• Welcome to the Solar System of Red Rising; A Guide

    Spoiler free If you’re here, odds are you’re knee-deep in the Red Rising universe, overwhelmed by the galactic politics, culture, and absurd number of planets, moons, and cities with names that sound like mythological deities. Don’t worry—I’ve got you. This guide breaks down the major worlds and settings across the three main sections of the Red…

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  • When Fantasy Gets Too Real: The True Story Behind The Poppy War

    Spoilers for book one The Poppy War ahead The Poppy War is the newest fantasy book series that’s headlining social media. I finally checked out book 1. Admittedly, the beginning threw me. Though it’s marketed as a dark historical fantasy, the first 60% feels very YA-coded: a poor girl earns a spot at a prestigious…

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  • A Guide to the MAAS-Verse

    Spoiler free Has the growing hype around the romantasy sub-fantasy genre resulted in you uncovering a new guilty pleasure? Don’t worry, this is a safe space! If you’ve uncovered a love for romantasy, obviously, Sarah J Maas books are an essential spiral. Her books get a lot of love and a lot of hate, but…

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  • Light Bringer – Pierce Brown

    Let’s just list Red Rising as the Series of the Month because wow Pierce Brown did a big one with this. If you like dark future dystopian space opera, this is the series for you. Light Bringer was the mind blowing 6th book in this series (technically book 3 of the second trilogy), and at…

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  • The Sword of Kaigen- M.L. Wang

    Hello fellow fantasy lovers. I’ve come here with one message- if you love captivating magic, immersive world- building, and dynamic and complex character writing- go read this book!! This story will break your heart and then put it right back together again, filling in the missing pieces with jijakalu-forged ice, because every heart could use…

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