Tak! commented on A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown …
"snoping" (perpetrating a hoax) 😁
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Leech by Hiron Ennes
In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The doctor’s replacement has a …
Tak! reviewed When the Tiger Came down the Mountain by Nghi Vo (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of …
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
4 stars
I enjoyed this one a bit more than Empress of Salt and Fortune, I think because the tension between the tellers and the listeners adds a hint of excitement that I was missing in the first one
Tak! rated The Empress of Salt and Fortune: 3 stars
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress …
Tak! rated The Empress of Salt and Fortune: 3 stars
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress …
Tak! reviewed Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the …
Nettle & Bone
4 stars
Wholesome and cozy, with occasional interludes of surprisingly disturbing
Tak! commented on A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha'arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, …
Finalist for Best Novel, 2022 World Fantasy Awards
Tak! commented on Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
Finalist for Best Novel, 2022 World Fantasy Awards
Tak! commented on Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
Finalist for Best Novel, 2022 World Fantasy Awards
Tak! commented on The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of …
Finalist for Best Novel, 2022 World Fantasy Awards
Tak! commented on The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of …
Finalist for Best Novel, 2022 World Fantasy Awards
Tak! wants to read The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
This is the story of a serial killer. A stolen child. Revenge. Death. And an …
Finalist for Best Novel, 2022 World Fantasy Awards
Tak! wants to read The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)
Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an …
Best Novel, 2022 World Fantasy Awards
Tak! reviewed Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #3)
Her city is under siege.
The zombies are coming back.
And all Nona wants is …
Nona the Ninth
5 stars
It shouldn't be possible, after reading Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth, to finish another Locked Tomb novel and yet again be like "What the hell did I just read?!" However.
Nona the Ninth is yet another wonderful, unexpected, weird masterpiece from Tamsyn Muir.
Tak! commented on Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #2)
"She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only …
Content warning ancillary character spoiler
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