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Book Review

The Queen Will Betray You by Sarah Henning

The Queen Will Betray You

Content warning: lots of stabbings, beheadings, poisonings, deaths by burning, drowning, acid, and I’ve probably forgotten some others. Basically, lots of violent death, which will happen when you are having multiple military coups and revolutions and wars in one novel. The Queen Will Betray You is the second book in the trilogy that starts with The Princess Will Save You. It’s very good, but you absolutely should not read it unless you have read the … Continue reading The Queen Will Betray You by Sarah Henning

Book Review

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season blew my entire weekend. I had plans. I was supposed to, at least at some point, get out of bed and take a shower. Instead I stayed in my blanket fort and devoured this book. The most I managed to accomplish was feeding the cat and tweeting about how much I loved this novel. This was my first Jemisin, but lordy, it will not be my last. Not least of which because I … Continue reading The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin