Roshani Chokshi reminds us that a heart’s a heavy burden in her newest standalone, The Swan’s Daughter. This magical, funny, and thoughtful fairy tale explores all the ways love can be a boon or your doom. Prince Arris wants to fall in love without his heart getting cut out. Unfortunately, his untimely death is practically…
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The Raven Scholar – Murder She Wrote
Are you interested in hearing a legendary tale from a crow god about a political clusterfuck during the succession of a richly written fantasy empire? If so, stick around. The Raven Scholar has exploded out of nowhere from a book that I hadn’t heard of to one of my top contenders for best of 2025.…
Player Of Games vs. Use Of Weapons – Culture Clash
Last post I talked about Consider Phlebas, the first book in the Culture series. You should check out the review if you haven’t, but the general gist was: a kind of boring book, written by an incredibly talented author, that primed me to dive into Phlebas’ sequels. After finishing Plebas I immediately jumped into books…
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