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The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin is a fantasy book where five New Yorkers have to come together to protect their city as they become the city.

They have to protect it against another thing that wants to destroy New York as it has destroyed other cities. 

You get a tour of New York, and characteristics of different districts within New York, all with our heroes being under threat.

I really enjoyed this story.  It’s fast paced, funny, sad and well written!  This is the first in a trilogy, so I’m looking forward to the next one!

The City We Became was published on 29th July 2021 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

You can follow N. K. Jemisin on Twitter and her website.

I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Little, Brown UK.

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The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (Invisible Library 1) is a fantasy novel where books from different dimensions are gathered together by librarians in a library.  Irene is an experienced librarian, who has just been given an apprentice called Kai, and is being sent off to a different version of London, where there are vampires, werewolves, and a dangerous book to recover.

I really enjoyed the story line, and the characters.  The concept for different worlds was one that I really enjoyed as it wasn’t just the people, but also the time period and inventions that changes!

This is the first book in a series, and yes, I’m reading them all, so expect more reviews soon!

The Invisible Library was published on 15th January 2015 and is available on Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

You can follow Genevieve Cogman on Twitter, Facebook and her website.

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The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan starts in 1692, when Bridget Bishop is killed for being a witch, and her two daughters inherit powers from her.  One daughter is about helping other people, and the other daughter is about helping herself.  Their children follow in these footsteps, and 200 years later, Annis is a descendant of the helping sister, and her step mother, Frances, is a descendant of the other sister.  And Frances has a plan to use Annis to establish her social standing in New York.

Harriet, Annis’s great aunt, and also descended from the good sister, sees what is happening, and helps Annis. 

This is an enjoyable historic fantasy read, set in 1890s New York and England.  The character motivations ring true, and I was interested in what was going to happen next!

The Age of Witches was published on 23rd April 2020, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

You can follow Louisa Morgan on Twitter and her website.

I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Little, Brown.

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Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth is set 10 years after the five chosen ones saved the world.  We get to see how the most famous people in the world adapt to life after having to fight for their lives, using uncertain magic, and watching others die along the way.

I really enjoyed the look into ‘what happens after’, and found the characters to be well written and believable.

This was a really good fantasy novel, and the start of a new series, so I’m looking forward to reading more!

Chosen Ones was published on 7th April 2020 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones (exclusive edition) and Bookshop.org.

You can follow Veronica Roth onInstagram and her website.

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Susan, Harry’s semi vampire former lover is back.  She’s shown up as the Red Court has kidnapped her and Harry’s child.  A child that Harry knew nothing about.  And now he needs to get it together to go and save her.

This is a book that changes everything for Harry, and I think the title is very apt. Jim Butcher keeps up the tension, revealing twists that surprised me.  There are characters that you’ve grown to love over time, and some absences, like Michael Carpenter, who has retired from being a Knight of the Sword, due to injury.

Changes by Jim Butcher was published on 6th April 2010, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

You can follow Jim Butcher on his website, Twitter and Facebook.

My reviews for previous Dresden Files books are below:

Storm Front (book 1)

Fool Moon (book 2)

Grave Peril (book 3)

Summer Knight (book 4)

Death Masks (book 5)

Blood Rites (book 6)

Dead Beat (book 7)

Proven Guilty (book 8)

White Night (book 9)

Small Favor (book 10)

Turn Coat (book 11)

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Werewolves of London by Angie Fox is the completion of the Monster M*A*S*H series.  We have Medusa giving birth to her baby and wanting only Petra.  The gods want to get back to their war, and there’s ex boyfriends wandering around.

This is a funny fantasy book, which is fast paced and well written!  Petra is running around trying to solve all the problems that seem to pop up just for her, and it’s enjoyable chaos!

Werewolves of London was published on 23rd February 2021, and is available from Amazon and Waterstones.

You can follow Angie Fox on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and her website.

You can read my review for previous Monster M*A*S*H books at the links below:

Monster Mash

The Transylvanian Twist

I’ve read a number of Angie Fox’s books, from the Southern Spirits series

Southern Spirits, A Ghostly Gift and The Skeleton in the Closet – book 1, 1.5 and 2

Pecan Pies and Dead Guys – book 7 

The Mint Julep Murders – book 8

The Ghost of Christmas Past – book 8.5

Southern Bred and Dead – book 9

I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Author Collective 20.