Title/Author: Little White Hands by Mark Cushen Publisher: Self-published Pages: 339 Excerpt (from Chapter 1): If I were to tell you that there was once a humble little kitchenhand whostruggled through many perils and pitfalls to become a venerated hero, would you believe me? Probably not. Most likely you would say, “Pah!” or “Nonsense!” or…
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Looking for a dark, magical read for Christmas? Jee reviews ‘The Midnight Circus’ by @JaneYolen @TachyonPub #bookreview #TheMidnightCircus #darkfairytales #shortstories #shortstorycollection #folklore #fantasy #magic #magicalrealism #retelling
Title/Author: The Midnight Circus by Jane Yolen Publisher: Tachyon Publication Pages: 256 In a nutshell (Publisher): In the newest volume of her World Fantasy Award-winning short story collections, beloved author Jane Yolen’s dark side has fully emerged. Her vivid, startling, and thrilling tales and poems of the supernatural―from icy-hearted witches to sometimes-innocent shapeshifters―reveal a classic…
Blog Tour: Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations) by B. B. Alston @bb_alston #TheWriteReads #UltimateBlogTour @The_WriteReads #middlegrade #fantasy
Title/Author: Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston Pages: 416 Publisher: Balzer & Ray Today is my stop for Amari and the Night Brothers for The Write Reads Ultimate Blog Tour! I didn’t get the chance to read it, but just by reading the synopsis, I can tell this Middle Grade series will…
Jee reviews a haunting, otherworldly and intriguing novel, #NightTheater by @VikramParalkar @CatapultStory #NetGalley #eARC #magicalrealism
Title/Author: Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar Publisher: Catapult Pages: 217 Published: January 14, 2020 In a nutshell (Publisher): A surgeon flees a scandal in the city and accepts a job at a village clinic. He buys antibiotics out of pocket, squashes roaches, and chafes at the interventions of the corrupt officer who oversees his work….
Jee reviews a beautiful, richly imaginative book: The Starless Sea by @erinmorgenstern #TheStarlessSea @doubledaybooks #fantasy #fabulism #lgbtq #doors #favauthor #bookreview
Title/Author: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern Publisher: Doubleday Pages: 487 In a nutshell (Publisher): Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a…
Jee reviews ‘The Water Dancer’ #TheWaterDancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates #TaNehisiCoates @RandomHouse #RandomHouse @OprahsBookClub #NetGalley #eARC #magicalRealism #fictionFantasy #historicalFiction
Title/Author: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coats Publisher: One World/Random House In a nutshell (Publisher): OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom. “This potent book about America’s most disgraceful sin…
Jee’s mini reviews of #HollowKingdom by Kira Jane Buxton @KiraJaneWrites @GrandCentralPub & #TheHauntingofTramCar015 by P. Djeli Clark @pdjeliclark @TorDotComPub #scifi #fantasy @DBookFestival #dbf2019
Title/Author: Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton Publisher: Grand Central Publishing In a nutshell (Publisher): S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle’s wild crows (those idiots), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®. Then Big Jim’s eyeball…
Jee reviews #TheDragonRepublic by R.F. Kuang @kuangrf #HarperVoyager @harpervoyagerUS #fantasy #asianlit #booksbypoc #NetGalley #eARC
Title/Author: The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang (The Poppy War Book 2) Publisher: Harper Voyager In a nutshell: Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. The war is over. The war has just begun. Three…
Come One, Come All! Join @The_WriteReads #TheWriteReads gang on the #UltimateBlogTour of #TheWritten, a dark, epic #fantasy by #BenGalley @BenGalley! Jee reviews Chapter 1 of The Written! Be sure to check out the rest of the tours too!
In a nutshell: The Written; Book 1 of The Emanska Series His name is Farden. They whisper that he’s dangerous. Dangerous is only the half of it. Something has gone missing from the libraries of Arfell. Something very old, and somethingvery powerful. Five scholars are now dead, a country is once again on the brink…
In anticipation for the sequel, #TheDragonReplublic, Jee reads & reviews #ThePoppyWar by #RFKuang @kuangRF #historicalmilitaryfantasy #asianFiction #fantasy @HarperVoyagerUS
Title/Author: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang Publisher: Harper Voyager In a nutshell (Publisher): A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy….
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