It rains, all the time it rains. ​Rain. Fog. Condensation. My first word was ‘rain,’ said to a wet nurse who had never learned to write. That was before we lost mama. It was a bad day, not because we lost her, but because the rain had been falling through the cracks in the roof… Read more: High Point Manor

They call him Ishmael, and so too that is what I call him, though I would prefer to call him mine. However long I have watched him, from my place beneath the waves and crashing surf, is of no matter to me or him. One of many restless souls that drift toward ships and open… Read more: Moby Dick Dark Retelling

If there was one thing that Ophelia Peringrose knew, it was that her shoes were supposed to be on the mat beside the door, not stuck to the ceiling. But there they were, soles stuck to the paint as if someone had put them on and was now standing up there. It was very possible… Read more: Miss Albany’s Academy for Magyks and Mystics

I’ve never read anything quite like this book, and can’t imagine I ever will again. This book was EVERYTHING I didn’t know I wanted or needed in a novel and my life. ​This book has spurred me to search for more books published elsewhere and translated into English. Books like this are a reminder to… Read more: Book Review: Vita Nostra by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko

This was easily one of my top five books of 2022. This book is candid, fascinating, heart-wrenching, but also heart-warming and powerful. For whatever reason, this book is tagged as ‘fantasy’ on Goodreads, but it is NOT fantasy, it is historical fiction. The third book, The Temple of Fortuna, is expected to be released on November… Read more: Book Review: The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper