Reviewed by Addison Rosenberg Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: This was because of you . . . . I may be a queen, but it is you who have the true power. — Queen of Marsyas, Zoe Chapelwhite This is not the first time I have been completely floored by one of TJ Klune’s […]
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Reviewed by Sarah Goodman Duffy Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Spanish edition available here. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. — V. E. Schwab on The House in the Cerulean Sea The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune’s breakout book, tells the story of Linus Baker, a quiet, by-the-book caseworker […]
Raybearer
Reviewed by Ibrahim Odugbemi Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: Jordan Ifueko’s Raybearer is both a fantasy and an epic novel. This is evident in its wide and diverse physical setting, Aritsar, presented as a continent and empire of different peoples and cultures; in its human characters who have magical powers and embark on dangerous and heroic missions, […]
War Girls
Reviewed by Toyin Falola, Ph.D. Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: War Girls gives a captivating and harrowing sneak peek of the potential future before us in the 2170s: The Earth ravaged by climate change, space colonies forming, human beings turning more machine-like, and the remaining Earth dwellers struggling to survive. Among the struggling Earth […]
Mirage
Reviewed by Suzanne Moyer Baazet Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: Mirage is a fictional novel that not only draws the reader into its story and prose, but challenges the reader to observe futurism and science fiction in a unique cultural context where it is not commonly used. Readers familiar with Moroccan culture find themselves constantly encountering […]
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha #1)
Reviewed by Jaye Winmilawe Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: Adeyemi’s ashe or power as a writer is expressed in the success of her debut novel Children of Blood and Bone. She was awarded a groundbreaking seven figure YA book contract and a movie deal, at 23 years old. The book has been well received, […]