“I’m told the old stories live on inside me. Run like rivers through my veins, even if I don’t have a father around to tell me any news ones.” Stolen from Goodreads: Have you ever encountered a book that KO’d you, Iron Mike Tyson style? One that hit you square in the face and heart…
Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
“You’re only a monster if you choose to be.“ Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsidian gods have been released from their prison, and now chaos and destruction are wreaking havoc on Reino del Sol. All because Teo refused to sacrifice a…
I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram
“My son has so much to offer the world, but sometimes I think every time he’s reached out, the world has bitten his hand. I just want him to be happy. Successful. Have a good life.” Stolen from Goodreads: When it comes to love, Farzan Alavi is a disaster. After his most recent heartbreak, he’s…
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
“Iris,” said Roman, “you are worthy of love. You are worthy to feel joy right now, even in the darkness. And just in case you’re wondering … I’m not going anywhere, unless you tell me to leave, and even then, we might need to negotiate.” When two young rival journalists find love through a magical…
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
“Long before the city became known as Azril, a refugee woman stepped onto its floating pier carrying a glass jar filled with flower bulbs, and clinging to her green and tendril dreams was the demon Vitrine.” Stolen from Goodreads: The demon Vitrine—immortal, powerful, and capricious—loves the dazzling city of Azril. She has mothered, married, and…
Find Me as the Creature I Am: Poems by Emily Jungmin Yoon
“All the men who wanted me beautiful,wanted me thin, wanted me with short hair, wanted me less smart, wanted me, wanted me not, wanted me with pink cheeks, wanted the best for me, wanted me in ruffled skirts,wanted me naked, wanted me dead, all the men,who wanted me, men who wanted, men who are gone,not…
The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards
“What is it we need to talk about, Lord Sun?”“Matthias, this isn’t an eighties sitcom. I can’t casually accept an orphan into my house for comic relief.” Rune Saint John, last child of the fallen Sun Court, is hired to search for Lady Judgment’s missing son, Addam, on New Atlantis, the island city where the…
Sinophagia: A Celebration of Chinese Horror edited by Xueting Christine Ni
“At its beating heart, Horror as a genre is about human nature, and even when it extends beyond humanity, utilising the full toolbox of fantasy and the impossible, it is still about the impact on the frail human mind and body.” I’ve read a variety of translated literature from China, but this was going to…
Forest of Noise by Mosab Abu Toha
“I’ve personally lost three friends to war, a city to darkness, and a language to fear.This was not easy to survive,but survival proved necessary to master.But of all things, losing the only photo of my grandfatherunder the rubble of my housewas the real disaster.” Barely thirty years old, Mosab Abu Toha was already a well-known…
Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto
“I am a bonesmith, like my father before me, and the best damn valkyr of my generation. I can’t command your ghost, but I can break your fucking bones.” Wren is still reeling from the revelation that the mother she thought was dead is actually the Corpse Queen, a ghostsmith with the terrifying power to…
The Great Book Wyrm 