Tag: Fantasy
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Book Review: Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider
Romantasy is hardly avoidable nowadays. It seems like every single fantasy release happens to fall into this category and publishers eagerly hop on this trend. In fact, many romantasy releases are independently published first, before getting picked up by traditional publishers and getting a re-release. One of the examples of a book taking this route…
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Book Review: Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry
After publishing a string of succesful contamporary romance novels, Devney Perry followed in her peers’ footsteps by foraying into romantasy. Shield of Sparrows was published in the summer of 2025 and immediately got lots of attention. Mostly praise, the hype was real. However, I decided to wait until it all died down a bit, because…
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Book Review: Torrid Throne by Julie Johnson
In spring/summer of 2025, Julie Johnson’s The Wind Weaver was somehow unavoidable. It was one of the romantasy releases of the season, but it’s still on my TBR. But did you know this author already released loads of other books, mainly within the contemporary romance genre? Amongst these books however, is another romantasy series, even…
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Book Review: A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
My first introduction to books by Rebecca Ross was back in 2019, when I was allowed to read the Dutch edition of The Queen’s Rising for a young adult blog on a Dutch bookish platform. I vividly remember I was struggling with it at the time and couldn’t join the hype train. In hindsight I…
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Book review: The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
In the previous decade, Mary E. Pearson rode the wave of the rapid rise of young adult books. This author is less well-known in the Netherlands, but a number of her stories have been published here as well. However, I haven’t read any. In 2024, this author made her debut in adult romantic fantasy with…