Note: Jenn Lyons’s first book Ruin of Kings was such a hit with Geekly readers that we wanted to do even more to showcase her second book, The Name of All Things. And as Josh MacDougall pointed out, there are two narrators for this second volume, so what better than two reviews and two extras–an …
YA romance usually leaves me yawning, but I was utterly spellbound by the beautiful, tender story at the heart of Julie C. Dao’s Song of the Crimson Flower. The two leads, Bao and Lan, won me over almost immediately with their good hearts and their wonderful story. Bao is an orphan who has found an …
There are some books that you know will be important from the first page. Sometimes it’s the subject matter, sometimes it’s the author, and sometimes it’s the sheer mesmerism of the language. With The Deep, it’s all of those and more. It’s astonishing to me that no one has thought to tell the story of …
The Name of All Things is almost here, and we could not be more excited! But to fully appreciate all this truly epic follow-up has to offer, here are the the 10 things you need to remember from the equally excellent–but admittedly convoluted–Ruin of Kings. Spoilers follow, obviously. 1. This book starts almost as soon …
This book is in contention for my favorite horror of 2019, but it’s already won for best title. A Lush and Seething Hell. How can you not want to read something that calls to mind decadence, decay, the crawling sensation of fear, the rage and fear and epic struggle—all of that and more? You have …
Note: Jenn Lyons’s first book Ruin of Kings was such a hit with Geekly readers that we wanted to do even more to showcase her second book, The Name of All Things. And as Josh MacDougall pointed out, there are two narrators for this second volume, so what better than two reviews and two extras–an …
This is not a spoiler: the dog lives. We know this at the start. We also know that the narrator lives. Mouse, our intrepid heroine, is definitely worse for the wear, but she’s still able to string sentences together. It is, after all, her profession: she’s a freelance editor. Which is partially to blame for …
When I was younger, I had to develop a system with my family in order to take a bath. I had to let them know when I was going in, and I had to respond to knocks on the door by shouting “still alive!” at various intervals because I stayed in until my finger prunes …
B. Mure’s third volume in the world of Ismyre is out, and we were able to grab a little time with him to discuss his art, writing, and new book The Tower in the Sea. How did you develop the world of Ismyre? I had this idea about a fantasy city that was beautiful but …
If you’re itching for more heist or gangster YA à la Ace of Shades or Six of Crows, then Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo is here to provide you with all the scams and schemes you’ve been missing. Tavia is a street performer and confidence woman in Creije, a city that traffics in …