The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore
Jo Niederhoff
My first experience with magical realism is quite possibly something I’ve already forgotten. I read a great deal when I was younger (and still do, though I don’t have as…
YA
Susan Dennard Interview
Leo Elijah Cristea
Susan Dennard has come a long way from small-town Georgia. As a marine biologist, she got to travel the world before settling down as a full-time novelist and writing instructor.…
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Richard Bray
“Well, we’ve managed to get ourselves locked into the most secure prison in the world. We’re either geniuses or the dumbest sons of bitches to ever breathe air.” Fantasy-Faction recently…
Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski
Sonia Grace
I tore through Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski in about two hours, which should give you an idea of its readability. The book drew me in right away,…
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Illuminae was a good time from beginning to end. The plot itself is fairly straightforward – teenagers break up, teenagers’ planet gets invaded, teenagers barely escape onto improvised evacuation ships…
Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
Nicole Singer
I was a little surprised how much I liked this book. A race of birds? Songbirds that fly in and out of people’s lungs? Sky vessels and squallwhales? There’s plenty…
Review: Dreamland by Robert L. Anderson
Overlord
I’ve made a real effort to widen my Young Adult reading over the last year or so. Mostly this is the result of multiple conversations I had with authors at…
Demon Road by Derek Landy
Lucy Hounsom
Derek Landy’s new novel is just as exciting, just as break-neck and just as addictive as his wildly successful Skulduggery Pleasant series. I tore through those books because I loved…
Rags & Bones – New Twists on Timeless Tales edited by Melissa Marr and Tim Pratt
Rebekah Loper
This is a humble little book, appearance-wise, but it holds a lot of wonder. The list of contributors to this anthology are just the start of it, many of them…
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
Joie
My first novel by this author did not readily impress me at the beginning. A child-operated book-smuggling outfit run by a greedy, cold-hearted family—not all that unique of a plot…
Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman
Seraphina is tangled amid the grapple for power between the dragon rebels and the human court. The dark secret of her true identity – half-dragon, half-human – has now become…
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
If you’ve ever read anything by Holly Black you will know that when it comes to fairy tales, she does not mess around. She takes every trope you’ve ever heard…