Not Another Heroine

No, really. How do you put on a duvet cover? "Bride" was released earlier this month and Ali Hazelwood broke into paranormal romance with a 5-star, take the book to the bathroom, stay up all night, kind of read.  We haven't been this unhinged over a book in ages.  https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/181344829  

Calling all buddies! Katie's pick this week is a buddy read of the self-published, The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker, an insanely slow burn (think a nineteen-hour simmer on low heat) featuring magic, monsters, and a handsome no-nonsense assassin. Come for the slightly incorrect recollection of the plot, and stay because the first book is free on Amazon! https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1...

The fever dream continues. Stick around after the episode for a few fun facts about Katie and a flashback to some childhood stories. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15839984-cruel-beauty

Paranormal tendencies? Sure. This week's pick is Now You See Her by Linda Howard, a (pretty!) spicy pick from Jordan featuring New York City, murder, and an artist with freakily accurate premonitions. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/420731.Now_You_See_Her If you're looking for similar books, anything by these authors may scratch the itch: Ali Hazelwood https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/210...

Reader Challenge: take a shot every time we say fever dream.  You may very well need to in order to finish this book. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15839984-cruel-beauty

In this week's pick, Katie's unsure about almost everything... except her like of this book! What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez features fairly clean romance, intrigue, and a suave British noble turned gun-for-hire love interest (honestly just think The Mummy, and you're 90% of the way there). https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/65213381 For same same but dif: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross h...

While there are four books in The Immortals Series, we are concluding our review at book three, Emperor Mage. Stick around for the dinosaurs and dumb birds and ignore the romantic tension building between Daine and Numair. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13833.Emperor_Mage?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=aNCUv67lrZ&rank=1  

In this week's pick, we find out Jordan will inhale any retelling of The Six Swans fairy tale, including Elizabeth Lim's Six Crimson Cranes (except this one is made better by a magic-repellant bowl cursed to be worn as a hat.) https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53457092 If you're looking for similar titles: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/13928...

Wolf-Speaker is book two in The Immortals Series by Tamora Pierce and there are A LOT of animals in this one. Some of them have more character development than our heroine. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24094.Wolf_Speaker    

This week, Katie eats the "nom nom" cupcake that is Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig, the second book in The Shepard King Duology (which really just devolves into some incoherent fangirl sighing at the end, because wow, this book was excellent?) Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63910262-two-twisted-crowns For similar books: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig...

We're closing out Wild Magic and we couldn't help but stray into the same debate we got into last week. Also, what's up with this ending? Pacifist whales, dragon martyrs, and a kraken in a trench coat (at least according to Katie). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13836.Wild_Magic  

This week's pick is less of a pick and more just an entire episode dedicated to Holly Black and her 20+ years of "bussin down on fantasy" (and a random sidebar about, no surprise, Draco Malfoy and why morally grey characters are SO much more interesting to read about.) We do however focus (the word used ~very~ generally) on Black's 2002 debut novel, Tithe.  https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/s...

Needless to say, we are CONFLICTED about this series. If your only exposure to Tamora Pierce is the Song of the Lioness books, "Wild Magic" is set in the same world and features many of the same characters; HOWEVER, the heroine is 13 years old in Wild Magic and she ends up in a romantic relationship with her mentor/teacher in book 4 ("In the Realms of the Gods"). We get into this for quite a while...

We're back for round 2 and this year we're starting with another titaness of the genre, Tamora Pierce! Join us next Monday, January 15th for the first book in The Immortals Series: "Wild Magic." Check out our video: https://youtu.be/IK6ZwIVETrU   Want to sneak a look at upcoming content? Follow us on Instagram @notanotherheroine

It's time to wrap up season one with the NAH awards and a few hints at our 2024 heroines (don't worry, Rob is coming back too).  We'll be back January 15, 2024 with another titaness of the genre: Tamora Pierce.  

Katie has a bit of a 180 and decides she does, in fact, enjoy this week's pick, The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon. We also learn that our resident Victorian woman Jordan doesn't care for the political marriage trope - gasp! https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/75668288 For similar picks, try: The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle Jensen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53921926-the-bridge-kingdom A...

We're done with ACOMAF! We're still mildly confused as to what exactly is going on with this ending but at least Feyre overcomes her depression, fear of caves, and winnowing in all of three pages...just in time to save Rhys, Velaris, and all of Prythian. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659468-a-court-of-mist-and-fury   Want to sneak a look at upcoming content? Follow us on Instagram @no...

Katie and Jordan do something a little different in this week's pick: a (pretty long) discussion on fanfiction. You may have heard of some recent author's having new works published that started off as fanfics, like The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, or more recently, The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon. Well, Katie and Jordan have some thoughts - and a recommendation if you're looking for somet...

Baby, it's cold outside...and there's only one bed.  Because  that 's never happened before. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659468-a-court-of-mist-and-fury   Want to sneak a look at upcoming content? Follow us on Instagram @notanotherheroine  

Katie needed something of a pallete cleanser after our attempted monster romance a while ago, and settled on "Only a Monster" by Vanessa Len. While Jordan isn't convinced (read: at all), we hope readers might find a fun, light YA fantasy romance right up their alley. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/58210340 And if you're looking for same same, but different: "A Deadly Education" by Naomi No...

We're trudging through Mordor to get through this one. ACOMAF take two. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659468-a-court-of-mist-and-fury   Want to sneak a look at upcoming content? Follow us on Instagram @notanotherheroine  

Jordan's pick this week is a slow burn romance featuring a fiery, rule-breaking smuggler a la Peaky Blinders. Sign me UPPPPP. We discuss everything about Sharon Shinn's new release, Whispering Wood (and weirdly, a lot about green bean casserole).  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190013474-whispering-wood If you're looking for something similar, but a little different, try: The "Circle of...

Is it a prologue? An epilogue? ACOMAF delivers on page 21. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659468-a-court-of-mist-and-fury?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=THKN1QyUlx&rank=1 Want to sneak a look at upcoming content? Follow us on Instagram @notanotherheroine  

In this week's pick, Katie gets heated about The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni (and not in the good way). But she finished it and that deserves a round of applause, because despite 50k+ reviews and 4.2 star rating on GoodReads, she (intensely) did not enjoy this. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53968496 For similar (but better) books: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir https://www.goodrea...

Could you think of any other way to describe Rhys' reaction at the end of this book? If you haven't read ACOMAF yet you better hold on tight spidermonkey. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659467-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses   Want to sneak a look at upcoming content? Follow us on Instagram @notanotherheroine