The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida is a collection of short stories set in a 24 hour store called Tenderness, with its unusual employees and occasionally fan-girl regulars. A quick and easy read, this is one you can finish easily in an afternoon, cup of tea in…
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REVIEW: Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
Dark fantasy, packed with politics, magic and revenge, Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent is a punchy, romantic and exciting read. The beginning of a series, it doesn’t hold back its punches as it tackles some big topics with some big emotions. BLURB: A former slave fighting for justice….
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REVIEW: The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang an escapist gentle fantasy novel that will take you on an adventure that asks what it would mean to swap your misery for happiness, and is it worth the cost? It’s a cosy and simple story that makes for a quick and easy reading…
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REVIEW: For No Mortal Creature by Keshe Chow
If you love ghosts, romance, ghosts, swords, ghosts, liars, and more ghosts, then For No Mortal Creature by Keshe Chow is the fantasy novel you needed to read yesterday. It’s a brilliantly written book with simmering romantic tension, dawning realisations of horror, much stabbing and ghosts (did I forget to…
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REVIEW: An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder by K. Valentin
Funny. Queer. A little gory. Goth all the way. Packed with magical mishaps, murder and a curse (?). An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder by K. Valentin is a read you didn’t know you were looking for but should be in the tarot cards. “Is it bad that he’s narrowed…
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REVIEW: Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
I might be several decades late to the party with this series, but I love, love, loved Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts. Talk about a heart-racing and emotional political fantasy that builds expertly upon the first novel. Fantastic heroine, intense drama and page turning…