Book Reviews Masterlist

Happy new year, book friends! 🥳 Not quite sure what to start reading for 2024? I've compiled my book reviews just for you!

This list will be updated continuously and is arranged alphabetically by the genres I usually read, then by title (via the first book in the event of a series, as I can't add another layer to the lists).

Happy reading! 📚

Anthologies and Collections

• Enchanted Forests (Fantasy Anthology)
• One Eye Opened In That Other Place by Christi Nogle (Slipstream)
• Promise by Christi Nogle (Scifi)
• Takeout Sushi by Christopher Green (Contemporary, Japan)
• Tales of Lunis Aquaria by Tessa Hastjarjanto (Fantasy)
• The Complete Fairy Stories of Oscar Wilde (Fairy Tales)
• The Vanitas & Other Tales of Art and Obsession by Jake Kendall
• Third Name's A Charm (Fantasy/Fairytale Anthology)

Classics

• Bambi: The Story of Life in the Forest by Felix Salten
• Camille (The Lady of the Camellias) by Alexandre Dumas fils

Fantasy

• Blood of Midgard (Army of One Book 1) by Baptiste Pinson Wu (Norse Myth Epic Fantasy)
• Beasts of Jötunheimr (Army of One Book 2) by Baptiste Pinson Wu (Norse Myth Epic Fantasy)
• Brittle (Blade and Bone Book 1) by Beth Overmyer (Fae Fantasy)
• Tempered Glass (Blade and Bone Book 2) by Beth Overmyer
• Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde Book 1) by Heather Fawcett (Romantasy)
• Jack of Thorns (Inheritance Book 1) by A.K. Faulkner (LGBTQ+)
• Northern Wrath (The Hanged God Book 1) by Thilde Kold Holdt (Norse Myth Epic Fantasy)
• Shackled Fates (The Hanged God Book 2) by Thilde Kold Holdt (Norse Myth Epic Fantasy)
• Slaughtered Gods (The Hanged God Book 3) by Thilde Kold Holdt (Norse Myth Epic Fantasy)
• Pariah's Lament by Richie Billing (Epic Fantasy Adventure)
• Snowblooded by Emma Sterner-Radley (Gaslamp Fantasy)
• Songbird (GriffinSong Book 1) by J Victoria Michael (Portal Fantasy)
• Sorrow's Forest (Sorrow's Forest Book 1) by Kaitlin Corvus (LGBTQ+ New Adult Fantasy/Horror)
• Takuan from Koto by Ryu Zhong (Epic Fantasy Adventure)
• Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm (Servants of the Moon and Sun Book 1) by Joel C. Flanagan-Grannemann (Epic Fantasy Retelling)
• The Briar Crown by Helen Rygh-Pedersen (Romantasy/Fantasy Romance)
• The Garden of Delights (Indian Fantasy/Magical Realism)
• The Heart of Winter by Shona Kinsella (Scottish Fantasy/Folklore)
• The Heron Kings (The Heron Kings Book 1) by Eric Lewis (Epic Fantasy)
• The Heron Kings' Flight by Eric Lewis (The Heron Kings Book 2) by Eric Lewis (Epic Fantasy)
• The Jaguar Path (Songs of the Drowned Book 2) by Anna Stephens (Epic Fantasy)
• The Last Feather (Selene Book 1) by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou (Portal Fantasy)
• The Phoenix King (Ravence Trilogy Book 1) by Aparna Verma (Epic Science Fantasy)
• The Reanimator's Heart (The Reanimator Mysteries Book 1) by Kara Jorgensen (Queer Historical Fantasy Romance)
• The World Maker Parable by Luke Tarzian (Dark Fantasy)
• Tinderbox by W.A. Simpson (Epic Fantasy)
• Wrath of Olympus (Ships of Britannia Book 1) by E.M. Kkoulla

Horror

• Division X by Ryan August Hill (Supernatural/Monsters)
• Keeper of the Dead by Ryan Young (Zombie/Survivalist)
• We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix (Urban)
• We Will Rise by Tim Waggoner (Post-Apocalyptic/Survivalist)

Middle Grade

• Circle of Magic: Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce (Fantasy)
• Dogs of the Deadlands by Anthony McGowan (Historical)
• Harley James and the Secret of the Falcon Queen (Harley James Book 3) by Leah Cupps (Adventure)
• Hannah and the Hollow Tree (Earth Chronicles Book 1) by J.A. Browne (Fantasy)
• Gaia's Revenge (Earth Chronicles Book 2) by J.A. Browne (Fantasy)
• Harley James and the Emerald Tablets of Egypt (Harley James Book 5) by Leah Cupps (Adventure)
• Little White Hands by Mark Cushen (Fantasy)
• Norah's Ark by Victoria Williamson (Contemporary/Drama)
• Pax and the Missing Head by David Barker (Dystopian/Scifi)
• Phyllo Cane and the Circus of Wonder (The Adventures of Phyllo Cane Book 1) by Sharn W. Hutton (Fantasy)
• Phyllo Cane and the Magical Menagerie (The Adventures of Phyllo Cane Book 2) by Sharn W. Hutton (Fantasy)
• Scareground by Angela Kecojevic (Fantasy)
• Skyfleet: March of the Mutabugs by Victoria Williamson (Scifi)
• Terra Electrica: The Guardians of the North by Antonia Maxwell (Dystopian Adventure)
• The Child of Fire and Earth by Barry Ryerson (Fantasy Adventure)
• The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury (Fantasy)
• Camp Cacophony by Jessica Khoury (Mystwick School Prequel Novella) by Jessica Khoury (Fantasy)
• The Midnight Orchestra (Mystwick School Book 2) by Jessica Khoury (Fantasy)
• The Dark Refrain (Mystwick School Book 3) by Jessica Khoury (Fantasy)
• The Whistlers in the Dark by Victoria Williamson (Historical Fantasy)

Novellas and Short Stories*

*novellas unless stated otherwise

• A Dress to Kill For by Tessa Hastjarjanto (Historical Supernatural Horror Short Story)
• A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by Adam Holcombe (Cozy Fantasy)
• BestGhost by C. J. Daley (Horror Novelette)
• Deus Ex by Miles Watson (Political Fantasy)
• Glunda The Veg Witch by Keith W. Dickinson (Cozy Fantasy)
• Red Runs the Witch's Thread by Victoria Williamson (Historical Fiction / Folk Horror)
• Sair Back, Sair Banes by Anthony Engebretson (Folk Horror)
• Starbinder by Mark Timmony (Epic Fantasy)
• The Boy Who Had Nobody by Natalie Kelda (Science Fantasy Short Story)
• The Haunting Scent of Poppies by Victoria Williamson (Historical Fiction / Horror)
• The Wishing Well by Elena Shelest (Fantasy/Ukranian Folklore Short Story)
• Through a Window Darkly by Helyna L. Clove (Space Opera / Sci-fi Adventure Novella)
• Undine's Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto (Young Adult Fantasy)
• Wolfsbane by Franklyn S. Newton (Sapphic Fantasy Short Story)

Retellings

• Clytemnestra’s Bind (House of Atreus Book 1) by Susan C Wilson (Greek Myth Retelling)
• In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune (Scifi Pinocchio Retelling)
• Midnight Prince by Aisha Urooj (The Frog Prince Retelling)
• The Sisterhood by Katherine Bradley (1984 Retelling, Dystopian)
• The Stars Undying by Emery Robin (Cleopatra Retelling, Scifi Romance/Space Opera)
• Winter Harvest by Ioanna Papadopoulou (Demeter/Greek Myth Retelling)

Romance

• Black Fox One by Elyse Hoffman (Historical Fantasy Romance)
• Faery Sight by Patricia Bossano (Young Adult Fantasy Romance)
• Sanctuary of the Shadow by Aurora Ascher (Spicy Fantasy)
• Smoky Mountain Comfort by Andrea Byrd (Contemporary/Christian)
• The Last Daughter by Alexis L. Menard (Epic Fantasy Romance)
• The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean (Cozy Contemporary Sapphic Romantasy)
• The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen (Queer Historical Fantasy Romance)
• Winter's Wishfall by Ceri Houlbrook (Christmas/Magical Realism)

Science Fiction

• Blunt Force Rising by Russ Colchamiro (Scifi Mystery)
• Future Proof by David Atkinson (Time Travel Drama)
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Epic Science Fantasy)
• Redspace Rising by Brian Trent (Military Scifi)
• Skylark in the Fog by Helyna L. Clove (Space Opera / Sci-fi Adventure)
• The Disruptors by Joseph Darlington (Scifi Adventure)
• What If. . . Loki Was Worthy? by Madeleine Roux (Superhero Fiction)

Thriller

• Calderdale by Dylan Byford (Cyberpunk Noir)
• Guns and Almond Milk by Mustafa Marwan (Military Thriller)
• The Crash by Robert Peston (Financial Thriller)
• The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill (Murder Mystery)
• Who Will Find Her? by Ryan Young (Mystery)

Young Adult

• Amos the Amazing by Jorah Kai (Solarpunk/Coming of Age)
• Blood of Beasts (Geneshifters Book 1) by Rebecca Lemke
• Feast of Ashes by Victoria Williamson (Dystopian)
• Feathers of Snow (Kingdom of Birds and Beasts Book 1) by Alice Ivinya (Romantic Fantasy / Fairytale Retelling)
• From Brick and Darkness by J.L. Sullivan (Urban Fantasy Retelling)
• Heir of Amber and Fire (Kingdom Legacy Book 1) by Rachanee Lumayno (Fantasy)
• Heir of Memory and Shadow (Kingdom Legacy Book 2) by Rachanee Lumayno (Fantasy)
• Heir of Crowns and Curses (Kingdom Legacy Book 4) by Rachanee Lumayno (Fantasy)
• Heir of Secrets and Spectres (Kingdom Legacy Book 5) by Rachanee Lumayno (Fantasy)
• Heir of Illusions and Others (Kingdom Legacy Book 6) by Rachanee Lumayno (Fantasy)
• Heretical by Emma Whitehall (Superhero Fiction)
• How to Hear Ghosts by David Griffiths (Contemporary/Mystery)
• Man Down by James Goodhand (Supernatural/Thriller)
• MARY: Adrift in the Sea of Sorrow by Kate Cunningham (Dystopian)
• Secrets of the Deep by Marisa Noelle (Contemporary Fantasy/Romance)
• Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom Book 1) by Amélie Wen Zhao (Epic Fantasy)
• Sparks of Bright Matter by Leeanne O'Donnell (Historical Fiction, Magical Realism)
• The Djinn's Apple by Djamila Morani (Historical/Crime Fiction)
• The Magic Circle by Barry Ryerson (LGBTQ+ Dystopian)
• The Templar Sword by Sam Clarke (Urban Fantasy Adventure)
• Tree Singer by Jacci Turner (Fantasy)
• Valen and the Beasts by G.J. Kemp (Fantasy Adventure)
• War of the Wind by Victoria Williamson (Eco-Thriller)
• We Are All Constellations by Amy Beashel (Contemporary/Drama)

Others

• Adiel and the Führer by Elyse Hoffman (Alternate History)
• A Backstage Betrayal by Michael Ball (Historical Thriller/Drama)
• A Yorkshire Lass: The Early Years by S. Bavey (Memoir)
• Diary of an Angry Young Man by Rishi Vohra (Contemporary Drama)
• La Vie Est Belle by Vie Portland (Poetry)
• Love on Dove Street by Cherie Hart (Contemporary Literary Fiction)
• No Funeral for Nazia by Taha Kehar (Contemporary Mystery)
• Sunlight Stripping Shadows Bare by Amy B. Garratt (Poetry)
• The Book of Perilous Dishes by Doina Rusti (Historical Fiction)
• The Hangman's Master by Elyse Hoffman (Historical Paranormal Fantasy)
• The Herald by Shawn McGee (LitRPG)
• The Light Between Us by Elaine Chiew (Historical Fiction)
• The Theatre of Glass and Shadows by Anne Corlett (Historical Fiction, Alternate History)
• The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman (Historical Fiction)

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Hi! I'm Marie, a Filipino SFFH author and book reviewer currently based in the UK. I’m the co-author of The Prophecies of Ragnarok, a Norse myth new adult urban fantasy trilogy, and I also have several short stories published in anthologies and literary journals.

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All things end, and all must die.

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When Geiravor Lokisdottir was stripped of her name and cast out of Asgard, torn from her family and the life she had known, she thought she’d lost it all. But in the shadows of Niflheim she discovers the path to her destiny, and what it truly means to be queen.

This is a prequel short story to THE PROPHECIES OF RAGNAROK trilogy by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan, and a retelling of the myths involving Hel, the Norse goddess of death and the queen of the underworld.