BOOKLOVES

Liselle Sambury’s latest venture into supernatural fiction delivers a compelling blend of dark academia aesthetics and monster mythology that feels both familiar and refreshingly distinct. Set against the backdrop of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, A Mastery of Monsters introduces readers to August Black, an eighteen-year-old whose search for her missing brother leads her into […]

In an era where fantasy literature often sanitizes colonial history or reduces it to mere backdrop, Rosália Rodrigo’s debut novel Beasts of Carnaval emerges as a bold, unflinching exploration of cultural erasure and reclamation. Set against the backdrop of a fictional Caribbean archipelago reminiscent of colonial-era Puerto Rico, this Gothic fantasy weaves together horror, mystery, […]

Kate Hash’s debut novel Gracie Harris Is Under Construction arrives like a gentle whisper that gradually builds into a powerful anthem of resilience. In an era saturated with grief memoirs that often feel performative or overly polished, Hash delivers something refreshingly authentic—a story that acknowledges the messy, contradictory nature of healing while never sacrificing hope […]

Mia Tsai’s debut novel “The Memory Hunters” presents a fascinating premise that feels both fantastical and unnervingly plausible: what if memories could be harvested, stored, and traded like precious commodities? Set in a world recovering from the devastating “Decade of Storms,” Tsai crafts a society where the blood chalice fungus allows specially gifted individuals to […]

Sandra Jackson-Opoku’s debut mystery novel, Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes, serves up a delectable blend of Southern comfort and urban grit that feels as authentic as cornbread from a cast-iron skillet. After a 25-year hiatus from novel writing, Jackson-Opoku returns with a story that proves good things come to those who wait—and simmer […]