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ARC Review: Year of the Mer by L.D. Lewis
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ARC Review: Year of the Mer by L.D. Lewis

  • April 6, 2026
If you have been craving a queer bipoc dark epic fantasy that is a twist on the Little Mermaid with…
ARC Review: Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem
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ARC Review: Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem

  • March 11, 2026
THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD!!! Although I DID forget how diabolical Sara Hashem’s endings were and what she did to…
ARC Review: Heiress of Nowhere by Stacey Lee
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ARC Review: Heiress of Nowhere by Stacey Lee

  • March 4, 2026
This book could have been something really special if it hadn’t romanticized sexual assault and flagrant disregard of consent by…
Book Review: Our Sister’s Keeper by Jasmine Holmes
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Book Review: Our Sister’s Keeper by Jasmine Holmes

  • February 13, 2026
From Bindery Books, Our Sister’s Keeper by Jasmine Holmes is a sharp, haunting story of rage and sisterhood. Check trigger…
ARC Review: The Quarter Queen by Dr. Kayla Hardy
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ARC Review: The Quarter Queen by Dr. Kayla Hardy

  • February 11, 2026
From Ballantine Books, The Quarter Queen by Dr. Kayla Hardy is a lush, dark historical fantasy debut inspired by the…
ARC Review: Black as Diamond by U.M. Agoawike
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ARC Review: Black as Diamond by U.M. Agoawike

  • February 7, 2026
Black as Diamond is a gem! This is a debut standalone fantasy novel that explores questions around identity, politics, and…
ARC Review: AICHA by Soraya Bouazzaoui
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ARC Review: AICHA by Soraya Bouazzaoui

  • December 28, 2025
AICHA IS rage. A story of rebellion, AICHA by Soraya Bouazzaoui, is brutal, gritty, and depicts life under the rule…
ARC Review: Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
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ARC Review: Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan

  • December 18, 2025
FEAST continues right where Interstellar MegaChef left off and pushes ahead further into the chaos of politics, food culture, protests,…
ARC Review: Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
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ARC Review: Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar

  • December 6, 2025
Pub date: March 24, 2026 An exquisite collection of short stories written in Amal’s poetic prose that might leave you…
ARC Review: The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad
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ARC Review: The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad

  • November 29, 2025
Absurd. Poetic. Provocative. Cannot recommend this ENOUGH!! The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad is a collection of short stories…

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