Thank you to Headline and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy! I'm going to be honest here. I've been a longtime fan of Christy Anne Jones, having followed her writing journey on Youtube for quite a time. She's been a huge inspiration, and her cosy videos have always motivated me to keep writing my dark fantasy novel. It goes without saying that I was beyond stoked when Headline accepted my ARC request. In Theodora's Tea Shop, a timid, chronically ill woman called Dot sets

I'll be honest here. The main reason I chose this book was because of Tasia's artwork on the paperback cover (see above). She drew the characters so beautifully that it was impossible not to desire a copy of it. And then I heard Rose in Chains by Julie Soto is actually based on a Dramione fan fiction. If you've been here since the Alchemised days, you would know that I am obsessed with that pairing. So how could I not choose this as June's book club pick? Rose in Chains follo

Thank you to Dutton and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy! A Dutton Books representative reached out to me a month ago, and offered an early copy of Elizabeth DeLozier's sophomore novel, The Whitechapel Full Moon Society. Of course, I was thrilled. I have been enjoying historical fiction recently (as well as historical dramas... Pursuit of Jade, I'm looking at you), and this one promised a supernatural twist. How could I not dive right in? Set in Victorian London, the no

Since April is my birth month, I was excited to find a book that would alter my brain chemistry in the same way that Sword of Kaigen did. Or Mistborn, for that matter. I am tired of predictable romantasies, cliché characters and convenient plot beats. I wanted something that would move me, tug at my heartstrings. I don't exactly remember how I stumbled upon Shen Tao's The Poet Empress, but as soon as I read its blurb, I had a gut feeling that it would be the right choice for

For February's book club book, I endeavoured to choose a more romance-centred fantasy that would hopefully make me swoon without tearing apart my heart. If you've been following our blog for a while, you would know that I love angsty books that make me sob like a child, but sometimes a wholesome story is what I need. For that reason, I chose Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross for the most romantic month of the year. In short, Divine Rivals is about Iris as she navigates her mother

I thought my fan fiction days were over, but when I saw the huge hype around a Dramione fan fiction called Manacled being traditionally published, I was obviously curious. Seems like nothing, not even time and leaving fan spaces, could deter me from going back to my roots. My initial curiosity, mixed with people's opinion on TikTok insisting that Manacled destroyed them as well as the beautiful, gothic cover art, made me choose Alchemised by SenLinYu for October's book club

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Del Rey for the advanced reader copy! When I first saw this book on NetGalley, what piqued my interest was the cover and the blurb. I love horror, and recently I’ve been interested in stories about witches, so this came at the perfect time. Then I realised it was by the same author who wrote Mexican Gothic (a book I’ve been wanting to read for a while), and I was even more grateful to receive the ARC. The Bewitching

I think Leigh Bardugo is a great writer and her Ninth House series is a favourite for both myself and CY, therefore I have been looking...

Anyone keeping up with BookTok or Bookstagram should have expected to see Onyx Storm , the third instalment of The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, as our February book club pick. Both Kay and I read Fourth Wing and Iron Flame last year for The Shame Shelf, and it has now become a tradition to choose this series whenever the next book is released. I mean, who wouldn't choose fawning over Xaden and diving into the world of dragons and signet powers if given the option? I wo