pickBlood over Bright Haven, by M.L. Wang (2024)
Premise: An ambitious young woman has staked everyone on becoming her society‘s first female high mage, but soon discovers a horrific secret underlying everything she thought she knew.
Review: This is a chilling book, all the more for the way it is all too reminiscent of our own world and the comfortable lies we tell ourselves to hide from inconvenient truths.
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This maybe in your fantasy , dystopian sci fi section at your local bookstore but after a slow start it spookily rings true “ because good people can turn desperate when the horrors are upon them,especially people whose culture of plenty had left them with no systems to cope with scarcity or cataclysm “
pickI could not put this down. So good, and honestly so many layers, this would be a fun one to dissect with a book club. The way that Sciona grew from the start of the book through the end was just brilliant. & it really hit on the biggest obstacles trying to combat social Justice/societal issues & did it in a way that was very organic & heartfelt to the story.
Reading in the bath 🛀 🥰April sunshine ☀️ and chilly 🥶 evening ; just starting this journey with a collagen hot chocolate ☕️ and an collagen face mask 😷 balm I‘m going down fighting 👵🏻🙅🏼♀️🤣
I‘m going to give this a go tomorrow. I‘m a bit apprehensive as I really didn‘t like the book House of Hunger. I‘m hoping I might like this more.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️proper vicious vampires in a gritty world that is dark and dangerous. Excellent characters that will break your heart! A worthy sequel and I can‘t wait for book 3!
pickWhen I first started reading, I did not know if I would like this book. I was a little confused on the world and magic system. However, once I got about 80 pages in, things started making more sense and the story picked up. After that I was hooked.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/review-the-elf-witch-plot-of-the-...
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“Blood Over Bright Haven” is a heavy yet timely read for the world that we currently live in. Wang does a great job writing flawed and morally gray characters with impressive character arcs by the end of the novel. Be warned as this book contains serious themes including but not limited to racism, sexism, slavery, and genocide.
pickThe 9th volume so I‘m not sure what to say about the story without spoiling it.
But who need family when they treat you like this?
I have thought about rereading all the volumes since it‘s a long time since I started on volume one
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 18h