He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Radiant Emperor #2LGBTQ Historical FantasyAugust 22, 2023- TorARC After absolutely loving the first book in this duology, She Who Becomes the Sun, I was desperate to get my hands on the finale. This book is brutal. The main protagonists are dark and unrelenting in their separate quests- for power, for redemption, and for revenge. These are terrible people who repeatedly do terrible things. The story is told from multiple POVs and Continue Reading
Review: Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman
Scarlet by Genevieve CogmanScarlet #1Historical FantasyPublished by Ace on May 9, 2023Reviewed by: Kate I picked up Scarlet on the strength of the pitch alone - a Scarlet Pimpernel retelling with vampires? Color me intrigued. Additionally, I do love Genevieve Cogman’s first series, The Invisible Library, and was interested to see her take on something more historically based than that one. I enjoyed Scarlet. I will admit - and maybe it was my mental state - but it was hard to get Continue Reading
Review: Heir of Uncertain Magic by Charlie N. Holmberg
Heir of Uncertain Magic by Charlie N. HolmbergWhimbrel House #2Historical FantasyApril 11, 2023 - 47NorthARC Review by Angela Amazon offered the first book in the series as part of their first reads program, so I snapped it up and then didn't read it for months, when I finally picked it up I realized this historical fantasy was good stuff. So I immediately went to see if there would be a follow-up and requested for review. After the first book's events, everything has changed for Continue Reading
Review: Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. HolmbergHistorical Fantasy11/1/2022 - 47NorthAmazon First Reads Review by Angela This book sat on my Kindle for ages after I snagged it as one of my Amazon First Reads last year. But I kept seeing positive reviews and I've been on a bit of a quirky magical romance kick lately, so I decided to finally open it and see what all the fuss was about. Keeper of Enchanted Rooms takes place in the mid-1800s, mainly in Rhode Island, but there are Continue Reading
Review: Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse
Tread of Angels by Rebecca RoanhorseHistorical Fantasy11/15/2022 by Gallery/Saga PressARC Review by Angela I can't help but snap up each new release by this author. I've come to really love her complicated world-building and messy characters. This novella is not a romance, but an all-new angelic wild-west inspired fantasy world. Tread of Angels starts off with a bang, and a brawl in the middle of a saloon-type establishment in the city of Goetia. The main protagonist, Celeste, who Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova GilmoreHistorical Fantasy09/20/2022 by Ace Summary: In this stunning historical fantasy debut, an isolated witch will risk all that she has to save her country and her people from dangerous gods and the twisted hearts of men. As a half goddess possessing magic, Yaga is used to living on her own, her prior entanglements with mortals having led to heartbreak. She mostly keeps to her hut in the woods, where those in need of healing seek her out, even Continue Reading
Review: Scarred by Emily McIntire
Scarred by Emily McIntireFairytale Romance, Historical RomanceJanuary 4, 2022 Review by Jen Scarred by Emily McIntire is a dark romance inspired by the Lion King. The author’s first book in this series (saying that lightly, as they really aren’t tied to each other) is Hooked, inspired by Peter Pan. After reading this one, Hooked is on my TBR list! We have two brothers. One, Michael Faasa II, has been freshly kinged and the other, Tristan Faasa, is the hot evil prince with the Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske and Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker
A Marvellous Light by Freya MarskeThe Last Binding Book #1LGBTQ Historical FantasyNovember 2, 2021, by Tordotcom This was such a unique fantasy world that I'm still thinking of it days after I finished reading. The world-building is just so superb. This magical, mysterious England where families pass down their abilities and are bound to their estates, where secret government agencies manage to keep all of these things hidden to the masses. Robin Blyth doesn't know anything about Continue Reading
Review: The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller
The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana BillerHistorical RomanceOctober 12, 2021, by St, Martin's ARC Review by Angela I am a big fan of historical romance when it's mixed with some mystery and suspense, I'm an even bigger fan of historical romances with mysteries when they have some gothic, ghostly elements. I'm happy to report that The Brightest Star in Paris gave me all that and more. This is a follow-up to the very popular The Widow of Rose House. If you enjoyed the love story Continue Reading
Review: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
She Who Became the Sun by Shelly Parker- ChanThe Radiant Emperor #1Historial FantasyJuly 20, 2021, by Tor BooksARCReview by Angela This is going to be an incredibly hard book review to write because I'm not sure I'm up to the task of reducing this sweeping, incredibly complex, yet all-consuming tale into a mere thousand words. But I'll try my best. In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness… This quote Continue Reading