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An unforgettable tale of revenge and rebellion unfolds when an inexperienced king implements a doomed plan to end a thousand-year war in this relentlessly gripping epic fantasy debut from a “master storyteller” (Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter).
“The exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of 2025.” —Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne
A SONG OF REBELLION. A SONG OF WAR. A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST.
In the Nine Lands, only those of noble blood can summon the spirits of their ancestors to fight in battle. But when Temi, a commoner from the slums, accidentally invokes a powerful spirit, she finds it could hold the key to ending a centuries-long war. But not everything that can be invoked is an ancestor. And some of the spirits that can be drawn from the ancestral realm are more dangerous than anyone can imagine.
Drawing on multiple pre-colonial cultures, including Yoruba and Filipino, and set in a non-Western-inspired world, A Song of Legends Lost is not just a tale of vengeance but a stunning debut novel of identity and heritage.
“A whirlwind debut of ferocious talent and compulsive storytelling that lifts you up from the first page and never lets go.” —Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award–winning author
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My Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of 2025
Here are my most anticipated fantasy releases for the first half of 2025! Let me know what books you’re excited for in the comments.
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Do you have a favourite Indie Bookshop?🤎
I’ve visited a few in here in the UK and have a lot more that I want to visit! One of them is Afrori Books, which is located in Brighton and is the largest suppliers for books by Black authors in the UK. Afrori Books always gets praised and rightfully so in the book community in the UK and this month, they have set a goal of selling 1000 books to prevent their store from closing. Since last week, they’ve sold 600 and have 300 books left so let’s get them there!
They ship to the UK, EU and Canada but definitely double check to see if you can purchase from them in their website. You can also purchase eBooks through bookshop.org by choosing them as your bookstore or audiobooks through Libro.FM 🤎
Here are some of the books they’ve got stocked up that I recommend:
🍄 Love from the Cosmos by Mowa Badmos
🍄 Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
🍄 A Song of Legends Lost by M.H. Ayinde
🍄 Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
🍄 Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles
🍄 A Girl like her by Talia Hibbert
🍄 Struck Speechless by Tati Richardson
🍄 When Javi dumped Mari by Mia Sosa
🍄 Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar
And here are 4 I purchased:
🍄 What a Match by Mimi Grace
🍄 Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson
🍄 A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
🍄 Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
#indiebookshops #ukbookshops #afroribooks #booksbyblackauthors
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Before we dive into this, Bindery now has an option to request recs and you can go to the 🔗 in my bio and click “Get a Rec” and ask for details of what you’d like from the books I’ve read! I’m also making lists of 2026 releases in fantasy, romance and horror so far so happy to share some of these early on with you guys (these will be recs of what I’m looking forward to rather than what I’ve read) so GO GO GO 🤎
As for my taste in books, I’m never going to be the type that picks only 5 top books for the year guys and I’ve learned to accept it because honestly, what do you mean my top 5 books in one year? I would have to host a meeting with myself for a whole month to decide that 😭 So instead, you guys get my taste in books throughout various sub-genres that I yap about all the time!
Here is a list of the books (if you prefer to read through it or for accessibility needs)🤎:
Cottagecore:
🍄 Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
🍄 After the Forest by Kell Woods
🍄 A Witch’s Guide to Love and Poison by Aamna Qureshi
🍄 The Geographer’s Map to Romance by India Holton
🍄 The River has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
🍄 An Arrow to the Heart by K.R. Bacher
Cozy Fantasy:
🍄 The Baby Dragon Cafe by Aamna Qureshi
🍄 Legend & Lattes by Travis
🍄 The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
🍄 The Nameless Restaurant by Tao Wong
🍄 Watermoon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
🍄 The Spellshop by Sangu Mandanna
Witchycore:
🍄 The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna Bright
🍄 House of Frank by Kay Synclaire
🍄 The Lone Wolf Cafe by Sydney Wilder
🍄 The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
🍄 A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
🍄 Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi
Retellings, Fairy Tale & Historical Fantasy:
🍄A Sorceress comes to Call by T.Kingfisher
🍄 What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez
🍄 Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
🍄 We Shall be Monsters by Tara Sim
🍄 The Briar Book of the Dead by A.G Slatter
The rest is in my pinned comment!
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NEW YORK CITY BOOK HAUL | 💖 Zoran Mamdani for NYC mayor 💖
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A Forgery of Fate (Elizabeth Lim)\
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A romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception in a plot to bring down the gods.\
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⭐ 4.00 - This was one of the best YA books I’ve read in a while, and I loved how Asian folklore was woven into this Beauty and the Beast retelling. I also had no idea this was partially set in an underwater kingdom until I started reading it, but I really liked the enchanted, aquatic vibes and the various sea creatures and demons that made appearances in the tale. This is a super-digestible, action-packed book and I would definitely recommend it to fans of the YA fantasy genre!\
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A Song of Legends Lost (M.H. Ayinde)\
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An unforgettable tale of revenge and rebellion unfolds when a reckless king implements an ill-fated plan to end a thousand-year war in this relentlessly gripping epic fantasy debut.\
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⭐3.25 - A Song of Legends Lost by M.H. Ayinde is an epic fantasy with an intriguing magic system based on invoking ancestors, a sci-fi element (techwork) that made the world feel distinct, and quite a few thrilling fight sequences. The book gets off to an exciting start as you are introduced to different parts of the world through the eyes of a few different characters, but overall, I felt like there was a little too much going on. I usually do like multiple POVs, but because several of the characters felt underdeveloped, I wish the book had spent more time fleshing select characters out, instead of expanding the scope of the story. That said, if you’re more of a plot-driven reader vs. a character-driven reader, this may not be a problem for you!\
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The God and the Gwisin (Sophie Kim)\
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In the sequel to The God and the Gumiho, a trickster god must work with his reincarnated lost love to solve his brother’s murder on board a luxury underworld cruise ship.\
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The Two Lies of Faven Sythe (Megan E. O'Keefe)\
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A search for a missing person uncovers a galaxy-spanning conspiracy in this thrilling standalone space opera.\
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The Phoenix Pencil Company (Allison King)\
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In a debut novel about a hidden and nearly forgotten magic—of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life—that holds the power to transform a young woman’s relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long-lost connections across time and space.\
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Lady Knight (Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner)\
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An undeniably fierce, unforgettably funny, unapologetically queer feminist romp through the England of medieval legend that is an epic quest for valor, freedom, and, above all, love. A Knight’s Tale meets the Lady Jane series, with a dash of The Great!\
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The Beautiful Maddening (Shea Ernshaw)\
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A haunting romantic contemporary fantasy about a teen navigating her family’s love curse that blooms with their enchanted tulips every year.\
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A Master of Monsters (Liselle Sambury)\
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Ninth House meets Legendborn in this first book in a dark academia fantasy series about a teen who’s willing to do anything to find her brother—even infiltrate a secret society full of monsters.\
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (V.E. Schwab)\
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A genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger, following three women whose stories intertwine over the course of 500 years.\
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⭐ 4.50 - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a story of desperation, loneliness, all-consuming love, rage, betrayal, and the insatiable hunger for more, and feels like a darker version of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, but with toxic, sapphic vampires! I was admittedly slightly bored at the beginning, but this is a character-driven tale that gains momentum as the book progresses, and it wasn’t long before the story sank its teeth into me and refused to let go. The complexity of the relationships was so well-crafted, and I found myself pretty satisfied with the ending, which is not something I always feel with V.E. Schwab’s books. A great gothic standalone overall!\
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Six Wild Crowns (Holly Race)\
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A breathtaking epic fantasy of dragons, courtly intrigue, sapphic yearning, and the wives of Henry VIII as you've never seen them before. \
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A Dance of Lies (Brittney Arena)\
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A debut fantasy romance filled with hope after heartbreak, secrets, and betrayal, as a dancer-turned-spy must decide how far she will go to secure her freedom.\
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Flight of the Fallen (Hana Lee)\
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Hana Lee’s gritty, queer Mad Max–inspired fantasy duology continues with more high-stakes political intrigue, monsters of all kinds, and a high-speed motorcycle adventure to find a refuge for humanity beyond the wasteland.\
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Realm of Thieves (Karina Halle)\
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Two thieves vie for dominance in the illegal dragon egg trade, putting both their lives and their hearts on the line in this scorching romantasy.\
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Goodbye, My Princess (Fei Wo Si Cun)\
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The only thing more dangerous than a king is his heir in this first English translation of the romantic tragedy that inspired the popular TV series from one of China’s best-known authors of heartbreak—perfect for readers of Captive Prince and Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation.\
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The Blood Phoenix (Amber Chen)\
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The sequel to Of Jade and Dragons, a thrilling and epic silkpunk fantasy inspired by the legendary Qing dynasty. With the world on the brink of destruction, will they find a way to defeat their enemies and survive? And will it be worth the cost?\
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A Far Better Thing (H. G. Parry)\
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell meets A Tale of Two Cities in H. G. Parry’s A Far Better Thing, a heart-rending fantasy of faery revenge set during the French Revolution.\
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School of Shards: A Novel (Marina and Sergey Dyachenko)\
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The haunting final chapter of the modern classic Vita Nostra trilogy. The Dyachenkos’ magical dark academia novel brings the story of Sasha to a revelatory climax as she learns to take control of her powers and reshape the world...or destroy it forever.\
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A Treachery of Swans (A.B. Poranek)\
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An atmospheric fantasy based on Swan Lake, following Odile as her plan to restore magic to her kingdom gets disrupted by a murder—forcing her to beg for help from the young woman whose identity she stole.\
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⭐4.25 - I loved this sapphic twist in this Swan Lake retelling, the gothic vibes, and the lush and lyrical writing. I do wish this had been a duology rather than a standalone, because there was a lot of potential at the end to expand the story, rather than force a conclusion, but overall, I enjoyed my time with this one!\
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Embrace the Serpent (Sunya Mara)\
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In this sweeping romantic fantasy, a dangerous deal binds a young jeweler's apprentice to the mysterious Serpent King in a marriage of convenience, thrusting her into a deadly game between the cunning, fearsome ruler and his rebellious huntsman.\
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The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death (Helen Marshall)\
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A dark fantasy in which young woman is seduced by the glamour of the circus and drawn into a dangerous world of violence, cruelty and revenge. \
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Crueler Mercies (Maren Chase)\
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After nine years as the people’s beloved princess in the sun-soaked Kingdom of Carca, Vita witnesses the execution of her mother by her father’s hand. Forced into exile, Vita fades into obscurity with her only friends—the crows that visit her window. Eleven years later, Vita is given a choice: marry an enemy general, granting him legitimacy to take the throne, or die as the forgotten princess. With time running out, Vita meets Soline, an intriguing lady-in-waiting who introduces her to the powerful-but-unstable magic of alchemy. If Vita and Soline can learn to control it—and the undeniable spark between them—they could burn the world of men to the ground.\
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Of Monsters and Mainframes (Barbara Truelove)\
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Spaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception. Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying—and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe. These are paranormal murders, and they began when one nasty, ancient vampire decided to board Demeter and kill all her humans. To keep from getting decommissioned, Demeter must join forces with her own team of monsters: A werewolf. An engineer built from the dead. A pharaoh with otherworldly powers. A vampire with a grudge. A fleet of cheerful spider drones. Together, this motley crew will face down the ultimate evil—Dracula. The queer love child of pulp horror and classic sci-fi, Of Monsters and Mainframes is a dazzling, heartfelt odyssey that probes what it means to be one of society’s monsters—and explores the many types of friendship that make us human.\
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Black Salt Queen (Samantha Bansil)\
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There can be no victory without betrayal. Hara Duja Gatdula, queen of the island nation of Maynara, holds the divine power to move the earth. But her strength is failing and the line of succession gives her little comfort. Her heir, Laya, is a danger—a petty and passionate princess who wields the enormous power of the skies with fickle indifference. Circling the throne is Imeria Kulaw—the matriarch of a traitorous rival family who wields recklessly enhanced powers of her own—with designs to secure a high-ranking position for her son and claim the crown for her family. Each woman has a secret weakness—a lover, a heartbreak, a lie. But each is willing to pay the steepest price to bring down her rivals once and for all. Filled with passion, romance, betrayal, and divine magic, Black Salt Queen journeys to a gorgeous precolonial island nation where women—and secrets—reign.\
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The Unmapping (Denise S. Robbins)\
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4 a.m., New York City. A silent disaster. There is no flash of light, no crumbling, no quaking. Each person in New York wakes up on an unfamiliar block when the buildings all switch locations overnight. The power grid has snapped, thousands of residents are missing, and the Empire State Building is on Coney Island—for now. The next night, it happens again. Esme Green and Arjun Varma work for the City of New York’s Emergency Management team and are tasked with disaster response for the Unmapping. As Esme tries to wade through the bureaucratic nightmare of an endlessly shuffling city, she’s distracted by the ongoing search for her missing fiancé. Meanwhile, Arjun focuses on the ground-level rescue of disoriented New Yorkers, hoping to become the hero the city needs. While scientists scramble to find a solution—or at least a means to cope—and mysterious “red cloak” cults crop up in the disaster’s wake, New York begins to reckon with a new reality no one recognizes. For Esme and Arjun, the fight to hold the city together will mean tackling questions about themselves that they were too afraid to ask—and facing answers they never expected. With themes of climate change, political unrest, and life in a state of emergency, The Unmapping is a timely and captivating debut.\
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A list of sci-fi and fantasy books releasing in June 2025 (with brief plot synopsis for each), plus my thoughts/reviews of the ones I've already read!
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⭐ 4.50 - The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)\
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I finally picked up The Grace of Kings this month after years of having it on my TBR and was NOT disappointed. The first book of the Dandelion Dynasty series, TGoK is a silkpunk fantasy tale of rebellion, treachery, sacrifice, and dynamic politics. One of my favorite things about this book was the minor characters - even though you don’t necessarily spend that much time with them, they all feel so three-dimensional, with rich lives of their own that piece together into the greater tapestry of the story. The book also featured exciting action sequences, fascinating biomimetic technology, and complex relationships that really brought the tale to life. I think this series will likely become one of my all-time favs, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the books!!!\
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⭐ 4.50 - House of the Beast (Michelle Wong)\
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I’m always on the hunt for a good standalone fantasy, and House of the Beast is the latest gem I wanted to share. Full of morally complex characters and set in an Asian-inspired world with an anime vibe that I really enjoyed, this was a captivating dark fantasy tale of revenge, codependency, and obsession that I could not put it down. The book also features illustrations done by the author herself (she was the illustrator of The Legend of Korra graphic novels!), and they were such a delight to look at throughout the course of the story. \
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⭐ 4.50 - The Devils (Joe Abercrombie)\
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The Devils by Joe Abercrombie is now what I would consider the best starting point for readers new to Abercrombie’s works, and is a delightful story of found family and adventure that somehow managed to be tragic, hilarious, and thought-provoking all at once. It’s grimdark fantasy, so yes, there is the violence, the brutality, the futility, but Abercrombie does a fantastic job amping up the humor and wit without losing the core of the story, which in The Devils, is about finding self, belonging, purpose in a cruel and chaotic world. Additionally, the book delves into the hypocrisy of the Church, the blurred lines of good and evil, and concepts of damnation and redemption. One chapter in particular, “A War in Miniature,” stood out to me as especially well-written, and it’s one of the most memorable chapters I’ve read in recent years. \
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⭐ 4.25 - Coldwire (Chloe Gong)\
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I grew up during the peak era of YA dystopia (YA books in the early 2010’s just hit different), and Coldwire was a book that felt conceptually fresh, but also nostalgic of that time. Given the rise of AI, this book felt particularly fascinating and relevant, and my favorite thing about it was the premise of the world being separated into “upcountry” and “downcountry” - those with financial resources can escape the economic and environmental catastrophes of “downcountry” by living almost entirely in a virtual reality known as “upcountry”. I am eagerly awaiting book 2 of this series, because man, there were so many twists and turns in the last 30% of the book and I need to see how the full story plays out!!\
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⭐ 4.25 - Royal Assassin (Robin Hobb)\
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Robin Hobb sure knows how to write a compelling character-driven story, and I enjoyed this second leg of Fitz’s journey. This series has such a classic fantasy feel to it, and while I’m slightly terrified to see where this story is going (must protect Fitz at all costs), I am excited to see how this trilogy concludes in the next book!\
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⭐ 4.25 - A Treachery of Swans (A.B. Poranek) \
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I grew up doing ballet and am a sucker for Swan Lake retellings, so I was super excited to pick up this book. The writing was so lyrical and lush, and the gothic atmosphere was perfect for the story. I loved this sapphic twist on the Swan Lake tale, and thought the writing was engaging throughout. I do wish this had been a duology rather than a standalone, because there was a lot of potential at the end to expand the story, rather than force a conclusion, but overall, I enjoyed my time with this one!\
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⭐ 4.00 - A Forgery of Fate (Elizabeth Lim) \
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YA books are a hit or miss for me these days, but this was a hit! I loved how Asian folklore was woven into this undersea Beauty and the Beast retelling, and really enjoyed the enchanted, aquatic vibes. This is a super-digestible, action-packed book and is very suitable for those looking to get more into the fantasy genre.\
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⭐ 4.00 - The Incandescent (Emily Tesh)\
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The Incandescent features an older FMC (late 30’s), a highly detailed and well-developed magic system, and sapphic relationships all tied together in a story of self-discovery, belonging, and power. I have never read a dark academia fantasy book told from the perspective of the faculty, rather than the students, and I really appreciated this fresh perspective - if you're a teacher, I think you will especially like this one! \
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⭐ 4.00 - My Friends (Fredrik Backman)\
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This was a beautiful story about how special childhood friendships are, and the beauty and power of art. I particularly loved the dedication of the book, so I wanted to share it below:\
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"To anyone who is young and wants to create something. Do it."\
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⭐ 3.75 - Behooved (M. Stevenson)\
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I was devastated when My Lady Jane was canceled on Prime Video after one season, but this book slightly eased the pain (yes, there is somehow another fantasy in which the MMC turns into a horse after sunset). Wish there was a little more depth to the story, but overall, this was a delightful romp of a story, and I had a lot of fun reading it!\
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⭐ 3.75 - A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)\
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Stories about the elderly always wreck me, and this was no exception. That said, I didn’t find this one quite as moving as And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, another one of Backman’s books about an elderly man, but thought it was still beautifully written overall.\
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⭐ 3.75 - The Summer Palace and Other Stories (C.S. Pacat)\
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This was a collection of short stories set in the same universe as the Captive Prince series, and I enjoyed getting to learn more about some of the side characters from the original trilogy, as well as glimpse the lives of Laurent and Damen following Kings Rising.\
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⭐ 3.25 - A Song of Legends Lost (M.H. Ayinde)\
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This book had a really intriguing magic system centered around ancestral summoning and featured a cool sci-fi element called techwork, but I had a difficult time getting emotionally invested in the story because of how flat the characters felt. That said, if you’re more of a plot-driven reader, you may still really enjoy this one!\
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May Reading Wrap-Up (Reviews & Favorites)
Reviews and ratings of the 13 books I read in May - quite a few that I enjoyed this month!
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Hey there party people and disco dancers. Thank you so so much for subscribing to Discotopia. I’m thrilled you want to hang out with me.\
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First things first - the Discotopia Discord is now live. If you haven’t already, follow this link to access it.\
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The Discord is open to all my social followers, but certain channels are only open to Bindery folk, like you!\
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One of those channels is ‘Suggestions’. Please leave any ideas or requests for Discotopia content or channels in there. Do you want a book club? Hang outs? A music channel? A channel for trans biker nuns from space? Let me know. This community is for YOU and I’m open to ideas.\
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Weekly diverse book discoveries \
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I won’t be sending email updates for every TikTok/short review I upload to Bindery (unless you want that, let me know). Instead I’m thinking a weekly email update for all subscribers, plus any other exciting things I really want to share, and more exclusive content for Disco Dancers.\
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Here are this week’s discoveries...\
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Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove\
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Queer sci fi. AI spaceship Demeter realises her passengers have been wiped out by Dracula. When more monsters threaten her people, she seeks revenge, creating surprising emotional connections along the way.\
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I’m obsessed with this!! Brilliantly executed. Out on 3rd June, from Ezeekat Press x Bindery.\
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Girl Squad Volta by Maya Lin Wang (aka M.L. Wang)\
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Queer BIPOC YA fantasy. Asian American Wren draws comics and does karate with her talented best friend (and secret crush) Laura, dreading high school. She’s not surprised when Laura turns out to be a magical being. Now she has to save her…\
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Cute, fun and action packed! Love how different this was from M.L. Wang’s later works, like Blood Over Bright Haven. \
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Augmented by Kenechi Udogu\
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A YA climate dystopian novel about a Black girl with the rare ability to grow plants with her voice.\
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I’m loving this! It’s giving me all the nostalgic mid-2000s YA dystopian vibes, but set in London, my city, which I always enjoy.\
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Next up (possibly, I’m a notorious mood reader)\
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(S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi\
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YA fantasy with Caribbean folklore, written in verse. This looks incredible. \
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A Song of Legends Lost by M.H. Ayinde.\
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An epic BIPOC fantasy about revenge, rebellion, and ancestral spirits.\
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I’m so excited about this one. Epic fantasy used to be my thing, but I haven’t read as much as I’d like in the last year. Hoping this week get me back in the groove.\
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If you've read any of these, or want to, let me know in the comments or on Discord!\
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That’s all for now, party on dudes!\
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• Dec 15 2024
My Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of 2025
Here are my most anticipated fantasy releases for the first half of 2025! Let me know what books you’re excited for in the comments.
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