book review | Rainbow Reads 3/4

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi

"Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper...

Aug 8, 20201 min read

Conceal, Don't Feel by Jen Calonita

"What if Anna and Elsa never knew each other? When a magical accident erases Anna and Elsa's memories not only of magic, but of each...

Aug 8, 20201 min read

Moonstruck, Vol. 2: Some Enchanted Evening (Moonstruck #2) by Grace Ellis

"Werewolf barista Julie and her supernatural friends try to unwind at a party, but a conniving fraternity of fairy bros has other plans...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju

"Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love with her straight girlfriend, and trying...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan & Robin Stevenson

"As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, but a fight between their parents...

Aug 8, 20201 min read

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Throughout the deepest reaches of space, a crew rebuilds beautiful and broken-down structures, painstakingly putting the past together....

Aug 8, 20201 min read

Moonstruck, Vol. 1: Magic to Brew (Moonstruck #1) by Grace Ellis

"Werewolf barista Julie and her new girlfriend go on a date to a close-up magic show, but all heck breaks loose when the magician casts a...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

"1992: After a confrontation at a riot grrl concert, seventeen-year-old Beth finds herself in a car with her friend's abusive boyfriend...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

"It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

"Ivy Gamble has never wanted to be magic. She is perfectly happy with her life. She has an almost-sustainable career as a private...

Aug 8, 20201 min read

Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery edited by Christopher Golden

"These are tales of wickedness... stories of evil and cunning, written by today's women you should fear. Includes tales from Kelley...

Aug 8, 20203 min read

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

"Far beneath the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of tunnels and rooms...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions #1) by Lauren Shippen

"Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Non-Binary Lives: An Anthology of Intersecting Identities edited by Twist, Vincent, Barker, & Gupta

"What does it mean to be non-binary in the 21st Century? Our gender identity is impacted by our personal histories; the cultures,...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Bury the Lede by Gaby Dunn & illustrated by Claire Roe

"Twenty-one-year-old Madison T. Jackson is already the star of the Emerson College student newspaper when she nabs a coveted night...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Wayward Son (Simon Snow #2) by Rainbow Rowell

"The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Maiden, Mother, and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes edited by Gwen Benaway

"Maiden, Mother, Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes is a Bedside Press anthology of new fantastical short fiction by trans women and trans...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Seeing Gender by Iris Gottlieb

"Seeing Gender is an of-the-moment investigation into how we express and understand the complexities of gender today. Deeply researched...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn #1) by Isabel Sterling

"Hannah's a witch, but not the kind you're thinking of. She's the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water,...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Carry On (Simon Snow #1) by Rainbow Rowell

"Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and...