The Phoenix Keeper is a cozy fantasy novel that follows the day-to-day life of an earnest zookeeper.
Category Archives: Fantasy
The Hemlock Queen by Hannah Whitten
The Hemlock Queen suffers from middle book syndrome. It begins shortly after the events in The Foxglove King, with the three main characters suddenly in
The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers
The City of Stardust has spades of beautiful, whimsical writing but lacks character development and world-building. A hundred-years
A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene
A Feather So Black is a new fae romantasy series from Lyra Selene. A bloody war resulted in the Fair Folk stealing twelve young girls, including the queen’s
An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson
An Education in Malice was a solid vampire novel, but it left me wanting more. Laura Sheridan begins her first year of study at Saint Perpetua’s College. There
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
went from incorrectly thinking I might not enjoy One Dark Window to finding a new favourite fantasy author with Two Twisted Crowns. This sequel picks up imm
A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair
A Broken Blade is a solid fantasy romance with an intriguing plot written by an Indigenous author. Keera is the King’s Blade and favourite assassin.
River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta
River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta is a magical realist novel full of Jamaican folklore and takes place in Toronto. After reluctantly attending a party, Ali
The Sun and The Void by Gabriela Romero-Lacruz
The Sun and the Void is a lush start to an epic fantasy series featuring South American folklore and a Sapphic romance.
Eva Kesare has an aptitude for
The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma
The Phoenix King is the first installment of a new sci-fi fantasy trilogy loosely inspired by Indian mythology. Elena Aadya Ravence will soon inherit the cr
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