While there is little bookselling involved per se, Garth Nix's latest offering presents a bloody, fast-paced, fun, (relatively) light coming of age fantasy through the 1983's folkloric London where tension within the boundary between the myth and the modern grow tumultuous.
Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone
Mirrorland rips apart the presumed innocence of childhood fantasy to tell a profound story of loss, healing, and familial love.
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart (The Drowning Empire #1)
Packing wickedly clever plotting and superb world-building with a touch of disturbing genius, Andrea Stewartโs The Bone Shard Daughter presents a larger-than-life epic through seamlessly interwoven storylines.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
While it is an alluring and eloquent tale of consequence, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue unfortunately falls to the trappings of immortality and struggles to resolve its story in a deeply satisfying way.
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang (The Poppy War #3)
Carrying an epic tale brimming with unrelenting violence, heartrending trauma, and the devastating horrors of war to its harrowing conclusion, The Burning God sees R.F. Kuang carving out her place in modern fantasy to new, extraordinary heights as she concludes her first trilogy a powerful testament to her absolute writing prowess..
