Review: Once Upon A River – A Non-Magical Magical Delight

Title: Once Upon a River Author: Diane Setterfield Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: December 4th, 2018 Genre(s): Mystery, Historical Subjects and Themes: Stories about stories Page Count: 421 (hardback) Rating: 8.5/10     On a dark, misty night in the small English village of Radcot, locals gather at the Swan Inn to cap their day …

Review: The Poppy War – Beautiful and Terrible in Equal Measure

Title: The Poppy War Author: R.F. Kuang Publisher: Harper Voyager Release Date: May 1st, 2018 Genre(s): Historical, Fantasy Page Count: 544 (hardback) Goodreads Rating: 8.5/10       Was she now a goddess or a monster? Perhaps neither. Perhaps both. Before we get into the review, I would like to put out a Massive Trigger …

Diversity Spotlight Thursday: Historical Fantasy

Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal from Bookshelves & Paperbacks. Each week you come up with three book for three different categories: a diverse book you've read and enjoyed; a diverse book that's already been released and is in your TBR; and a diverse book that hasn't been released yet. This …

[Review] The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Twisty, Original, and Utterly Spellbinding

Title: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Author: Stuart Turton Publisher: Raven Books (Imprint of Bloomsbury UK) Release Date: February 8th, 2018 (UK); September 18th, 2018 (NA) Genre(s): Mystery, Science Fiction Page Count: 528 pages Goodreads Rating: 9.5/10     Stuart Turton is a twisted fucking genius. I doff my hat to the mysterious acid-fueled …

Smoke City – A Beautiful Story of Redemption and Hope and How We Choose to Live Our Lives

Title: Smoke City Author: Keith Rosson Publisher: Meerkat Press Release Date: January 23rd, 2018 Genre(s): Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical Fiction Page Count: 330 pages Goodreads Rating: 9.5/10     I'm speechless. I came into this book expecting something interesting and thought-provoking based on the cover and the blurb, but what I got exceeded my already-high …