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He will not kill me. He does not get to make me a statistic.

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

September 30, 2022 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

You cannot appease someone into loving or respecting you. ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow I chose this book because I saw it reviewed on CBR14 and damn, did it look interesting. Feminist wrath? Yes, please. To sum it up, Wu Zetian is angry. Not just a little pissed, but vengeful and rightly so. In her world, humanity is in a centuries-long battle with the Hundans, an alien species which invaded their planet. The only way to keep the Hundans from overtaking the entire planet is to […]

Stunning debut novel inspired by Chinese mythology

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

July 23, 2022 by Mobius_Walker 2 Comments

BINGO – SNAKE Secrets and hidden identities abound in this debut novel from Sue Lynn Tan. Xingyin is the titular daughter of the moon goddess, Chang’e, but she shouldn’t be alive. Her mother has hidden her existence from the Emperor and Empress of the Immortal Realm in order to keep her safe from danger and harm. For many years, Chang’e and Xingyin lived peacefully with their attendant on the moon in exile. But when Xingyin accidentally alerts the rulers of the Immortal Realm to her […]

Basically a zany movie rom-com in book form

Dream On by Angie Hockman

July 17, 2022 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

I’ll be honest: it was the adorable and colorful cover that caught my eye, and then the absolutely bonkers description pulled me in. While I had some quibbles with the plot, it’s very entertaining and I could easily imagine this being a blockbuster rom-com movie. “So I’m the man of your dreams?” A breathy laugh escapes me. “Kind of.” “Okay then.” Cass has it all. She has a loving boyfriend, she just passed the bar, and she already has a job offer at one of […]

On the bonnie banks of the Charles River

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

January 2, 2021 by Vern 5 Comments

Bless me, cannonballers, for I have sinned – it’s been months since my last review. But now that it’s January, I find myself back on my bullshit here, attempting a cannonball for the 4th time. After a few half-starts on New Year’s Day, I just devoured Lily King’s Writers & Lovers. Casey Peabody is a writer barely making ends meet by waiting tables in 1997 Cambridge, Mass. I struggle to sum up the book’s action. It was one of the reasons why it took me […]

Fae politics are messy to say the least

Grave Destiny by Kalayna Price

November 9, 2020 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Grave Destiny is the sixth book in Kalayna Price’s Grave Witch series. In this world, witches and fae exist. Alex Craft grew up a witch but discover she has a secret magic heritage. This book is all about her figuring more about her special powers and solving yet another mystery in the faerie realm. A noble is murdered and made to look like the Shadow court is involved. Dugan who we met in previous books hires Alex to figure out the truth. He is an […]

A Tana French wannabe

June 23, 2017 by Bothari43 Leave a Comment

This is a mystery starring a bunch of Irish people with a taste of the possibly-supernatural thrown in. It reads like Tana French wrote it when she was in eighth grade, before she learned to actually be good. Nora’s sister Triona was murdered five years ago. She suspects her sister’s husband Peter, but the rich golden boy was never charged, and the murder is still unsolved. Nora fled home to Ireland to recover, but returns to her family’s relocated home in the States when she […]

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