Source: NetGalley - Thank you so much to the publisher!TL;DR: So many wonderful ideas and a fascinating setup but this needed so much more space! Thoughts: The Bruising of Qilwa is a story about a refugee blood adept, hiding their power as they work as a Healer in their new homeland. The story follows them... Continue Reading →

Source : NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher!!TL;DR : I love this, I loved everything about this. Highly recommend this. Thoughts: A Taste of Gold and Iron is the story of Prince Kadou and his bodyguard Evemer as they seek to both redeem Kadou and solve the mystery of a break-in at a... Continue Reading →

Source : NetGalley, many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR : Read this, it is simply incredible Thoughts: It’s honestly best - in my opinion - to take this book with the most basic of description and dive in. In fact, I’m going to try and keep my review as spoiler free as I can because I... Continue Reading →

Source: NetGalley, many many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: I loved it. It's a space adventure in the truest sense, with lots of questions and a fantastic twist. Thoughts: Eversion by Alastair Reynolds is the story of a doctor tasked with keeping his crew alive on an exploratory mission. Be it in the1800s aboard a ship,... Continue Reading →

Source: Netgalley, thank you to the publisher! TL; DR : An portal fantasy with a strong moral lesson set in the world of jinn. Thoughts: Nura and the Immortal Palace is a portal fantasy with an incredibly strong moral message to it. Nura, an admittedly greedy girl, is a mica miner who accidently causes a cave-in seeking... Continue Reading →

Source: Netgalley, thank you to the publisher! Note: I did also purchase my own copy I loved it so much.TL; DR : An amazing new middle-grade story about a young black girl finding power in what she sees as her greatest flaw - her hair! Thoughts: Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun takes the ‘fantasy magical... Continue Reading →