Tag: fantasy
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Review – A Tempest of Tea – Hafsa Faizal
A tea shop that accommodates the needs of vampires by night is set to be shut down because of their night time guests, but Arthie is having none of it. A fun read with plenty of drama and tea.
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Cosy Fantasy Recommendations
Cosy fantasy is a genre that’s been growing in popularity for some time. It’s gentler than your high stakes fantasy, but more fantastical than your magical realism. They can be the perfect palette cleanser and the most enjoyable escapes.
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Books for the Girls – Forever Learning
Books for the girls is an ode to the incredible women I’ve met in this space. It’s inspired by Monika Radojevic’s A beautiful lack of consequence, which looks at the experience of womanhood through many lenses and was just brilliant. I love finding themes that spread across genres and authors and this short series will…
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Review – Family Lore – Elizabeth Acevedo
A family of women with magical powers, ranging from foreseeing deaths to alpha vaginas, what more could you want in a novel? Acevedo’s adult novel is absolutely exquisite, I need more.
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Books for the Girls – Love and Friendship
Books for the girls is an ode to the incredible women I’ve met in this space. It’s inspired by Monika Radojevic’s A beautiful lack of consequence. First we had Books That will Break You and now we have a gorgeous theme of love and friendships.
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Review – The Eternal Ones – Namina Forna
In this final book of the trilogy, Deka and her friends are finding what it means to help Deka fulfil her destiny, whether it’s one she chose or not. A fitting ending for one of my favourite YA fantasy series, I know I’ll re-read.
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Review – The Principle of Moments – Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
Asha and Obi are part of something much bigger than either of them could have dreamed, they just don’t know it yet. This is the beginning of an epic space saga and I need the next instalment yesterday.
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Review – Chain-Gang All-Stars – Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Set in a dystopian world where prisoners can opt into a winner goes free, whoever kills wins style competition, Loretta Thurwar is close to freedom, but how far can she go?
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Books for the Girls – Feminine Rage
Books for the girls is inspired by Monika Radojevic’s A beautiful lack of consequence, which looks at the experience of womanhood through many lenses and was just brilliant. Up next is ne of my favourite themes: feminine rage, but I’m expanding it slightly.
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Review – Pet – Akwaeke Emezi
A book that questions good and evil and how well evil hides itself. I mean wow, what a book. Just trust me and pick this up.
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My Bookish Bingo Choices
My 2025 reading challenge is live and I’ve loved seeing everyone get involved! In the spirit or sharing, let me talk through my choices for the nine prompts, most of which are already on my shelves
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Review: The Moon Represents My Heart – Pim Wangetechawat
In a family of time travellers, each member’s travel has certain rules but each finds their own stories within their talent. This is a beautiful book of love and loss that has stayed with me throughout the years, a must read.
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Disabled Representation Recommendations
This blog was wrote as an accompaniment for my 2025 reading challenge: Read nine books from nine prompts over the first six months of the year and be entered into a draw to win a bundle of bookish goodies.
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Indigenous Representation Recommendations
This blog was wrote as an accompaniment for my 2025 reading challenge: Read nine books from nine prompts over the first six months of the year and be entered into a draw to win a bundle of bookish goodies.
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Review – Iron Widow – Xiran Jay Zhao
After collapsing the corrupt government, Wu Zetian now is forced to deal with the aftermath of rebuilding a world. Xiran Jay Zhao has such a talent for writing politic worlds that will truly make you hold a mirror up to your own, I can’t recommend it enough.
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Review: Iron Widow – Xiran Jay Zhao
Zetian is done with following orders and bowing to the orders of men, she’s ready to make them all burn. The epitome of feminine rage and I’m obsessed.
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