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River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta – Book Review
Quick Synopsis – Alicia has been out of grad school for months. She has no career prospects and lives with her mom. Then, one evening, the Jamaican water deity, River Mumma, appears to Alicia, telling her that she has twenty-four hours to scour the city for her missing comb. What follows is a quest through…
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Nowhere Like Home by Sara Shepard – Book Review
Quick Synopsis – When Lenna gets a call from her old friend Rhiannon, she is startled; Rhiannon disappeared years ago without a trace. But Lenna is even more startled to learn that Rhiannon has a son and that she lives off the grid with a group of women in a community called Halcyon. Rhiannon invites…
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Throne of Air and Darkness by Emberly Ash
Quick Synopsis – This is the second in the series so spoilers if you haven’t read the first book. After Veyka finds herself thrust between worlds and reunited with Arran, their quest for answers becomes a exploration of the dangers lurking in the human realm and the encroaching darkness affecting the men of that world.…
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The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older
Quick Synopsis – Mossa has returned to Valdegeld on a missing person’s case, for which she’ll once again need Pleiti’s insight. Seventeen students and staff members have disappeared from Valdegeld University—yet no one has noticed. The answers to this case may lie on the moon of Io—Mossa’s home—and the history of Jupiter’s original settlements during…
