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The Sourdough Compendium

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description Within these pages, coffin-makers work hard to keep the dead buried and their own murderous urges in check; poison girls are schooled in the art of marital assassination; books carry forth stories and forbidden secrets; a young witch wreaks a terrible revenge on… Continue reading The Sourdough Compendium

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Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description Emily Wilde is good at many things: she is the foremost expert on the study of faeries; she is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encylopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik,… Continue reading Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries

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Aurealis Awards Finalist

I am delighted to share the news that my fantasy novella TRICKSTER TALES from Brigid’s Gate Press is a finalist for the Aurealis Awards, Australia’s Premier Speculative Fiction Awards. The Aurealis Awards ceremony will be held on February 21st 2026 in Brisbane as part of GenreCon. You can read the full list of finalists here

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2025 World Fantasy Awards

The 2025 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced. They are as below: Lifetime achievement awards: Winners: Juliet Marillier (author) and Michael Whelan (artist) Best Novel: Winner: The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape) The Fox Wife, Yangsze Choo (Holt; Quercus UK)The Bog Wife, Kay Chronister (Counterpoint; Titan UK)The Bright Sword, Lev Grossman… Continue reading 2025 World Fantasy Awards

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2025 Nebula Awards

- pexels Best Novel Winner: Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell, published by DAW and Arcadia UK Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory by Yaroslav Barsukov, published by CaezikSF & Fantasy Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera, published by Tordotcom Asunder by Kerstin Hall, published by Tordotcom A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher, published by Tor and Titan UK The Book of Love by Kelly Link, published by Random House and Ad Astra UK Best Novella Winner… Continue reading 2025 Nebula Awards

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We Kept Her in the Cellar

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ **I received an ARC for an honest review** Description Eunice lives her life by three simple rules: One, always refer to Cinderella as family. Two, never let Cinderella gain access to rats or mice. Three, never look upon Cinderella between the hours of twelve and three a.m.  Cinderella has dark and terrifying powers. As… Continue reading We Kept Her in the Cellar

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Thornhedge

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description There’s a princess trapped in a tower. This isn’t her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the… Continue reading Thornhedge

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Fevered Star

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. —Teek saying The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God’s eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. The… Continue reading Fevered Star

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Upon A Starlit Tide

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description Saint-Malo, Brittany, 1758. To Lucinde Leon, the youngest daughter of a wealthy French shipowner, the high walls of Saint-Malo are more hindrance than haven. While her sisters are busy trying to secure advantageous marriages, Luce spends her days secretly being taught to sail… Continue reading Upon A Starlit Tide

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The North Wind

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. With her parents gone, it is Wren’s responsibility to ensure she and her sister survive the harsh and endless winter, but if the legends are to be believed, their home may not be safe for… Continue reading The North Wind