jeong
SPOILER ALERT: This is book 2 in a duology. Check out this review instead if you haven’t read book 1:‘And Break the Pretty Kings’ by Lena Jeong As long as the Netherking inhabits her brother’s body, Mirae cannot strike the final blow against him. But whilst Mirae works to save her brother, the Netherking works toContinue reading “The Witch of Wol Sin Lake by Lena Jeong”
‘The Book of Heartbreak’ by Ova Ceren
Release date: August 26 2025 Sare Silverbirch is cursed. If her heart breaks five times before her eighteenth birthday she will die. If she survives, then she will lose all ability to love. Four heartbreaks in and two months away from her eighteenth birthday, Sare finds the first clue to the origins of her curse.Continue reading “‘The Book of Heartbreak’ by Ova Ceren”
‘Hymn to Dionysus’ by Natasha Pulley
Release date: April 3 2025 A knight in the Theban army, Phaidros lives by the motto his beloved commander taught him: duty is honour, and obedience is strength. He never questions his duty or obedience to his commander or to his city and he never questions the dangerous path that life has given him. UntilContinue reading “‘Hymn to Dionysus’ by Natasha Pulley”
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