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The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
โIt seemed to me that in this confluence of cultures, we had acquired one anotherโs superstitions without necessarily any of their comforts.โ A few years back I read and was positutely grossed out by Yangsze Chooโs The Night Tiger as I found its male love interest to be both a perv & bully. Thankfully, Yangsze…
1890s, 19TH CENTURY, 1st pov, Adult, adventure, afterlife, chinese myths, class, colonialism, dead boys, DEMONS, DRAGONS, drama, FANTASY, female authors, FOLKLORE, ghosts/spirits, girls hating girls, HISTORICAL FICTION, love triangle, Malaysia, Malaysian author, myths, PARANORMAL, published in 2013, read in 2022, ROMANCE, spirit realm, SUPERNATURAL, The Ghost Bride, Yangsze Choo -
The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
why are all my most anticipated 2022 releases so disappointing ๐ญ Please, let there be no love triangle If youโve read my review for Six Crimson Cranes you know just how much I loved that book. While I was concerned that the sequel would include a wholly unnecessary love triangle angle, I wasnโt at all…
1st pov, 3 STARS, adventure, AMERICAN AUTHOR, bad guy is bad, BOOK REVIEWS, curses, DRAGONS, drama, Elizabeth Lim, FAIRY TALES, female authors, high fantasy, japanese inspired setting, love triangle, MAGIC, My reviews, myths, Not Like Other Girls, palace, published in 2022, read in 2022, reading, ROMANCE, royals, sea, Six Crimson Cranes, The Dragon's Promise, YOUNG ADULT -
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
โHe spoke the spell under his breath, still a little uncertain after the agonies he had endured. But magic came, ever his friendโmagic answered his call.โ Written in a playful pastiche style Sorcerer to the Crown will certainly appeal to fans of Susanna Clarke, Neil Gaiman, and Diana Wynne Jones. Choโs bombastic prose, characterized by…
1800s, 1810s, 19TH CENTURY, 3rd pov, 4 STARS, academia, Adult, adventure, all girls school, alternate history, bombastic style, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, curses, DRAGONS, FAERIES, FAIRYLAND, FANTASY, FANTASY OF MANNERS, favourite authors, female authors, HISTORICAL FICTION, HUMOR, MAGIC, magic school, Malaysian author, My reviews, playful style, published in 2015, re-reads, read in 2016, read in 2021, reading, Regency era, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, Sorcerer Royal, WARLOCKS/WIZARDS, WITCHES, Zen Cho -
The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal #2) : Book Review
The True Queen by Zen Choโ โ โ โ โฐ 4.5 stars Now, this is what I call a great companion novel. โRelations are a terrible burden to a girl with magical ability.โ It’s not easy to describe this series. A mad fantasy romp? A fantasy of manners? A pastiche of 19th-century literature?I strongly recommend reading Sorcerer to the Crown before…
19TH CENTURY, 3rd pov, 4.5 STARS, academia, Adult, adventure, alternate history, bombastic style, DRAGONS, england, f/f, FAERIES, FAIRYLAND, FANTASY, FANTASY OF MANNERS, favourite authors, lgbtq+, MAGIC, magic school, Malaysia, Malaysian author, playful style, queer, re-reads, READ IN 2019, read in 2021, Regency era, ROMANCE, royals, sapphic, SISTERS, Sorcerer Royal, The True Queen, The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal #2), Zen Cho -
HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON: BOOK REVIEW
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik โ โ โ โฐโฐ 2.5 stars of 5 stars You would think that dragons + the Napoleonic Wars = entertaining story . . . yet His Majesty’s Dragon managed to be consistently boring. I was expecting something in the vein of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and Sorcerer to the Crown but…
17th century, 2.5 STARS, 3rd pov, adventure, alternate history, AMERICAN AUTHOR, DRAGONS, england, FANTASY, FANTASY OF MANNERS, favourite authors, female authors, FRANCE, His Majesty’s Dragon, HISTORICAL FICTION, magic school, Naomi Novik, Napoleonic Wars, political intrigue, published in 2009, READ IN 2019, Temeraire, war
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