iyamwhoiyam rated Can't Spell Treason Without Tea: 4 stars
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, …
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iyamwhoiyam rated I Who Have Never Known Men: 2 stars
iyamwhoiyam rated Kindred: 5 stars
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (Black women writers series)
The first science fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of black American literature. This combination …
iyamwhoiyam rated What the River Knows: 3 stars
iyamwhoiyam rated Mammoths at the Gate: 5 stars
Mammoths at the Gate by Nghi Vo
The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singing Hills Abbey for the first time in almost three years, to …
iyamwhoiyam rated Mammoths at the Gates: 5 stars
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4)
The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singing Hills Abbey for the first time in almost three years, to …
iyamwhoiyam rated Brides of High Hill: 4 stars
iyamwhoiyam rated An Unkindness of Ghosts: 4 stars
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
"Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used …
iyamwhoiyam rated Into the Riverlands: 5 stars
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists …
iyamwhoiyam rated Furysong: 3 stars
Furysong by Rosaria Munda (The Aurelian Cycle, #3)
In this explosive conclusion to the epic trilogy that began with Fireborne, Annie and Lee are fighting for their lives—and …
iyamwhoiyam rated Flamefall: 3 stars
Flamefall by Rosaria Munda (The Aurelian Cycle, #2)
Revolutionary flames ignite around Annie, Lee, and a brand new POV character in the second book of the Fireborne trilogy. …
iyamwhoiyam rated Iron Widow: 2 stars
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow #1)
Science fiction and East Asian myth combine in this dazzling retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian, the only female …
iyamwhoiyam rated Fireborne: 3 stars
Fireborne by Rosaria Munda (The Aurelian Cycle, #1)
Annie and Lee were just children when a brutal revolution changed their world, giving everyone--even the lowborn--a chance to test …
iyamwhoiyam rated Moon of the Crusted Snow: 4 stars
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
"A daring post-apocalyptic novel from a powerful rising literary voice. With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. …
iyamwhoiyam rated The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches: 4 stars
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head …