I saw readers rave about this book on Instagram and TikTok and so I checked it out. Friends–it was wonderful. I don’t often read fantasies but with Fourth Wing, I was quickly immersed into this fantasy world and I simply couldn’t put the book down. There are dragons, romance, friends and enemies… and it’s all…
As I’ve said before, the myth of Eros and Psyche is my absolute favorite Greek/Roman myth. I’ve also said before while reading mythological retellings for this site, that an author doesn’t have to adhere exactly to the traditional storytelling frames to deliver a good version of a myth. God knows the Greeks and Romans did…
Part mystery, all fantasy, a little bit romance and wholly whimsical, Charlie N. Holmberg’s Keeper of Enchanted Rooms is a great read for a cozy winter day curled in front of a fireplace with a steaming cup of hot chocolate. Writer Merritt Fernsby is stunned by his good fortune when his estranged grandmother bequeaths him…
One of the most interesting things about fairytale retellings is seeing how authors use predictable elements in unpredictable ways, and Sarah Pinborough’s Poison is one of the best in that regard. The first in the Tales of the Kingdoms trilogy, it can be read as a standalone, but a twist in the ending is likely…
No, the title isn’t fooling you. Jolene is indeed – at least in part – a fantasy retelling of Dolly Parton’s seminal country tale about a woman begging a mysterious, gorgeous woman not to take her man – though the tale also takes inspiration from the Russian folk tale Queen of the Copper Mountain. In…
“If there were stairs to hell, would you venture down those?” one character asks another in The Silvered Serpents. “It would depend on what was inside hell and if I needed it” the other answers. This is the perfect descriptor of the issue at the heart of this novel. Our team needs The Divine Lyrics,…
Race the Sands is a sweet, mythical tale of friendship and family which celebrates the joy of finding your place – and your people – in the world. In the kingdom of Becar how you conduct yourself in this life determines who – or what – you come back as in your next. The worthy…
If you’re a fan of young adult dystopian novels, you’re probably very familiar with some of Veronica Roth’s work. Her latest offering, Chosen Ones, is pretty different from her previous books, most notably, because it’s aimed at an adult audience – although there’s nothing I’d consider inappropriate for younger readers. It also uses a trope…
The House in the Cerulean Sea is just lovely! My heart is so full and happy after reading this enchanting story by TJ Klune. I can’t wait to read it again! Linus Baker, forty-year-old bachelor and cat-owner, is a caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (DICOMY), and his job is to visit…
Artemis Fowl creator Eoin Colfer turns his hand to adult fantasy in this amusing piece of work that’s a southern fried Howard the Duck, a shade Dragonheart, and all original. Vodka-loving, pop-culture immersed Vern – Formerly Wyvern, Lord Highfire of the Highfire Eyrie – is a dragon who’s been hidden away from human eyes for…
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