These Violent Delights do have violent ends indeed.... and Chloe Gong's debut masterfully sings their tune to the pandemonium of 1920s Shanghai where malice both monstrous and human swirl together in vicious harmony.
The Stone Knife by Anna Stephens (The Songs of the Drowned #1)
Anna Stephens is back, and her second series starts off bloodier, grittier, and more brutal than ever. Never has music sounded more terrifying in The Stone Knife, where colonisation is as unapologetically bloody as it is devious. The Stone Knife is indisputably one of the most impressively insidious entries in the fantasy genre I've read in 2020.
The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter (The Burning #2)
Evan Winter's follow up to The Rage of Dragons has it all: spectacularly violent action, bigger scopes, higher stakes, and dramatic storytelling that is bolder and better than ever.
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Between Earth and Sky #1)
Rebecca Roanhorse's bold and shocking storytelling aptly sets the tone of the Between Earth and Sky series as Black Sun sees dark truths brought to light and past sins brutally paid for.
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The Once and Future Witches is a a beautifully haunting, intricate tapestry best fit to tell the tale of sisterhood, justice, and the much, much righteous female rage.
