BookTok-beloved debut The Demon Star, by Jesse Aragon, has been getting non-stop incredible reviews, to the point that I wondered if it was productive for me to review it. It’s an ambitious science-fantasy story set on an arid and desolate alien world, very reminiscent of genre behemoths Dune and Sun Eater in a lot of…
Continue reading ➞ The Demon Star – A Sad Demon Clown On Fire
Stepping out of my comfort zone this week and decided to check out a promising new romantasy book that caught my eye. The Trident And The Pearl, by Sarah K.L. Wilson, is essentially a slow-burning romance about the leader of a nation falling in love with Poseidon. I always felt the god of the seas…
Continue reading ➞ The Trident And The Pearl – Rock The Boat
A sleeper hit drifting out of the ether, Slow Gods by Claire North was phenomenal (and made our best of 2025 list). I had never read North before, which is somewhat surprising given her enormous body of work under multiple names. I believe she is mostly known for her historically inspired fantasy, which is why…
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.…
John Gwynne’s The Bloodsworn Saga has come to a close with its epic finale, The Fury of the Gods. This completed trilogy takes on Norse mythology and incorporates it into an epic fantasy filled with blockbuster qualities like huge monster fights, intense sword fighting, epic twists and betrayals, dragons, and good old-fashioned Viking shenanigans. Unfortunately,…
Continue reading ➞ The Fury of the Gods – Indifference Of Mortals
Terrible books are easy to review. They do a lot wrong, so there is a lot to point out and talk about. On the other hand, the best books are incredibly hard to review. You have to keep a tight grip on your writing so that it doesn’t simply spew into “go read this now”…
