To be published 21/01/2024… From a young age, Medea’s powers have ostracised her. Even her own family hate her magic and spurn her for it. When the opportunity arises for her to use her powers and finally prove their worth to her father, she takes it. Yet it is still the magic he respects, notContinue reading “‘Medea’ by Rosie Hewlett”
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‘The Flight of Swans’ by Sarah McGuire
The King of Lacharra leaves the forest, after being lost for months, with a new bride in tow and the entire castle falls instantly under her thrall. Except for Ryn; the King’s daughter doesn’t like how her father has changed and she doesn’t like the new Queen’s cruelty that no one else seems to see.Continue reading “‘The Flight of Swans’ by Sarah McGuire”
‘Girl, Goddess, Queen’ by Bea Fitzgerald
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”
‘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”
‘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”
‘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’”
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