Each year in Ithaca twelve girls are hanged on the beach and their bodies are given to the sea in sacrifice to Poseidon. This year Leto is one of them. She tries to hide and she tries to fight, but the noose takes her life and the sea takes her body. The unexpected part isContinue reading “‘Lies we sing to the sea’ by Sarah Underwood”
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‘The Jasad Heir’ by Sara Hashem
Sylvie is an orphan, a chemist’s apprentice, and a citizen of Mahair. Sylvie is the mask that Essiya, heir to the Jasad throne, created to protect her. The magic running through her veins is a death sentence, even with the invisible cuffs keeping it trapped under her skin. All she wants to do is forgetContinue reading “‘The Jasad Heir’ by Sara Hashem”
‘The City of Stardust’ by Georgia Summers
To be published 25/01/2024… Violet Everly is cursed. Her mother was cursed too, but she left when Violet was a child and ran far away to where the curse couldn’t reach her. Raised by her uncles, Violet knows nothing of this. Their plan is to find her mother and make her face the curse beforeContinue reading “‘The City of Stardust’ by Georgia Summers”
‘Sun of Blood and Ruin’ by Mariely Lares
To be published 28/09/2023… After ten years of being presumed dead in the jungle, Leonora returns home. Unfortunately, fitting in seems even more difficult than when she left. Not quite Spanish and not quite Mexican, she finds herself distrusted at all turns. The guise of Pantera gives her the anonymity she needs to make aContinue reading “‘Sun of Blood and Ruin’ by Mariely Lares”
‘Thornhedge’ by T. Kingfisher
To be published 15/08/2023… This is not your typical sleeping beauty story. It has all the right components: a fairy blessing, a sleeping princess, a wall of thorns, a chivalrous knight determined to hack his way through to the tower. Except that this is one princess that no one wants to wake up. Toadling hasContinue reading “‘Thornhedge’ by T. Kingfisher”
‘The Kingdom is a Golden Cage’ by Lilly Inkwood
To be published 17/08/2023… Celine’s father, the king, is growing impatient of her unmarried state. The problem is that there is only one man she wants to marry and he’s been stuck in the form of a cat for the last ten years. With her own magic dwindled to almost nothing, Celine feels powerless. FortunatelyContinue reading “‘The Kingdom is a Golden Cage’ by Lilly Inkwood”
‘Upon a Frosted Star’ by M.A. Kuzniar
When the mysterious invitations fall from the sky, Forster jumps at the chance of a diversion from the everyday frustrations of his life. He is therefore pleasantly surprised when the magnificence of the party inspires his most successful series of paintings yet. The following winter he scours London high and low for clue to theContinue reading “‘Upon a Frosted Star’ by M.A. Kuzniar”
‘The Sun and the Void’ by Gabriella Romero Lacruz’
To be Published July 25th 2023… Reina’s uncut tail makes it impossible to hide who she is and keeps her firmly at the bottom of society’s pecking order. When she has a chance to find family she crosses the tinieblas infested mountains without hesitation. Unfortunately the tinieblas also have no hesitation in their attack. LeftContinue reading “‘The Sun and the Void’ by Gabriella Romero Lacruz’”
‘Her Radiant Curse’ by Elizabeth Lim
To be published 29/08/2023… Spoiler Alert: This book is a prequel to Six Crimson Cranes. It can be read as a standalone, but it does give some spoilers about one of the main characters of the original series. Channi lost both her mother and her face the day her sister, Vanna, was born. Despite thisContinue reading “‘Her Radiant Curse’ by Elizabeth Lim”
‘Morgan is My Name’ by Sophie Keetch
To be published 15/06/2023… Other than childish squabbles with her two sisters, Morgan’s life is idyllic. Her parents are in love, she has near free-reign of the island castle they call home, and her father is even teaching her his way with birds. Then disaster strikes in the form of King Uther Pendragon. In theContinue reading “‘Morgan is My Name’ by Sophie Keetch”
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