Isekai
Long Live Evil
Audacious villainous plots, a bodacious wisecracking protagonist, and an unexpected musical number...
Fantasy
A collection of 25 posts
Young Adult
Together We Burn
Dragon fighting, forbidden love, flamenco, and sabotage: ‘Together We Burn’ is an enthralling YA fantasy story of a dancer’s determination to save her home...
Fantasy
Upon a Frosted Star
For a story about a man struggling to make a living as an artist and a woman cursed to be a swan except for when it snows, ‘Upon a Frosted Star’ is a book is determined to deliver its tale in the most boring, directionless manner possible...
Romantasy
The Hurricane Wars
Talasyn is fiery, unpolished, and determined to do everything possible to save her people. Alaric is aloof, sarcastic, and a deadly instrument of the Night Empire’s ambitions. They are exactly what the other needs, they just don’t know it yet...
Fantasy
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying: Extended Review
Combining a high fantasy setting and the chaotic romp of D&D, this book has all the ingredients for a hilarious read. If only it actually was...
Cosy Fantasy
The Spellshop
A sweet, feel-good story of love and found family wrapped up in a swirl of magic and a dollop of jam...
Fantasy
The Bone Season
A gripping, intricate story told in the wrong order...
Fantasy
Servant Mage
An interesting but narratively-flawed first draft rather than a fully realised book...
Romantasy
Cruel is the Light: Extended Review
How not to write an enemies-to-lovers...
Fantasy
Voyage of the Damned
Campy, carnivalesque, and unexpectedly compelling...
Romantasy
The Girl with No Reflection
How to squander a premise...
Cosy Fantasy
Dreadful
Legends and Lattes meets the unfathomable power of garlic in this splendid new addition to the cosy fantasy genre...
Fantasy
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
A coming-of-age story that blends magic, adventure, and romance...
Fantasy
Where the Dark Stands Still
Howl's Moving Castle meets Polish folklore in a stunning debut that will be your new favourite romantasy of 2024...
Fantasy
Midnight in Everwood: Extended Review
An utterly enchanting story of courage, rebellion, and dance...