Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher & I purchased my own copy I enjoyed it so much!TL;DR: Melodramatic and slow in the beginning but the ending makes up for that in spades. Plot: The plot in this was good but took a bit too long at timesCharacters: They felt very YA, not in a... Continue Reading →
Thoughts: The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
Source: NetGalley! Many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: A fun historical mystery with a fantastic magic system Plot: Simple and straightforward but funCharacters: Interesting and variedSetting: Well realized, I loved the settingMagic: Simple but fantastic with visible prices/outcomes CW: Police Brutality's, Racism, Parental Abandonment, Abuse, Classism Thoughts: Clara is a young black woman living in 1920's... Continue Reading →
Thoughts: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
Source: NetGalley! Many thanks to the publisher! TL;DR: A fun Romance with a fantastical setting and western vibes. I would not go into this for the fantasy though, go for the romance and you'll be great! Thoughts: Fantasy meets Western meets Romance. That’s the best three words I can use for this book. The Undertaking... Continue Reading →
Retro SF Thoughts : City by Clifford D. Simak
Retro Science Fiction and Fantasy has been a genre I’ve avoided since my teens. I read buckets of it as a young kid, it was all that was available to me in the library and so naturally I ate it like candy at the time. As I got older I got into the groove of... Continue Reading →