Katie

This cozy fantasy queer romance was a delight!

(I received a digital advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review)

Great cast of characters, great friendships. The plot is low stakes, but still eventful and exciting. The main characters are just lovely, and I really appreciated the dual POV.

I'm not much of a romance reader, so I don't know all the tropes, but I felt like this enemies-to-lovers relationship felt natural and sweet. It isn't a spicy book by any means. It feels like we're given just enough to feel the passion and heat, while still respecting their privacy.

All my cozy fantasy needs were met. There's tea, there's cookies, there's reading and book shopping, all in a magical world with adventurers, wands, potions, and dragons. I grew to really love this city carved into a chasm, and I want to know more. Very excited for the rest of the series!

4.8
I think this is now my favourite classic. Oscar Wilde's writing is so beautiful, and I like how the writing gradually gets darker and darker as the story progresses.
My edition also contained three shorter stories:
The Happy Prince ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Birthday of the Infanta ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4.4
Continuing my re-read of this series that was once a favourite.
Rebel Angels was hindered by a slow start with too much overt foreshadowing, but redeemed by the second and third acts.
I liked the expansion of the characters and settings, and enjoyed all the main plot lines, though the romance was a bit weak. The ending was very exciting and full of action.
I will definitely be finishing off the trilogy soon.

Not what I expected from “Canada's first science fiction,” but once I realized that De Mille was writing speculative fiction about recent discoveries at the time (like Antarctica and dinosaurs), I got it.
I liked the device of having a secondary plot where people are reading the story and explaining/debating the “science”.
But historical significance aside, the story is just okay.

5.0
I picked this up after watching and loving the (much longer) adaptation on Amazon Prime.
The novel met or exceeded those high expectations. As someone who watched the series first, the setting and characters felt familiar yet different, and the story was quite different, which I appreciated.
In particular, the book version of Juliana will live with me forever.