Fantasy

I like to celebrate creativity and originality. Gideon the Ninth is both of those. It is a blend of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and gothic mystery into a suspenseful and darkly humorous story. The main character is Gideon Nav, a rebellious and sarcastic swordswoman with a complicated past, who is … Read More

The Tainted Cup is a cross-over book that mixes a mystery story with a fantasy setting. Ana Dolabra is a genius police investigator who rarely leaves home. She is assisted by Dinious “Din” Kol, who has perfect recall and can therefore be Ana’s eyes and ears. The story is told … Read More

The main character in the Book of Doors is a young woman named Cassie. She shares an apartment with her friend Izzy who had aspirations to become an actress, but works as a waitress. Cassie works in a bookshop in New York. It is one of those types of places … Read More

The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is a great fantasy and the series, of which this is the first book, is also exceptional. Skip the review and go read it. The story is about Violet Sorrengail, the 20 year old daughter of General Sorrengail, her mother. Violet had been planning … Read More

This is the story of Circe, a minor Greek goddess, who was the daughter of Helios who was god of the sun, and Oceanus goddess of fresh water, both of whom were titans. Circe is a nymph. Oddly Circe wasn’t born with any special powers and she grew up in … Read More

The Book of Night by Holly Black takes place in our world, but it is known that there are some people who have extra abilities. The system of magic in the story revolves around “gloamists” who can manipulate their shadows to do tasks for them. Of course the gloamists are … Read More

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki is an unusual book. It is almost as if someone bet that they would pull several topics from a hat and the author would write a story combining them. The cast of characters includes, but is not limited to, a trans girl, a … Read More

This is the story of Andromeda, or Andi, who is a debtera, an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. Andi grew up on the street and was raised by a famous debtera named Jember. He was very strict with her. Andi has been hired by a very … Read More