Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories

by GennaRose Nethercott Fantasy and folklore are genres I don’t explore often but I was absolutely drawn in by this cover and title. This collection of short stories centres around a fairytale kind of theme with witchy characters, supernatural settings, and mystical animals. There’s a darkness to each story reminiscent of the original telling of fairytales.

The Gilded Ones

by Namina Forna We know by now that I’m not typically one for YA but every so often I pick one up and keep trying. And in The Gilded Ones, I’ve found one I thoroughly enjoyed! Deka is rescued from the Death Mandate in her village for girls with allegedly impure blood, known as alaki.