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City of Others by Jared Poon – Book Review
Quick Synopsis –In the sunny city of Singapore, the government takes care of everything—even the weird stuff. Benjamin Toh is a middle manager in the Division for Engagement of Unusual Stakeholders (DEUS), and his job is straightforward: keep the supernatural inhabitants of Singapore happy and keep them out of sight. That is, don’t bother the…
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Cape Fever by Nadia Davids – Book Review
Quick Synopsis – The year is 1920, in a small, unnamed city in a colonial empire. Soraya Matas believes she has found the ideal job as a personal maid to the eccentric Mrs. Hattingh, whose beautiful, decaying home is not far from The Muslim Quarter where Soraya lives with her parents. As Soraya settles into…
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Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villian Anymore by Emily Krempholtz – Book Review
Quick Synopsis – Guy Shadowfade is dead, and after a lifetime as the dark sorcerer’s right-hand, Violet Thistlewaite is determined to start over—not as the fearsome Thornwitch, but as someone kind. The quaint town of Dragon’s Rest will be her second chance. She’ll set down roots, open a flower shop, keep her sentient (mildly homicidal)…
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I, Medusa by Ayana Gray – Book Review
Quick Synopsis – Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents—both gods, albeit minor ones—she dreams of leaving her family’s island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites…
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