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Scars Around Her Fingers by A. A. Freeman – Cover Reveal + Interview

Jennie Ivins July 23, 2026

Today we are happy to welcome back friend of the site, A. A. Freeman! It's the one year anniversary release of her first sci-fi novel, Echo of the Larkspur! And…

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Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher – Review

Aly Noel July 17, 2026

Ultimately, I think Hemlock & Silver is the best jumping off point for a reader who has not read a Kingfisher book yet. It combines elements from the fairy tale…

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Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes – Review

Jayna September 24, 2025

I loved all the references to the original story because it still felt fresh while interweaving so many clever little details.

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Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire – Novella Review

Julia Kitvaria Sarene September 12, 2025

It’s about grief, identity, longing, and self-acceptance. It's a murder mystery, a love letter to weird kids, and a meditation on the doors we wish we could open, or reopen.…

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Black Ice by Julia Blake

Richard Marpole May 12, 2023

Content Warnings: Book contains depictions/mentions of sexual assault, genocide, oppression, racism, and misogyny. “It’s a steampunk Snow White,” said Julia Blake. “Sold! I’ll take a copy,” I said. This brief…

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Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

L. A. Young December 13, 2022

The reason we decide to read any book can vary from school assignments to personal interests to recommendations. Then, there are the books that do not receive as much attention…

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Seasons of Albadone by Élan Marché and Christopher Warman – Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #7: Round One 2nd Place Semi-Finalist

Jennie Ivins October 28, 2021

After much deliberation we have come to our picks for our Round One semi-finalists! This year was tricky, because each judge picked a different book as their overall favorite, meaning…

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The Worth of Hair by A. A. Freeman

A. M. Justice October 21, 2020

In their original forms, fairy stories were often bloody and almost always filled with grim suffering. The grimmest of all were not the folk tales captured by the famous brothers…

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The Worth of Hair by A. A. Freeman – Cover Reveal & Interview

Jennie Ivins August 26, 2020

Good day Factioners! We have a treat for you! A cover made by one of my favorite artists, who also did the cover for the Fantasy-Faction Anthology! But I’m getting…

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A Walk Among the Trees: A Look at Forests in Myth and Media

Richard Marpole May 12, 2020

Forests have always been places of enchantment, haunted by outlaws, gods, angry ghosts and ferocious monsters. Walk a while with me. The wind sings through the leaves. Birds squabble in…

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This Dreaming Isle edited by Dan Coxon – An Anthology by Unsung Stories

Richard Marpole February 4, 2019

This Dreaming Isle by Unsung Stories is a collection of supernatural short stories by different authors inspired by British folklore, British history and the British landscape. Not quite one thing…

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The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden – Spoiler Free Review

Pippa January 15, 2019

This is the third and final book in The Winternight Trilogy. It resumes directly after the events of the second book, The Girl in the Tower. As with the previous…