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Review: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Immersive world, beautiful writing Rating: ★★★★☆ (3.75/5) What the River Knows was the perfect palate cleanser for me. After spending weeks buried in dense adult fantasy and emotionally heavy fiction, I needed something that felt lighter—something that let me breathe a little. This YA fantasy delivered exactly that. The story follows Inez, a young ArgentinianContinueContinue reading “Review: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez”

Review: The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero LaCruz

Robust world-building, hard to grasp at times I picked up this book because I found out the author is Venezuelan. It’s the only fantasy novel written in English that draws directly from South American mythology, specifically Venezuelan and Colombian traditions. While I loved how deeply the world was rooted in folklore, I have to admitContinueContinue reading “Review: The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero LaCruz”