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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 -
The Red Palace by June Hur
โI wanted to love and be loved. I wanted to be known. I wanted to be understood and accepted.โ The Red Palace makes for a fairly suspenseful read, one that will definitely appeal to fans of YA mysteries where the lead girl goes all Nancy Drew trying to figure out who the culprit is. And…
18th century, 1st pov, 3 STARS, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, canadian korean author, class, court intrigue, doctors, female authors, HISTORICAL FICTION, June Hur, Korea, MURDER, murder investigation, murder mystery, My reviews, MYSTERY, palace, PRIVILEGE, published in 2022, read in 2022, reading, The Red Palace, YOUNG ADULT -
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
โMy stepmother had broken me. She’d cast me away from my brothers, my family, my home. Even from myself.โ First things first: that cover. I meanโฆ.words cannot describe how beautiful it is.Ever since watching early 2000s Barbie movies reading Juliet Marillier’s spellbinding books I’ve had a soft spot for retellings and I’m happy to say…
1st pov, 4 STARS, adventure, AMERICAN AUTHOR, arc, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, brothers, chinese inspired setting, curses, Elizabeth Lim, evil stepmother, FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, female authors, great storytelling, high fantasy, japanese inspired setting, MAGIC, My reviews, myths, netgalley, palace, published in 2021, read in 2021, reading, RETELLINGS, ROMANCE, royals, siblings, Six Crimson Cranes, the brothers who were turned into birds, YOUNG ADULT -
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Despite its short length (100 pages or so), it took me several attempts to actually finish The Empress of Salt and Fortune. The first time I picked it up I only managed to reach the halfway mark. A few months later I tried again (from the start) but once again found myself growing bored by…
AMERICAN AUTHOR, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, chinese inspired setting, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), empires, FANTASY, female authors, high fantasy, lgbtq+, MAGIC, My reviews, Nghi Vo, non-binary side characters, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, palace, published in 2020, queer, read in 2021, royals, story within a story -
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
Although I am no longer an avid YA reader, I do like to now and again pick up a YA title, especially if, like in the case of Girl, Serpent, Thorn, it promises to be sapphic. While Melissa Bashardoust’s prose is readable enough, even if it does occasionally veer into purple territories, her story and…
1st pov, 2.5 STARS, AMERICAN AUTHOR, BISEXUAL/PANSEXUAL, curses, DEMONS, drama, f/f, FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, female authors, Girl Serpent Thorn, high fantasy, LGBTQ+ Author, love triangle, MAGIC, MELISSA BASHARDOUST, palace, persian inspired setting, published in 2020, read in 2021, RETELLINGS, ROMANCE, royals, sapphic, weak worldbuilding, YOUNG ADULT -
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
I was intrigued by this novella’s premiseโThe Goblin Emperor meets Howlโs Moving Castle in a Vietnamese inspired settingโby its cover and of course by the promise of sapphic love story. Sadly, I can’t say that Fireheart Tiger was a particularly good read.As per usual, if you are thinking of reading this I recommend you read…
1st pov, 2.5 STARS, Aliette de Bodard, court intrigue, f/f, FANTASY, female authors, Fireheart Tiger, French American Vietnamese author, high fantasy, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, MAGIC, netgalley, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, palace, published in 2021, queer, read in 2020, ROMANCE, royals, sapphic, Vietnamese inspired setting
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