If you’re fascinated with mythology and enjoy a new take on tired tropes then Gods of Jade and Shadow is for you!
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With “To Astera, With Love,” Amanda Ross has managed to write a novel uniquely reflective of the current zeitgeist. It hooked me on page one, immediately diving into the immediate threat of systemic racism ravaging our nation.
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NK Jemisin’s How Long ‘til Black Future Month has blown my mind away with what is possible through the short fiction medium. As an author, I learned from every page of that book about what it means to tell stories through fiction; as a reader, I loved every narrative.
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Rachael Krotec has somehow made it look easy to expand and infuse new life into a genre many feel overused. Premonition, the first book of The Anima Trilogy, throws readers into a twisted tale of fantastical betrayal and loyalty, hope and fear, treachery and forgiveness. But first and foremost, it critiques the idea of destiny: what is the true meaning of any prophecy?
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North & South invokes the spirit of Game of Thrones; both the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of Martin’s series of novels. North & South has its adorable, light-hearted moments. It also has its gruesome, terrible, sickening moments.
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"And So I Died," by John Williams, tells a story of young man who dies when he's not supposed to die, thrusting him into an unexpected and lonely world.
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Grotesquery, written by A. L. Blacklyn, dives deeply into a world of strange magic that feels inexplicably natural by the time you reach the second page.
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What truly drew me into this story was it's innovative and creative magic system. I don't want to spoil anything, because the revelations emanate from the pages consistently throughout this tale, but I'd say it's a magic system that stands on its own, and it's inspired me to think long and hard about how I develop magic systems for my own writing.
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