Today is National Best Friends Day! To celebrate, I put together a list of my favorite friends in fantasy novels. As much as I love a good romance in fantasy, I am all in on friendships, especially strong female friendships. It’s so nice to see characters supporting each other and leaning on each other whenContinue reading “Best Friends in Fantasy”
Author Archives: Kristi
The Infinity Courts
Murdered on her way to her high school graduation party, Nami Miyamoto finds herself in an afterlife ruled by Ophelia, a virtual assistant planning to eradicate human existence. Nami is drawn into a group of rebels who are looking to overthrow Ophelia and reclaim the afterlife for humans, but she’s not completely sold on theirContinue reading “The Infinity Courts”
Malice
The tale of Sleeping Beauty gets a fun, dark, Sapphic twist with Malice. Alyce is a Dark Grace, her magic can only be used for evil which causes her to be an outcast in a society that cherishes the golden, helpful magic of the Graces. When she secretly attends the birthday of Princess Aurora, AlyceContinue reading “Malice”
Around the World With Magical Realism: Asia
Well, this is it. We have come to the end of May which means we have come to the end of Magical Realism May Mondays. I hope you’ve enjoyed traveling around the world through books! For our final trip, we are heading to Asia. Asian magical realism uses magic and mysticism sparingly to tell seriesContinue reading “Around the World With Magical Realism: Asia”
Gold Diggers
In a sea of high achieving Indian American kids in Hammond Creek Georgia, Neil is average. He struggles to succeed at school and seems to be a constant disappointment to his family’s ambitions. Until he discovers his friend Anita’s plot to use an ancient potion made of stolen gold to steal the ambitions of theContinue reading “Gold Diggers”
Around the World With Magical Realism: Europe
Welcome back to Magical Realism May Mondays! We’re nearing the end of the month and we have just two more regions of the world to visit in our tour of magical realism. This week, we are heading to Europe. Magical realism from Europe draws heavily from fairytales and fables, including familiar magical elements to helpContinue reading “Around the World With Magical Realism: Europe”
Hench
Villains of the world rely on temp agencies to find henches to support their work. After being injured in an altercation with a superhero, Anna begins harnessing the power of spreadsheets to expose how the heroes of her world do more harm than good. Then, hired by an ultra-villain, she begins using her data analysisContinue reading “Hench”
Around the World With Magical Realism: Africa
And we’re back with another Magical Realism May Monday! This week, we are heading to Africa with some of my favorite stories. Magical Realism from Africa draws heavily from folklore, history, and mythology and often features spirits, demons, and animals-as-guides. If you love good storytelling and a balance of realism and mysticism, African magical realismContinue reading “Around the World With Magical Realism: Africa”
The Bone Maker
In a world where magic wielders, called bone makers, use animal bones to gain special powers, read the future, or animate lifeless objects, a group of aging heroes has a second chance to defeat dark magic and save the world. I am a huge fan of Sarah Beth Durst; she never disappoints me. Her world-buildingContinue reading “The Bone Maker”
Around the World with Magical Realism: North America
Welcome back to Magical Realism May Mondays! Last week, we explored magical realism from Latin America. This week, we’re heading up to North America. Magical realism from North America includes a broad variety of genres and themes, as diverse as the region itself. These books often use magical realism to feature themes of politics, history,Continue reading “Around the World with Magical Realism: North America”
I Blame My Shelf 