I got tagged!! I haven’t done a book tag in ages so I’m excited to do this one, especially because it is about “cozy fantasy” books which have become my favorite in 2022. Thank you for the tag, and for creating it to 24 Hr YA Book Blog. You can find the original post here.… Continue reading Cozy Fantasy BOOK TAG
Book Title: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Series: Author: Sangu Mandanna Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60018635-the-very-secret-society-of-irregular-witches Release Date: 08/23/22 Star Rating: Charming, found family of witches. As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle… Continue reading The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches – Sangu Mandanna
Book Title: Babel Series: Author: R. F. Kuang Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57945316-babel-or-the-necessity-of-violence Release Date: 08/23/22 Star Rating: Impressive and ambitious. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese,… Continue reading Babel – R. F. Kuang
Book Title: Ithaca Series: Penelope #1 Author: Claire North Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59416528-ithaca Release Date: 09/6/22 Star Rating: My favorite Greek myth retelling! ‘The greatest power we woman can own, is that we take in secret . . . ‘ Seventeen years ago, king Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island… Continue reading Ithaca – Claire North
Book Title: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy Series: I WISH! Author: Megan Bannen Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58510253-the-undertaking-of-hart-and-mercy Release Date: 08/23/22 Star Rating: Everything you could want in a cozy, funny, irreverent fantasy book. Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the strange and magical wilds of Tanria. It’s an unforgiving job, and Hart’s got nothing but time to… Continue reading The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy – Megan Bannen
Book Title: Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club Series: Author: Roselle Lim Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54019924-sophie-go-s-lonely-hearts-club Release Date: 08/16/22 Star Rating: Par for the course, Ms Lim delivers a captivating romance. A new heartfelt novel about the power of loneliness and the strength of love that overcomes it by critically acclaimed author Roselle Lim. Newly minted professional matchmaker Sophie Go… Continue reading Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club – Roselle Lim
Book Title: The Oleander Sword Series: The Burning Kingdoms #2 Author: Tasha Suri Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword Release Date: 08/16/22 Star Rating: 100% meets cover expectations. The prophecy of the nameless god—the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa—has proven a blessing and curse. She is determined to claim the throne that fate offered her. But even with… Continue reading The Oleander Sword – Tasha Suri
Book Title: Longshadow Series: Regency Faerie Tales #3 Author: Olivia Atwater Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60420294-longshadow Release Date: 08/16/22 Star Rating: When I tell you I was dying to get my hands on this ARC!!! Proper Regency ladies are not supposed to become magicians – but Miss Abigail Wilder is far from proper. The marriageable young ladies of London are dying… Continue reading Longshadow – Olivia Atwater
Book Title: The Monsters We Defy Series: Author: Leslye Penelope Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60376516-the-monsters-we-defy Release Date: 08/09/22 Star Rating: A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance. Washington… Continue reading The Monsters We Defy – Leslye Penelope
Book Title: The Book of Gothel Series: Author: Mary McMyne Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59568371-the-book-of-gothel Release Date: 07/26/22 Star Rating: A story that stabbed me straight through the heart. Everyone knows the tale of Rapunzel in her tower, but do you know the story of the witch who put her there? Haelewise has always lived under the shadow of her… Continue reading The Book of Gothel – Mary McMyne
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