City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett. Read my review of book 1 here. City of Blades picks up roughly 5 years after City of Stairs ends. It centers around the city of Voortyashtan, formerly the domain of the goddess of death and war. Shara,...
Time for some book talk! Here's a few reads I've worked my way through recently: The Paper Magician Trilogy by Charlie N. Holmberg. I first picked up this series because of the covers (so sue me, I'm a designer). This is a YA fantasy series with just a hint of...
The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen #1) by Aliette de Bodard. The House of Shattered Wings is a story of fallen angels, strange magic, warring houses, and the ever-shifting balance of power between them. A great war has left the world in ruins. In...
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1) by Zen Cho. What do you get if you mix 1 part Jane Austen style, 1 part historical fiction, 1 part mystery, a whole lot of magic, and a dash of playful absurdity à la Gail Carriger? This fun book. Sorcerer to the Crown tells...
A Darker Shade of Magic (#1) by V.E. Schwab. A Darker Shade of Magic is the tale of many Londons. In each of several parallel universes, there exists a version of the city of London. Travel and commerce and magic used to flow between them unhindered. Now Gray London...
Uprooted by Naomi Novik. Uprooted is the story of Agnieszka, a seemingly normal girl from a village in a seemingly quiet valley. Except the valley is the frontline in the battle between the evil that lurks in the Wood and the mysterious wizard known only as the...
Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper. Salt & Storm is the story of Avery Roe, latest in a long line of witches inhabiting Prince Island. They have helped keep the island's sailors safe for generations, and are both feared and respected. While Avery has the ability to...
Defy (#1) by Sara B. Larson. Defy is the story of Alexa Hollon, a girl with preternatural fighting skills in a male-dominated world and country at war. When her parents are killed, tween Alexa and her twin brother know it's just a matter of time until the king's men...
City of Stairs (The Divine Cities #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett. Disclaimer: City of Stairs does not actually feature stairs as much as you might think. What it does feature is a no-nonsense & brilliant spy, her hulking Nordic 'secretary', a handful of...
Stonehill Downs by Sarah Remy. I've been on a bit of a non-fiction kick lately (thanks, book club) and let me just say that it was so good to get back to my regular fantasy wheelhouse. And this book in particular was a good step back into it. Stonehill Downs is the...
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