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Review: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

Nov 8, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Once up on a time, I had walked into a secret queer bar, and the woman who would be the love of my life asked me to dance. She hadn’t known whether to lead or to follow, but she put her hand on...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Historical, Paranormal
TAGGED: C.L. Polk, character death, magic, mystery, thriller, Tor.com

Review: A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

Jun 21, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel In Arast, the weight of a coin could mean the difference between war and peace. And for a prince and his bodyguard, it could mean the difference between life and death. For the quiet and...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Fantasy, Sue's Reviews
TAGGED: Alexandra Rowland, anxiety, bodyguard, mental health, royalty, Tor.com

Review: Star Eater by Kerstin Hall

May 19, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel The Order comprises a Council of Representatives, the Heralds, Acolytes, and Oblates. Together, these groups form a Sisterhood that governs the island of Aytrium, including Acolyte Elfreda...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Alternate World, Camille's Reviews, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: bisexual, chosen one, dystopian, friends to lovers, Kerstin Hall, M/F, magic, religion, Tor.com

Review: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

May 10, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel What would you do to become immortal? For Luli Wei, the daughter and granddaughter of Chinese immigrants in California, the answer is: Anything. In the bright and sunny days of 1930, silent...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fantasy, Historical
TAGGED: actress, BIPOC, fae, Nghi Vo, slow burn, Tor.com

Review: Spear by Nicola Griffith

Apr 19, 2022 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel For the first dozen or so years of her life, the girl has no name of her own. Her mother calls her by turns Dawnged (“her gift”) and on other days she is Tâl (“her mother’s...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fantasy
TAGGED: Arthurian legend, magic, Nicola Griffith, Tor.com

Review: Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

Sep 28, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel For nearly a decade, Andrew Blur and Eddie Fulton were inseparable. Described by others as friends, brothers, and roommates, the pair shared a life of “Eddie keeping [Andrew] leashed but...