Review: The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (2016)
“Strange he hadn’t had a premonition of what this place would become to him all those months ago. But maybe not. So much of magic—of power, in general—required belief as a prerequisite.” – The Raven King, Maggie Stiefvater Rating: ★★★★ Genre: Urban fantasy, YA Categories: M/M, M/F, YA, multiple narrators, wizards/magicians, mythology, ghosts Content Warnings […]
Review: Peter Darling by Austin Chant (2017)
“That’s the trick of growing up. Nothing stays the same.” Hook sounded oddly sympathetic. “You see the faults in everything. Including yourself.” – Peter Darling, Austin Chant Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Fantasy, fairy tale, romance Categories: M/M, trans, enemies to lovers, fairy tale retelling Content Warnings (highlight to read): Deals with societal & familial transphobia. Some […]
Review: Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (1987)
“Above him, the stars shone frosty and remote in the clear sky. They wouldn’t dare to twinkle at him, not in the position he was in.” – Swordspoint, Ellen Kushner Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Fantasy, romantic (but not a romance) Categories: M/M, M/F, politics & intrigue, royalty and nobility, hidden identity, swords & swordplay Content Warnings (highlight to […]
Review: Peter Darling
5/5 stars. Buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Less Than Three Press Austin Chant’s Peter Darling is a sequel to Peter Pan. After trying to force himself to fit into a life as “Wendy Darling”, a grown-up Peter can no longer reject his real identity, and flees his unaccepting parents in a […]
Review: To Summon Nightmares
5/5 stars. Buy at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Less Than Three Press (Ebook) (Print) To Summon Nightmares by J.K. Pendragon was pretty much everything I wanted to read when I started it a few days ago and then it just kept right on being everything I wanted at all times. I came home […]