I'm the kind of person who reads the Wikipedia synopsis of a scary movie instead of watching the film because I don't like scary stuff. Somewhat surprisingly, I do like ghosts--that's actually the only kind of "reality" tv I'll watch. Brenda Lyne's upcoming book The Thirteenth Cabin (aka. TTC; to be released Sept. 13) isn't [...]
Tag: magic
A Certain Kind of Magic
Perhaps what I like best about poetry is that you can sit with it for as long or as briefly as you want. Jay Rafferty’s new collection Strange Magic is a quick read, but it feels deep. It feels hopeful. It feels angst. It feels. (By the way, for more poetic(ish) pondering, here’s the link [...]
Bonus Blog! Theo Tan & the Fox Spirit
Y'all. I know what you're probably thinking... "A review, on a Tuesday?? What's up with that?" But when I finished Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit, I just had to share my thoughts! Also, thanks to The Wandering Jellyfish Bookshop for helping me find this book. As some of you know (or have gathered) fantasy [...]
Rose Gold
Y'all. Jessica Olson's upcoming book A Forgery of Roses (coming out next month) is DELIGHTFUL. It's funny, it's dramatic, it's romantic, it's magical... I cannot tell you how much I liked it! (and here's a link to my vlog so you can hear me fangirl too) This is a complex book--it's fantasy, it's romance, it's [...]