To be published 22/02/2022… Each year a maiden is sacrificed to the Sea God to hold back his storms for another year. This year the Sea God’s Bride is the girl that Joon loves and his sister will not let them be separated. Minna is not the prettiest girl in the village, or the mostContinue reading “‘The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea’ by Axie Oh”
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‘Only a Monster’ by Vanessa Len
To be published 17/02/2021… Joan is a monster. Her gran has always been honest with her about that, although she has never quite explained what exactly that meant. When Joan accidentally uses her powers she is thrust into a world of monsters more dangerous and more complicated than she could have imagined. And where thereContinue reading “‘Only a Monster’ by Vanessa Len”
‘The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies’ by Simon Webb
To be published 30/01/2022… This book dissects the anthropological origins of magical beings, with a particular focus on wizards. The wizard’s female counterpart, witches, get a bit more attention in the second half of the book, whilst fairies are the main focus of chapter ten. It discusses the earliest origins of the myths and howContinue reading “‘The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies’ by Simon Webb”
‘The Shadow in the Glass’ by J J A Harwood
Eleanor had a rough start to life. As a child she nursed her sick mother until her death, after which point she was taken in by a kind and wealthy friend who vowed to raise Eleanor as her own daughter – but Mrs Pembroke followed Eleanor’s mother to an early grave and now there isContinue reading “‘The Shadow in the Glass’ by J J A Harwood”
‘A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting’ by Sophie Irwin
To be published 12/05/2022… With both her parents dead, bailiffs knocking down the door, and four younger sisters to support, Kitty Talbot needs money. As a woman in regency England this is no easy feat. She can think of only one option that will generate sufficient funds in the required timescale. Kitty must marry rich.
‘Elektra’ by Jennifer Saint
To be published 28/04/2022… Elektra: bought up in the shadow of the Trojan War, a war which is destined to leave her parentless and alone and filled with a simmering vengeance. Clytemnestra: a sister, a wife, a mother, but when grief overcomes her she will lose them all. Cassandra: she only ever wanted to serveContinue reading “‘Elektra’ by Jennifer Saint”
‘Once Upon a Broken Heart’ by Stephanie Garber
When Evangeline’s sister, Marisol, announces that she is getting married in two weeks, there’s only one problem; Evangeline is in love with the groom and, up until the announcement, she had thought he was in love with her too… Her solution? Track down the mythical Prince of Hearts and convince him to stop the wedding.Continue reading “‘Once Upon a Broken Heart’ by Stephanie Garber”
‘Daughter of the Moon Goddess’ by Sue Lynn Tan
To be published 20/01/2022… The moon is a prison. Having grown up there in isolated comfort with her loving mother this is an uncomfortable truth for Xingyin to learn. But it is not until she sees the rest of the world for herself that she truly understands how great a tragedy it is for herContinue reading “‘Daughter of the Moon Goddess’ by Sue Lynn Tan”
‘Terciel and Elinor’ by Garth Nix
To be published 02/11/2021… Having grown up in isolation in her family’s slowly failing manor house Elinor does not have much experience of the world; until an undead tragedy thrusts her out into it and she finds that she may be destined to be one of the world’s key players after all. Plucked from theContinue reading “‘Terciel and Elinor’ by Garth Nix”
‘Gilded’ by Marissa Meyer
To be published 02/11/2021… Serilda is different, marked so by her golden eyes and judged as bad luck by the villagers who scorn her storytelling talents. Only the children see her without prejudice, and her father whose unending love attempts to overshadow the absence of Serilda’s mother. When she crosses paths with the Erlking duringContinue reading “‘Gilded’ by Marissa Meyer”
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