Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link For Pride this month, I’m going to treat myself a little bit—I would like to talk about Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth, the first half of the Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir (the half that’s been released, at time of writing). Now, if you likeRead More
7 Sapphic YA Graphic Novels I Read at Work
Alright, I didn’t really read these while at my job. Contrary to what many seem to believe, library workers don’t actually get to read on the clock (much to our chagrin). But I do see a lot while I am shelving, sorting, shipping, and receiving books, and graphic novels are especially eye-catching. Sometimes I’ll seeRead More
Sam reviews The Thousand Eyes by A. K. Larkwood
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link When I reviewed The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood, this is what I wrote: The novel ends with the promise of more adventures to come, and I would certainly love to see more of these characters and this world. But if it turns out this was aRead More
Sam reviews The Warrior Moon by K Arsenault Rivera
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link If there is one simple truth about writing that is not given nearly enough credit, it is this: endings are hard. It is far easier to begin a story than end one; it is even easier to continue a story than end one. Ending a story means answeringRead More
Sam reviews The Phoenix Empress by K Arsenault Rivera
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link K Arsenault Rivera’s debut novel, The Tiger’s Daughter, ended with a lot of stories left to tell. Both of its main characters, Shefali and Shizuka, had gone on perilous and dramatic adventures only hinted at in the book itself, and their future clearly holds challenges yet to come.Read More
Sam reviews The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link The Year of the Tiger begins in less than a week, which is a convenient excuse for me to review The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera. Not that I need one; this book is both extremely good, and seems to have flown under a lot of people’sRead More
Sam reviews Huntress by Malinda Lo
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Winter is finally here, which means it’s perfect weather for me to re-read Huntress by Malinda Lo again. I’m not sure exactly how many times I’ve read this book, but it must be close to a half-dozen—a number that stands out even for me, especially for a YARead More
Sam reviews The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link I went into A. K. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name with no idea what to expect. I’d even say that I came to the novel feeling a little ungenerous, though I’m not sure I could tell you why. But despite this, The Unspoken Name caught me in the grip of itsRead More