Tag: magical realism

Review: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Review: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Such a fun and unique read! What the River Knows by is an immersive historical fantasy that takes the readers on an adventure from Buenos Ares to the Nile River. Inez Olivera is a young woman on the cusp of adulthood who has just received word that both of her parents have died, inheriting their […]

Posted January 12, 2024 by Lillian in Reviews / 2 Comments
WoW #240 ~ Spells for Forgetting

WoW #240 ~ Spells for Forgetting

Happy Wednesday y’all! I’m eagerly waiting on Spells for Forgetting by . I love her immersive YA fantasies so I’m excited to read her debut adult fantasy. It’s billed as a magical realism mystery which has me all kinds of excited. I cannot wait to dive in.

Posted July 27, 2022 by Lillian in Features / 1 Comment
Review: Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe

Review: Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe

A loose retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Bright Ruined Things by takes place over the course of one day, following Mae and her role in the Prosper family. I have never read The Tempest so I personally cannot compare the two. What I can say is that I enjoyed Cohoe’s melding of 1920s culture and […]

Posted February 28, 2022 by Lillian in Reviews / 1 Comment
WoW #220 – Once Upon a Broken Heart

WoW #220 – Once Upon a Broken Heart

Happy Wednesday y’all! Today I’m eagerly waiting on Once Upon a Broken Heart by . This looks and promises to be fantastic! I loved the Caraval series, and now we are getting a new series featuring the deadly Prince of Hearts. I really only needed to know that.  Your Turn! What are you waiting on […]

Posted August 25, 2021 by Lillian in Features / 4 Comments
Review: The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

Review: The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

Have you ever read a book that hooks you on the first word? You know that feeling that you’ve slipped into another world and are living with the characters, experiencing things with them as you read? That is how I felt reading The Book Charmer by . The world, the characters, their plight….it was all […]

Posted July 29, 2019 by Lillian in Reviews / 0 Comments