I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. The Witch Queen takes up a few years after we left Ayleth as Queen in The Crimson Crown. This is the conclusion of the duology by Heather Walter, and there is enough continuity that I strongly recommend reading The Crimson… Continue reading Review: The Witch Queen by Heather Walter
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Review: The Role of Mom Will Be Played By, by Shawna Lander
I bought a copy of this book at an author signing event and couldn't help reviewing it. When my bonus daughter and I discovered Shawna The Mom was doing a tour stop near us for her new memoir we immediately grabbed tickets. We share a love for STM's skit content exploring the interpersonal relationship ups… Continue reading Review: The Role of Mom Will Be Played By, by Shawna Lander
Review: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
I bought this book as research for my newest manuscript, and I loved it. Braiding Sweetgrass is a mix of indigenous teachings, lore, science, and memoir essays that hooked me in the first pages and kept me enthralled through the whole book. While the chapters specifically about the scientific experiments around sweetgrass are detailed, the… Continue reading Review: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Review: Be Your Own Bestie by Misha Brown
I borrowed this one from the local library as research for my own second book, and loved it so much I wanted to review it, too. If you aren't one of Misha Brown's millions of followers on social media, you're missing out on one of the mouthiest, sassiest, most positive and compassionate people on the… Continue reading Review: Be Your Own Bestie by Misha Brown
Review: Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Leena Al-Sayer is a refugee from a country at war, living on the edge of society in a country that doesn't want her people. Her father is in prison for trying to unionize workers, her mother is long dead, and… Continue reading Review: Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity
Review: The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Anneke Van Helsing saw her father murdered by a monster when she was young, a creature definitely not human who floated just above the ground, smelled like ice, and had dark eyes that haunt Anneke's dreams. Diavola. Now an adult… Continue reading Review: The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
Review: Dominion by Jean Kwok
I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Rubi Morningtail is a nearly powerless ribbon dancer in the lowest caste in the Silver Tyger Dominion, one of the four realms in the world based on the elements. In a world where magic rules, she has only the barest… Continue reading Review: Dominion by Jean Kwok
Review: The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Have you ever wished you could jump into a book and be in that world? As a book witch, Rainy March can do exactly that. Rainy and her furry sidekick, Koshka the cat jump in and out of books to… Continue reading Review: The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
I received an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review. Agnes Aubert has no time for the destructive shenanigans magicians are up to in Montreal. Winter is closing in, her shelter's roof is ruined by irresponsible magic fights, and she and her rescue cats are having a hell of a time finding… Continue reading Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
Review: Where the Truth Lies by Katherine Greene
I received and ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Fifteen years ago, young graduates Rhett and Lucinda are a month out from their wedding when Jenn comes to their small town and catches Rhett's attention. Unfortunately for Jenn, her arrival unintentionally sets off a series of events resulting in… Continue reading Review: Where the Truth Lies by Katherine Greene
