A Sorceress Comes to Call is another brilliant novel from T Kingfisher that explores the human consequences of fairy tale ideas that we take for granted. …
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Book review: The Briar Book of the Dead by A. G. Slatter
The Briar Book of the Dead is a novel of witches, family legacies and terrible secretsby Australian author AG Slatter. Slatter has an incredible talent …
Book review: The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
A thrilling dark YA urban fantasy about three young women and their demons. The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland continues her trademark style of female-led YA …
Book review: The Wrong Girl & Other Warnings by Angela Slatter
The Wrong Girl & Other Warnings is a darkly subversive collection of stories fromthe queen of twisted fairy tales, Angela Slatter. These stories explore themes …
Book review: The Other Side of Never, edited by Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane
The Other Side of Never anthology is a mixed bag of dark tales. The Other Side of Never, edited by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane, …
Book review: Forestfall by Lyndall Clipstone
A lush and aesthetic YA Gothic fantasy. Warning: contains spoilers for the first book in this duology, Lakesedge Forestfall is Lyndall Clipstone’s haunting, high-drama conclusion …
Book review: The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter
A lush dark fairy tale set in Slatter’s Sourdough world. The Path of Thorns begins with the arrival of our heroine, Asher Todd, at the …
Book review: Gallant by V. E. Schwab
Gallant (2022) by V.E. Schwab is a gothic YA novel about Olivia Prior, an orphan who has grown up at Merilance girls’ school. Olivia is …
Book review: The Rarkyn’s Familiar by Nikky Lee
Nikky Lee’s debut novel, The Rarkyn’s Familiar, is a high fantasy YA adventure that follows themes of revenge, redemption, anxiety, and acceptance. When she was …
Book review: The Eternal Machine by Carol Ryles
Contains light spoilers Carol Ryles’ debut novel The Eternal Machine is an imaginative and intricate Steampunk epic that explores the murky, intriguing spaces between science …