This was a really captivating fantasy inspired by such beautiful myths, history and culture. I absolutely adored Mehr and Amun. The writing was great and the world felt so real with the prose and descriptions. In the beginning the writing could be a bit bland i.e. “I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding” lol but those moments are few and far between and don't really appear after the first quarter of the book. The Magic system was really interesting, beautiful romance with an emphasis on the importance of true want and choice, and an engaging villain. Overall, a great fantasy! Once again, Mehr and Amun have my whole heart <3

This book was gorey, descriptive, funny and thrilling. Loved the commentary on how women are treated in society as they age. There were a lot of fun twists as well. I will say, the book did feel like it was maybe 30-40 pages too long, and in some parts it felt like the message was being spoon fed to us. Overall, a really great horror.

This book was so stupid and so much fun…….I loved it. Loved the main couple and all the characters were enjoyable. It was a bit hard to get through the first few chapters cause of the second hand embarrassment lol. Also, how many times did they need to mention they’re size difference…and it didn’t even make any sense like how does Adam tower over her like a giant if she’s 5’8 ?? Lol anyways it was a really good time.

This was a beautiful exploration of grief and the unconditional (and selfish) love of this family. I loved the casual queer relationships, and there’s a focus on lust as a form of hunger which shouldn’t be shamed. The first two POVs have such a raw and palpable sense of grief, loss and loneliness. The prose was beautiful and well done. I can’t wait to see what the author publishes next. 

This book was absolutely insane and had my jaw dropping…..The way that every plot line just comes full circle in the end. It was twisted, fucked up, shocking and fast paced. There’s a lot of focus of mother-child relationships, especially in the instance of absent fathers, as well as bullying and the judicial system concerning minors. A revenge plot, plot twist after plot twist, interesting and diabolical characters…Would highly recommend!! there was definitely a moment towards the end where I felt it was a bit repetitive and was wondering when we would get new content. This part didn’t last long tho! 

Really enjoyed this one but wished we could’ve seen more of Laura and Carmilla together. Carmen Maria Machados introduction and editing was fantastic, and definitely a part of the reason of why I liked it as much as I did. I loved having the insight prior to the start of the novel. Would definitely recommend this version! The irony of Le Fanu creating this book as a cautionary tale against female sexuality and wlw and yet it’s now a gay classic lol. Id also like to point out that there is racism against black people in this one, a small paragraph in the beginning of the book.

This book had me hooked from page one all the way to the end. Great story, incredible writing, awesome MC, small romance plot line, amazing feminist undertones…..loved it 

My first T Kingfisher novel, and definitely won’t be my last. Their writing is great, with so much detail to the imagery and atmosphere. Loved all the fungal content. Great creepy vibe and a lot of fun. Very well done build up to the ending.

This was a pretty disappointing finale to a series that I’ve really been enjoying. I had a lot of issues with this book. I didn’t like where any of the character progression goes…..it felt like all of the characters were simplified and put into categories in order to create conflict. The second book had such a great cliffhanger, only for nothing to really happen plot wise in this one. And in the end, the way the conflict ended was a bit…..dull and went against everything else we learned about the aliens. 
There’s a lot of social commentary in this one, and seeing what year this was published, it was probably written in 2016, which makes sense. I did liked what the author had to say, but it kind of felt like the author was bending the plot in order to add the commentary, rather than the commentary inhancing the plot.
I’m still glad that I read this series as I really enjoyed the first two books, but I’m definitely pretty disappointed in this last novel.