Review: Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis

As the second installment of an alternate history science fiction series about humanity's first contact with intelligent alien life, Truth of the Divine has a lot to tackle. The first installment, Axiom's End, introduced 21 year-old Cora Sabino - college drop out, estranged daughter of the most infamous blogger on the planet, and the first …

Review: Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

Lord Simon Crenshaw has dedicated his life to reviving the Dark King he's descended from and he's about to succeed. Everything he needs is nearly within his grasp. Unfortunately for Will and Violet, they're essential sacrifices for the resurrection to succeed. Sixteen year-old Will has been on the run since his mother's death. When he's …

Review: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

With TJ Klune's creative worldbuilding, strong character writing, and trademark humor, Under the Whispering Door should have been a knockout of a book. Instead, what could have been a profound meditation on grief and mortality was burdened with heavy handed and often cliché choices which ultimately undermined the better aspects of the novel. Wallace Price …

Review: Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Tor launches it's Nightfire horror imprint with a reprinting of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's action packed 2016 neo-noir Certain Dark Things. Blending the best elements of vampire tales with entirely new lore, Moreno-Garcia has written a can't miss novel for any vampire fan. When street kid Domingo miraculously catches the eye of the hot woman on the …

Review: Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

It's 1971 in Mexico City and the clandestine government sanctioned and CIA trained Hawks are infiltrating student groups and violently cracking down on protests. In this tense atmosphere two people are about to find their paths converging on a mystery. Maite, a legal secretary in her late 20s, agrees to pet sit for her neighbor …

Review: She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Anyone familiar with Chinese dramas will tell you there is little out there as epic in scope or drama as a based in reality retelling of Chinese history. Add to that a genderswapped protagonist with a hidden identity, a love story, and a dash of magic and you have an epic historical fantasy in every …

Review: The Tangleroot Palace: Stories by Marjorie Liu

With captivating lyrical prose Marjorie Liu has written a short story collection that will enchant readers from start to finish. From the creator of Monstress, The Tangleroot Palace: Stories is a collection of six fantastical short stories and one novella. This lushly written collection runs the gamut from a fairy tale-esque princess on a quest …

Review: The Hellion’s Waltz by Olivia Waite

Pianist Sophie Roseingrave and her family have just moved to Carrisford to start over after a charming con man cost them their family store. When Sophie witnesses a local merchant get taken in by a different scheme, she is determined not to let anyone else suffer what her family has just gone through. Unfortunately the …

Review: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

Black Water Sister is a refreshing Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy written in a compelling voice that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Jess has a lot on her plate. She might have graduated from Harvard but she's jobless, closeted, in the middle of a move back to Malaysia with her parents, and she's …

Review: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

Part alternate history, part mystery, and entirely captivating, A Master of Djinn is an imaginative original fantasy drawing on the rich mythologies of Egypt and the wider Arab world. In 1912 in an alternate Cairo where magic is alive and Djinn are citizens, Agent Fatma el-Sha’arawi is one of only a few female agents of the …