Book Reviews
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Review: Jade City (Green Bone Saga #1)
Jade City, Book 1 in the Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee Published By: Orbit Publication Date: June 26, 2018 Date Read: May 27, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy Source: Bought Format: E-Book Pages: 540 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph JADE CITY is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and kungfu. The Kaul family is one of two crime syndicates that control the island of Kekon. It’s the only place in the world that produces rare magical jade, which grants those with the right training and heritage superhuman abilities. The Green Bone clans of honorable jade-wearing warriors once protected the island from foreign invasion–but…
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Review: The Everlasting
The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow Published By: Tor Publication Date: October 28, 2025 Date Read: May 23, 2026 Genre: Adult – Fantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 321 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph From Alix E. Harrow, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Starling House, comes a moving and genre-defying quest. A legend. A lie. A love story. A lady-knight whose legend built a nation meets a retiring historian in awe of her fame. He’s sent back through time to make sure she plays her part . . . even if it breaks his heart. Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who…
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Review: The Queens Resistance (The Queen’s Rising #2)
The Queen’s Resistance, Book 2 in The Queens Rising Duology by Rebecca Ross Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: March 7, 2019 Date Read: May 17, 2026 Genre: YA – Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 352 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph The epic sequel to THE QUEEN’S RISING: a tale of love, rebellion, alliance and betrayal, from the extraordinary Sunday Times and New York Times number-one-bestselling author of DIVINE RIVALS. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J Maas and Shelby Mahurin. Brienna and her new family have restored the rightful queen to the throne of Maevana. Now begins the difficult task of uniting the…
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Review: The Queens’ Rising (The Queens’ Rising #1)
The Queens Rising, Book 1 in The Queens Rising Duology by Rebecca Ross Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: February 6, 2018 Date Read: May 11, 2026 Genre: YA – Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 464 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Born out of wedlock, Brienna is cast off by her noble family and sent to Magnolia House – a boarding house for those looking to study the passions: art, music, dramatics, wit and knowledge. Brienna must discover her passion and train hard to perfect her skill, in the hope that she will one day graduate and be chosen by a wealthy patron, looking to…
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Review: Unearthly (Unearthly #1)
Unearthly, Book 1 in the Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand Published By: Electric Monkey Publication Date: January 4, 2011 Date Read: May 9, 2026 Genre: YA – Paranormal Romance / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph The heart-wrenching, deeply romantic, angelic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author of the My Lady Jane series, Cynthia Hand. With brand new gorgeous covers for 2025. Angelic powers, forbidden romance, and the choice between fulfilling your destiny or following your heart’s desire. Clara has known she is part-angel since she turned fourteen two years ago. But only now, through fragmented visions of a terrifying bush fire, is…
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Review: Fallen Stars (Heavenly Bodies #2)
Fallen Stars, Book 2 in the Heavenly Bodies Series by Imani Erriu Published By: Random House Publication Date: November 25, 2025 Date Read: May 4, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 544 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph “Stars will fall.” Elara is vengeful. Her love is in a deep sleep, trapped between the realms of life and death. Her enemy has vanished, Enzo’s only connection to the waking world with him. And a life that Elara has never wanted has been thrust upon her, along with a new power she can not control. Now a disgraced queen, Elara must go on…
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Non-Review: Yesteryear
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Published By: Fourth Estate Publication Date: April 7, 2026 Date Stopped: May 3, 2026 @ Page 120 Genre: Literary Fiction Source: Bought Format: Hardback Pages: 400 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph ‘My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…’ Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What Natalie’s followers…
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Early Review: The Tapestry of Fate (Amina Al-Sirafi #2)
The Tapestry of Fate, Book 2 in The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi Series by Shannon Chakraborty Published By: Harper Voyager Publication Date: May 12, 2026 Date Read: April 26, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy Source: ARC from Harper Voyager Format: Paperback Pages: 496 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Set sail into the second adventure of Amina al-Sirafi as her quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a sorceress whose woven enchantments are impossible to flee… Amina al-Sirafi thinks she’s struck gold. Tasked with hunting down magical artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savour the occasional adventure on the…
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Review: Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies #1)
Heavenly Bodies, Book 1 in the Heavenly Bodies Series by Imani Erriu Published By: Penguin Publication Date: February 14, 2022 Date Read: April 22, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 493 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Heavenly Bodies is the first book in a new romantasy series that blends Greek mythology and shadow magic with an enemies-to-lovers romance that will rewrite the stars. “You know the most dangerous kind of villain? A woman with nothing left to lose.” In a world ruled by the cruel and merciless Stars, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy promises she will fall for a…
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Review: The End of Oz (Dorothy Must Die #4)
The End of Oz, Book 4 in the Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: March 4, 2017 Date Read: April 16, 2026 Genre: YA – Retellings Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 277 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Ding dong—Dorothy is dead. I watched as the Emerald Palace crumbled to the ground, burying Dorothy, the Girl Who Rode the Cyclone, under the rubble. And now that the rightful ruler, Ozma, has been restored to the throne… Oz is finally free. My name is Amy Gumm. You might remember me as the other girl from Kansas. When a tornado whisked me away to the magical…