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Jan 25

Review of The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power #1) by V. E. Schwab

Schwab returns to the world of the four Londons in the first of a wonderfully paced new series featuring established characters, their...

Jan 16

Review of A Power Unbound (Last Binding #3) by Freya Marske

Marske's quirky, funny, richly imagined magical world, complex character-building, relationship exploration, and storytelling continues...

Jul 25, 2023

Review of Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo

ICYMI: When tough, stubborn Alex Stern is offered a new start after surviving a mysterious multiple homicide, she becomes an unlikely...

Jun 8, 2023

Review of Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1) by Tracy Deonn

The first in the series sets up a strong young Black heroine who bucks tradition as she explores her own heritage, flexes her newfound...

Mar 16, 2023

Review of The Golden Enclaves (Scholomance #3) by Naomi Novik

The more somber tone of book three and the focus on logistics feel appropriate as the recent graduates of the Scholomance desperately...

Nov 16, 2022

Review of A Restless Truth (Last Binding #2) by Freya Marske

The second book in Marske's series is an irresistible queer magical mystery thriller with Edwardian England details, racy encounters,...

Oct 7, 2022

Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You

Witchy Book Love It's the perfect time of year to read a spooky book full of magic! If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out the...

Sep 27, 2022

Review of Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

In Nethercott's Thistlefoot, estranged siblings Bellatine and Isaac Yaga find their way back to each other within this odd, dark story...

Aug 26, 2022

Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories

Do you love witchy books like I do? I love a good witch-focused book. If you like books about magic, here are two other Bossy Bookworm...

Aug 18, 2022

Review of The Becoming (The Dragon Heart Legacy #2) by Nora Roberts

The second installment in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series is satisfying and comfortable, as Bree becomes more powerful,...

Jun 14, 2022

Review of A Marvellous Light (Last Binding #1) by Freya Marske

The first book in Marske's duology is full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery, magic, wonderful dialogue and banter, and...

Mar 8, 2022

Review of The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy #1 by Nora Roberts

I listened to this romantic fantasy about a chosen one, a long-lost family, portals to a magical world, and a treasure of a best...

Dec 9, 2021

Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series

Royalty, intrigue, and magically wonderful stories--even if no magic is involved (see number 1 below)! It's tough to fall in love with...

Oct 18, 2021

Review of The Last Graduate (Scholomance #2) by Naomi Novik

This second book in Naomi Novik's Scholomance series builds on book one's dark humor, dangerous forces, and the irresistible attraction...

Jul 21, 2021

Review of Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

I adored the romantic setup and seemingly ill-fated attraction in Saft's young adult fantasy-mystery, but I was dissatisfied with the...

Apr 8, 2021

Review of A Deadly Education: Lesson One of the Scholomance by Naomi Novik

El is a grumpy, powerful, smart, straightforward character I was obsessed with, and I wanted to spend as much time with her as possible....

Feb 5, 2021

Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love

01 The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden This is an ancient-feeling, dark fairy tale of a story that takes place within a small...

Feb 4, 2021

Review of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

I was especially taken with the sisters' complicated relationships and with the link Harrow draws between witching and the women's...

Oct 21, 2020

Review of A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3) by V.E. Schwab

Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy worlds, but her characters' conflicts, hopes, and fears feel real and true.

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