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: Romance
‘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”
‘The House Saphir’ by Marissa Meyer
Mallory makes her living as haunted house guide. The ghost is real and the stories she tells her paying customers are real, though she might be guilty of a bit of embellishment and faked theatrics. And the souvenirs she sells are very much not real, despite the high price she charges for them. There’s alsoContinue reading “‘The House Saphir’ by Marissa Meyer”
‘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”
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”
‘The Dark Mirror’ by Samantha Shannon
Release date: 25.02.2025 SPOLIER ALERT: This is book five in an ongoing series. I do not recommend reading this review if you have not read the first four books in the series. Paige Mahoney has always dreamed of escaping Scion and returning to the free world beyond, where her mere existence doesn’t make her aContinue reading “‘The Dark Mirror’ by Samantha Shannon”
‘Emberclaw’ by L.R. Lam
To be published 04.03.25… SPOILER ALERT: This is book 2 in a trilogy. Check out this review instead if you haven’t read book 1: ‘Dragonfall’ by L.R. Lam On the Feast of Flowers, Arcady severed their bond and killed Everen. Back where she started, with little money and a false name, Arcady forges ahead with herContinue reading “‘Emberclaw’ by L.R. Lam”
‘The Half King’ by Melissa Landers
Like all second-born daughters, Cerise was given to the Temple at birth and trained for life as a seer. But the Sight eludes her and, as her claiming day draws near, she faces life as a servant instead. Until one vague vision from the Mother Superior sends her down a third path: one that leadsContinue reading “‘The Half King’ by Melissa Landers”
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