Tag: dark fantasy

Review: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

Review: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

Amazing read! Heartless Hunter by is the first in duology which features a witch in hiding falling in love with a witch hunter. Witches are hunted and purged on the island Rune Winters calls home. She turned her own grandmother in for being a witch to save herself. But now a witch herself, Rune is […]

Posted February 27, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 2 Comments
WoW #294 ~ The Knight and the Moth

WoW #294 ~ The Knight and the Moth

Happy Wednesday y’all! This week I’m eagerly waiting on ‘s new release, The Knight and the Moth. I devoured The Shepherd King duology and honestly need no reason to pick up this one. The cover is haunting, and the blurb intriguing. A prophetess forced to work with a knight who’s future she cannot see? Yes, […]

Posted February 19, 2025 by Lillian in Features / 5 Comments
Review: The Forest King’s Daughter by Elly Blake

Review: The Forest King’s Daughter by Elly Blake

Fantastic read! The Forest King’s Daughter by is YA fantasy filled with romance, political intrigue, and fraught with tension. The book opens with a short prologue that sets the stage for the entire story. A young Dracu waits for his Sylvan friend in the woods with a special gift. This gift will be the third […]

Posted February 10, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 3 Comments
WoW #292 ~ House of Blight

WoW #292 ~ House of Blight

Happy Wednesday y’all! This week I’m eagerly waiting on House of Blight by . I loved this author’s series, The Beast Charmer. This one is billed as a dark gothic romantasy which I’m so here for. The blurb reminds me a little of One Dark Window, which I loved. Plus the cover is so pretty […]

Posted February 5, 2025 by Lillian in Features / 9 Comments
Review: The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith

Review: The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith

Tense read! The Rose Bargain by is the first in a YA fantasy duology being compared to The Selection and The Cruel Prince, two of my personal favorites. Ivy Benton’s debut is on the horizon in this alternate history set in 1840s London, and with her debut, she will be given the opportunity to make […]

Posted February 3, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 3 Comments
WoW #285 ~ What Wakes the Bells

WoW #285 ~ What Wakes the Bells

Happy Wednesday y’all! Today I’m eagerly waiting on What Wakes the Bells by debut author . Not gonna lie, that cover caught my eye first. But then I read the blurb and fell in love. I love dark fantasies, and Mina’s plight described in the blurb is exactly my kind of read. I cannot wait […]

Posted December 4, 2024 by Lillian in Features / 2 Comments
WoW #244 ~ City of Nightmares

WoW #244 ~ City of Nightmares

Happy Wednesday y’all! Today I’m eagerly anticipating City of Nightmares by . This dark fantasy blends dreams with reality in a city similar to Batman‘s Gotham. That comparison alone is enough to make me want to read it, however in reading the blurb and a few early reviews, I’m sold. I love morally grey characters […]

Posted October 26, 2022 by Lillian in Features / 4 Comments
Review: The Darkening by Sunya Mara

Review: The Darkening by Sunya Mara

I did not realize how much I’ve missed fantasy until I started reading this book! The Darkening by debut author is the first in a dark fantasy series about the daughter of failed revolutionaries and a prince fearful of his destiny. All the things I love about fantasy are present in this one: experimental magic, […]

Posted July 18, 2022 by Lillian in Reviews / 0 Comments