cozy urban fantasy – Cannonball Read 17

A Gentle Exploration of Getting Help With Your Mental Health In a Magical Setting

I Feel Awful, Thanks by Lara Pickle

June 28, 2024 by Kit Moonstar 1 Comment

After moving to London for her dream job making potions, young witch Joana seems to have it all. She’s got a great group of friends and a lovely boyfriend. Sure, her boss is a jerk, work is stressful, and figuring out housing is a pain, but really, she doesn’t have much to complain about. Really. Except exhaustion, sadness, and doubt take their toll, and Joana needs help to figure out how to take care of and accept herself. This is a graphic novel that I […]

This isn’t an eighties sitcom. I can’t casually accept an orphan into my house for comic relief.

The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

Scenes from Quarantine by K.D. Edwards

Scenes from the Holidays by K.D. Edwards

The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards

November 28, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

These are a series of novellas meant to fill in gaps between the three books in the Tarot Sequence. I’m reviewing them because it gives me an excuse to share more epic quotes from my favorite new characters. The Sunken Mall I had started to pull on my magical sight when Ciaran spotted a convenience store pharmacy combo behind us called CVS. He pointed and said, “You will leave that store alone in particular. I called dibs. Anything with a -cet after it goes in […]

Fast, Fluffy, and Fun

Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare

June 25, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

Reggie assumed the ad she answered for a Spellwork assistant had something to do with the Spellwork card game. She didn’t expect it to be acting as an assistant to a slightly dotty old woman who thinks she’s a witch. But it pays amazingly well, so Reggie is willing to put up with Dru, even if her obnoxiously cute nephew doesn’t approve of Reggie. Ben Magnus is a five hundred year old warlock who would really like his aunt not to hire a new familiar […]

When the Grumpy One/Sunshine One Dynamic Fails

What the Hex by Jessica Clare

June 4, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

Penny has been waiting to become a familiar for ages. Unfortunately, because witches and warlocks live so long, there are more prospective familiars than openings for them. Willem has been banned from taking a familiar as a punishment which greatly restricts his ability to cast magic. Which is a problem since his former master holds a grudge and is currently gunning for him. When Penny agrees to be Willem’s familiar under the table, they fake a relationship in order to explain why they’re now spending […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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