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The Climate Fiction Prize Shortlist.
I don’t follow a huge amount of the various literary prizes that exist, but when I first heard about The Climate Fiction Prize I was very excited. If you’ve been following my reviews for a little bit, you’ll have seen that I read a fair amount of non-fiction and all of it nature writing. In…
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The Witch who Trades With Death by C.M. Alongi
Synopsis: A young witch forced to play concubine for her empirical captor, finally breaks free to find a life of her own, but even those with the power to call Death cannot outrun their past… All witches must serve the cruel and immortal Emperor Yamueto. But after four years of terror and abuse, Khana not only…
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Gorse by Sam K. Horton
Synopsis: Cornwall, 1786. For years, the villagers of Mirecoombe have turned to their Keeper, the old and battle-scarred Lord Pelagius Hunt, mediator between the worlds of men and fey, for help. But this is a time of change. Belief in the old ways, in the piskies and spriggans, has dimmed, kindled instead in the Reverend…
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WWW Wednesday: 19/3/25
Happy Wednesday! I hope you’ve all been having good starts to the week. I’ve been out and about a lot since last Wednesday so I haven’t had a huge amount of time for reading, but I have had lots of fun so it’s all good. WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted by Sam…
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Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
Synopsis: Sancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one. And her latest target, a heavily guarded warehouse on Tevanne’s docks, is nothing her unique abilities can’t handle. But unbeknownst to her, Sancia’s been sent to steal an artifact of unimaginable power, an object that could revolutionize the magical technology known as scriving. The…
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A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames
Synopsis: Before Foss Butcher was Snagged, she thought no more of the magic-users than did anyone else in her tiny village. Sometimes gorgeous women in impossible carriages rolled into town and took bits of people’s hearts. Everyone knew hearts fueled their magic. But Foss, plain, clumsy, and practical as a boot, never expected anyone would…
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