Bodies of Magic, by Freya Marske, is a fun, clever book that’s a little rough around the edges but will be a new all-time favorite for a specific kind of reader. The book is an explosively successful mix of popular subgenres (medical drama, dark academia, and murder mystery) that feels different from many of the…
Continue reading ➞ Bodies Of Magic – Magical Medical Murder Mystery
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma is a convoluted dark academia vampire story filled to the brim with morally grey characters. It’s got some bite to it, but it really struggles to find its footing. Can you take this book’s heat if there’s not a solid world to back it up? Let’s find out. After witnessing…
Cassandra Khaw is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers. I don’t know their specific writing approach, but everything of theirs is dripping with intentional vision that permeates down to the metaphors and similes. Theme isn’t just some intangible “je ne sais quoi” in their hands, but the mycorrhizal tendrils that support the structure of…
Continue reading ➞ The Library At Hellebore – Hellishly Good
