By Heather A. 5 out of 5 stars ★★★★★ Synopsis: Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all tricks, sleights of … Continue reading REVIEW: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
By Tqwana B. 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Romance takes a bit of a back seat in this final installment in Alyssa Cole’s Loyal League series. And that is not a bad thing. It is the slowest of slow burns, focused more on the individuals loving themselves while gradually falling for each other. The … Continue reading REVIEW: AN UNCONDITIONAL FREEDOM by Alyssa Cole
By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Fetishized, demonized, celebrated and outlawed, the high heel is central to the iconography of modern womanhood. But are high heels good? Are they feminist? What does it mean for a woman (or, for that matter, a man) to choose to wear them? Meditating on the labyrinthine … Continue reading REVIEW: High Heel by Summer Brennan
By Heather A. 3 out of 5 stars ★★★☆☆ Wealthy, privileged, and fiercely independent New Yorker Jennie Jerome took Victorian England by storm when she landed on its shores. As Lady Randolph Churchill, she gave birth to a man who defined the twentieth century: her son Winston. But Jennie–reared in the luxury of Gilded Age Newport and the … Continue reading REVIEW: That Churchill Woman by Stephanie Barron
By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ When a nobleman’s first duty is to produce a male heir, women are treated like possessions and bargaining chips. But as the aftereffects of a world-altering spell ripple out physically and culturally, women at last have a bargaining chip of their own. And two women in … Continue reading REVIEW: The Women’s War by Jenna Glass
