Kore has lived in isolation her entire life, her mother’s desperate plan to keep her little girl safe from the lecherous men that fill the Greek pantheon. Except Kore isn’t a girl anymore, she’s a woman, and it is time for her father to sell her off to the highest bidder. Whilst her mother worksContinue reading “‘Girl, Goddess, Queen’ by Bea Fitzgerald”
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‘The Mars House’ by Natasha Pulley
To be published 19/03/2024… Rescued from a now underwater London, January is offered refuse on Mars. The gravity there means that he is much stronger than the locals and best suited to factory work. It’s a long way from the glamour of the London stage, but at least it’s a living. That is until heContinue reading “‘The Mars House’ by Natasha Pulley”
‘The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi’ by Shannon Chakraborty
Amina al-Sirafi was one of the most legendary pirate captains at sea. Now she scrapes by in a falling apart house to raise her daughter as far away as she can from the horrors that preceded her birth: a betrayal, a brutal death, and a husband she has vowed never to speak of again. ThenContinue reading “‘The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi’ by Shannon Chakraborty”
‘The Bone Roots’ by Gabriella Houston
In her role as vedma, Kada helped a noblewoman to grow a baby on Goddess Zemya’s tree. The tree grew two babies and one chose Kada to be her own mother. But the fox stole the noblewoman’s baby and now it is after Kada’s own daughter. For fifteen years she keeps her daughter safe, despiteContinue reading “‘The Bone Roots’ by Gabriella Houston”
‘Lies we sing to the sea’ by Sarah Underwood
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”
‘The Temple of Fortuna’ by Elodie Harper
To be published 09/11/2023… [SPOILER ALERT: THIS REVIEW REFERS TO EVENTS FROM BOOKS ONE AND TWO. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE PREVIOUS BOOKS I SUGGEST YOU START WITH THIS REVIEW INSTEAD: ‘The Wolf Den’ by Elodie Harper] This final instalment of Elodie Harper’s Wolf Den trilogy follows a third new phase in Amara’s life andContinue reading “‘The Temple of Fortuna’ by Elodie Harper”
‘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”
‘The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley’ by Sean Lusk
To be published 05/12/2023… Abel Cloudesley is a genius inventor of automata. His life changes forever on the day that his wife dies in childbirth. Not only is he mourning the love of his life, but now he must deal with her aunt who seems determined to take his son, Zachary, away. Only when fiveContinue reading “‘The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley’ by Sean Lusk”
‘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”
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