A thoughtful review of The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty, exploring its rich worldbuilding, complex characters, and why this popular fantasy is slightly overhyped—but still worth reading.
2010s
The Princess Diarist: The Woman Behind Princess Leia
A thoughtful review of The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher, exploring its cover design, memoir style, themes of fame and identity, and its bittersweet look behind Star Wars.
Rom-Com, But Make It Reflective: Review of The Boyfriend Sessions
A thoughtful review of The Boyfriend Sessions by Belinda Williams, examining its rom-com charm, character-driven growth, cover design strengths and weaknesses, and why this friends-to-lovers story worked better than expected.
Series Review: Three Dark Crowns Series By Kendare Blake
Blood magic. Political manipulation. Sisterhood with a kill-or-be-killed twist. The Three Dark Crowns series promised darkness & delivered– is it worth the hype?
Book Review: Queens of Fennbirn by Kendare Blake
These aren’t just bonus content—they’re critical perspectives that add depth, heartbreak, and a little righteous fury to the Three Dark Crowns saga.
Book Review: Five Dark Fates By Kendare Blake
Four books, countless betrayals, and a whole lot of low magic later, Five Dark Fates brings the Three Dark Crowns series to a surprisingly satisfying close.
Book Review: Two Dark Reigns By Kendare Blake
Two Dark Reigns continues the blood-soaked saga with a new twist: dual timelines and a sense that we’re getting closer to the heart of Fennbirn’s twisted legacy
Book Review: One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
One Dark Throne, the follow-up to Three Dark Crowns, steps up the pace, sharpens its blades, and finally gives us the deathly drama we were promised.
Book Review: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
This YA fantasy promises a brutal coming-of-age story filled with queens, elemental magic, and familial murder. Does it deliver…or make you wait for the sequel?