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Title: A Spark in the Cinders | Author: Jenny Elder Moke | Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2023)
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'And this is only the beginning.'
Jenny Elder Moke, from Curse of the Specter Queen
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Kaye Recommends: 5 underrated books
Hey everyone and welcome back to Kaye Recommends. The series on my blog in which I (Kaye) recommend you things.
Today in Kaye Recommends: 5 underrated* books
*Books with less than 10,000 ratings on Goodreads
I will recommend you five (5) of my favorite underrated books. The links will take you to the book’s Goodreads page.
Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
YA, Queer, Dystopia, Cyberpunk
Two girls on opposite sides of a war discover they’re fighting for the same purpose: taking down Godolia's tyrannical rule.
"We went past praying to deities and started to build them instead"
Pacific Rim vibes
Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke
YA, Historical Fiction, Mythology
Set in the 1920s. Samantha Knox goes on an archaeological adventure to stop the Celtic goddess of vengeance and death from rising.
"Sometimes to preserve the past, you have to change the future"
Indiana Jones vibes
Home Sick Pilots, Vol. 1: Teenage Haunts by by Dan Watters and Caspar Wijngaard
Comic, Horror, Paranormal
In the summer of 1994, a haunted house walks across California. Inside is Ami, lead-singer of a high school punk band - who's been missing for weeks.
Cool art and pretty colors
The Valiant by Lesley Livingston
YA, Historical Fiction
A Celtic princess is captured and sold to a training school for female gladiators.
The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason
YA, Historical Fiction, Steampunk,Mystery
The sister of Bram Stoker and the niece of Sherlock Holmes investigate the disappearance of two society girls in steampunk Victorian London.
That was it for today. Thanks for reading. If you have any suggestions for a future Kaye Recommends please let me know.
Bye y’all! (stay hydrated)
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Joana Steeling from The Samantha Knox novels is bi. I don’t make the rules. It just makes sense to me.
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Rise of the Snake Goddess - Jenny Elder Moke (Samantha Knox #2)
Sam Knox’s second adventure takes her to the island of Crete, just off the coast of Greece, where she discovers the ancient Snake Goddess’s golden girdle in the depths of a cave shrine that has been buried for decades. After having been belittled by her archaeology professor throughout her first college semester, Sam knows this triumph will prove her worth in the field, but before she can take credit for the find, the girdle is stolen and the island is hit with a series of earthquakes that don’t feel quite geological.
Soon Sam, Bennett and Jo are embroiled in a wild hunt―one that takes them to tiny island shops, a glamorous auction party and a near fiery death―to find the girdle before someone can use it to raise an ancient goddess from her slumber. The final battle features gryphons, a labyrinth, the minotaur of legend and lots of snakes. Lots.
tw: sexism, snakes
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Rise Of The Snake Goddess by Jenny Elder Moke | Book Review
Rise Of The Snake Goddess by Jenny Elder Moke | Book Review
Rise Of The Snake Goddess by Jenny Elder Moke is the next Samantha Knox book, second in the series. After fully enjoying my time with Curse Of The Spector Queen, I had high expectations for this book. Overall, I liked this book. Was it love? No, but I would still recommend it. It definitely makes for excellent summer vacation reading.
This sequel opens with our heroine Samantha Knox wrapping up…
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Oooh, books! C, Q, T, and Y?
What were your top five books of the year?
Okay, with the disclaimer that I tend to do a top ten and not actually rank within that, and with apologies for having just called out three books in the anticipated-releases question (which is T, now that I'm looking, so that one's already answered!) that are going to appear here, I think I am going to say:
System Collapse by Martha Wells
Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher
Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (which shocks me, not because it wasn't good but because I famously Don't Like Horror. But it's stuck with me months later!)
Did any books surprise you with how good they were?
Oh, a bunch! Our Wives Under the Sea, to start with, I thought it would be the kind of "objectively good but I didn't like it" book I run into unfortunately frequently, but no, I really vibed with it. (I'd also been dubious about Some Desperate Glory in advance, but no, that also worked for me.) I was also surprised at how much I liked A Spark in the Cinders by Jenny Elder Moke and The Appeal by Janice Hallett, as well as any number of romances by new-to-me-authors, which can be chancy.
What reading goals do you have for next year?
Last year, I equal parts enjoyed and was frustrated by a book bingo a library in the state did, and I liked forcibly expanding my horizons with it! This year, my very small town is doing one, so I'm excited to try that again, and keep on forcing myself to try things I'm not sure I'll like. (And this one won't have a damn sports biography on it.)
Other than that, I keep running up against my own expectations with books! I form preconceptions really fast, both about my own taste (see: above, with my shock about enjoying a horror book) and about what the shape of a narrative should be from the cover copy. And I think I'm doing a lot of books a disservice! Some because I dismiss them out of hand for whatever reason, and others because they're good stories but not the story I immediately spiraled out in my mind upon reading a two-paragraph marketing summary. So I guess my goal is to do a better job at taking books as they are and not as what I want them to be or fear they might be? It's not going to be an easy goal, but it's one I do think is important.
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The Wicker King Summary:
Is it magic or is it a hallucination? No one in this book knows! Featuring two boys who go ‘what we’re definitely just friends’ and then follow each other into hell before going ‘well now hang on here.’ Which would be a spoiler but if I’m submitting it as a queer book you know where it has to end up.
A Spark in the Cinders Summary:
A sapphic retelling of Cinderella-or rather the sapphic story of Cinderella’s stepsister finding love and redemption
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New Young Adult Releases! (June 6th, 2023)
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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!
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New Standalones/First in a Series:
The Dos & Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar
Always Isn’t Forever by J.C. Cervantes
Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See
The Broken Hearts Club by Susan Bishop Crispell
Ride or Die by Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu
Saint Juniper’s Folly by Alex Crespo
Darkhearts by James L. Sutter
The Chaperone by M. Hendrix
When it All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw
Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
Pedro & Daniel by Federico Erebia
The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Various
The Queens of New York by E.L. Shen
At the Speed of Lies by Cindy L. Otis
The Library of the Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Good as Gold by Candace Buford
Things I’ll Never Say by Cassandra Newbould
A Spark in the Cinders by Jenny Elder Moke
Our Vengeful Souls by Kristi McManus
Secret of the Moon Conch by David Bowles & Guadalupe Garcia McCall
The Secret Summer Promise by Keah Brown
New Sequels:
Some Shall Break (None Shall Sleep #2) by Ellie Marney
War Widow (Blood Scion #2) by Deborah Falaye
Wrath of the Talon (Talon #2) by Sophie Kim
Ruling Destiny (Stolen Beauty #2) by Alyson Noel
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Happy reading!
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The best books I read in 2022
I read 125 books in 2022, which is a lot considering that I've been employed since mid-April. I will say that I read a lot of books this year in the visual equivalent of in one ear and out the other, and I had to look up a number of books on my list to even remember what they were. I reread 12 books this year, mostly for either book club or reading previous books before reading newly released sequels reasons. I only read a very few nonfiction books this year, so I've left out that usual section and stuck to fiction only. If you want more, shorter recs, I kept up an ongoing Twitter thread where I recced things as I read them. I've provided content notes where I remember them; as always, feel free to comment or message/email me if you want more information. This is long enough that I have put it behind a cut to spare your dash.
Top 10 fiction books/series I read in 2022
The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark - I couldn't put this down. The two pov characters are an investigative journalist and a con woman, and I loved watching their lives intertwine and overlap. Content notes: terrible men, off-screen sexual assault.
One Real Thing by Anah Crowe and Dianne Fox - This is not a good book. It's a m/m romance novel that's (melo)dramatic in a way that was entertaining and gave me feelings. The relationship has some kinky elements that are negotiated in plain language terms. Content notes: drug/alcohol abuse/addiction, mental health issues. Fair warning that some of that is dealt with in an unrealistic/would be unhealthy in real life way, but was satisfying in fiction.
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell - This m/m romance novel in space was one of my best books last year, and I reread it for my sci fi book club. It's still so good that it deserves to be on this list. Tropey and fun with non-annoying miscommunication. Content notes at the author's website.
Curse of the Specter Queen and Rise of the Snake Goddess by Jenny Elder Moke - These are very fun YA adventure novels set in the 1920s with puzzle solving, archaeology, and saving the world from ancient deities. Content notes: genre-typical violence, academic sexism. The second one also has snakes.
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry - This is a book that's good for just reveling in the language. I would frequently be reading and have to stop and just think about the interesting thing she'd just done.
The Tattoed Potato and Other Clues by Ellen Raskin - I reread The Westing Game because Worst Bestsellers (one of my favorite podcasts) read it for flashback summer, and it really made me want to reread this one too. As great as The Westing Game is, this is the one I remembered more and had stronger feelings about. I still had strong feelings about it and it's very good. Content notes: murder, past suicide attempt, past murder.
Sisters of the Vast Black and Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather - This is a pair of novellas about nuns traveling around space in a slug-like spaceship trying to do good in the world. You may remember that Sisters of the Vast Black was one of the best books I read in 2020. The sequel is equally good, and I continue to love them.
Sage and King by Molly Ringle - This is a very enjoyable m/m king/magician fantasy romance with a solid plot and a non-heteronormative world. I didn't realize it was BBC Merlin fan fiction inspired until I read the author's note at the end.
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi - This was so funny I literally laughed out loud multiple times. It's a delightful people in a sci fi world being friends and having weird adventures novel. Content notes: kaiju-related violence, some evil capitalists, the frame story involves the pandemic.
Hither, Page and The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian - These are post World War II British country village mystery romances with a m/m couple where one of them is a doctor with PTSD and the other one is a spy with flexible morals. They are absolutely delightful, and I loved getting to see what she did with an established/building relationship in the second one.
Top 4 books I read and then thought about a lot in 2022
The Unspoken Name and The Thousand Eyes by A.K. Larkwood - These are slow reads in a bad way - I was relieved it was truly a duology and not a longer series - but there's so much interesting stuff in them that I hope the author gets better over time. I read the first book for my sci fi book club, and we had a lot to talk about. The second book is both funnier and darker than the first book. I found the ending very satisfying. Content note: lots of violence.
Legacy by Nora Roberts - My favorite bad books podcast (Worst Bestsellers) read a Nora Roberts book a couple of years ago, loved it, now refer to her as "Our Lady Nora Roberts," and read at least one of her books every year, so I decided to finally try one of them. I was trying to pick a romantic suspense one kind of at random, but this one is not very suspenseful. What I kept thinking about was her character work. Everyone feels very, very real and I could imagine them as real people.
Sadie by Courtney Summers - This is an extremely intense YA novel. I couldn't put it down; I also wasn't sure how I felt about one of the elements of the podcast transcript framing. I'm not sure if I recommend it (I think The Project is the better book), but if it sounds like your kind of thing, it is very well written. Content notes: violence, child sexual abuse.
January Fifteenth by Rachel Swirsky - This is a near-future novella that follows four women over the course of one universal basic income distribution day. The world building was good and her character work is incredible to the point that I can remember how they all made me feel. (I'm going to be particularly haunted by Olivia.) It tackles some very serious topics without feeling heavy. Content notes: domestic violence, suicide, sexual assault, FLDS harm to children (including child marriage and the turning out of boys).
The author I read the most in 2022
I read 13 of Katee Robert's books this year - and I only read the first of them in November. Her books are short, fast read romance novels, mostly m/f, but with a handful of threesomes. I could not put down the O'Malleys series, which is about Irish mob families in Boston. The Sabine Valley books are where I started, but you will be disappointed that it's clearly meant to be a seven-book series but it's indefinitely on hold after the first two. These things take no effort to read and are completely addictive. Content notes: explicit sex, some arranged marriage/hostage taking setups whose consent issues are always resolved improbably quickly.
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Holly Black?s The Cruel Prince meets Jennifer Donnelly's Stepsister in this fairytale reimagining about a kingdom on the brink of ruin, and one wicked stepsister?s journey from side character to heroine of her own quest The story has reached it's happily ever after, the peasant girl has married her prince and become queen, all is well in the kingdom. . . But for Aralyn, the princesses stepsister, the story is only just beginning. The kingdom of Novador has had a streak of misfortunes, with drought, famine, and disease plaguing the lands. According to a prophecy, restoring an ancient magical artifact-- the Protector's Blade-- is the only thing that can pull the kingdom back from the brink of destruction. With inside information from her fairy godmother, Aralyn teams up with lady knight Vee to go questing for the shattered pieces of the blade that have been scattered to the furthest reached of Novador. To win each element of the dagger, the girls must prove themselves by using their
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Top 5 (rainy day reads) Tuesday
Hopefully I’ll recommend some I’ve read and not just go “this looks good!” Not that there’s anything wrong with listing booke you haven’t read, I think it’s just better if you’ve read it and then can recommend 😄
I’ve recently found out I can’t really read AND watch things anymore? I’m extremely unhappy about that piece of information. HOWEVER, I have now discovered ambience videos on YouTube? So…
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Samantha Knox is back for another adventure in this 1920s female-driven mystery-adventure series!Sam Knox?s second adventure takes her to the island of Crete, just off the coast of Greece, where she discovers the ancient Snake Goddess?s golden girdle in the depths of a cave shrine that has been buried for decades. After having been belittled by her archaeology professor throughout her first college semester, Sam knows this triumph will prove her worth in the field, but before she can take credit for the find, the girdle is stolen and the island is hit with a series of earthquakes that don?t feel quite geological.Soon Sam, Bennett and Jo are embroiled in a wild hunt?one that takes them to tiny island shops, a glamorous auction party and a near fiery death?to find the girdle before someone can use it to raise an ancient goddess from her slumber. The final battle features gryphons, a labyrinth, the minotaur of legend and lots of snakes. Lots.
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Before Takeoff - Adi Alsaid
Happily Ever Island - Crystal Cestari 🏳️🌈
Exactly Where You Need to Be - Amelia Diane Coombs 🧠
The Holloway Girls - Susan Bishop Crispell
The Signs and Wonders of Tuna Rashad - Natasha Deen ✊🏾
TJ Powar Has Something to Prove - Jesmeen Kaur Deo ✊🏾
Zyla & Kai - Kristina Forest ✊🏾
Forging Silver into Stars - Brigid Kemmerer (Forging Silver into Stars #1)
A Little Bit Country - Brian D. Kennedy 🏳️🌈
Slip - Marika McCoola, Aatmaja Pandya (Illustrator) 🏳️🌈✊🏾
Relic and Ruin - Wendii McIver (Born from Chaos Saga #1)
Game of Strength and Storm - Rachel Menard 🏳️🌈
Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder - Saundra Mitchell, Kayla Ancrum, K. Ancrum, Kalynn Bayron, Z Brewer, Mason Deaver, Alechia Dow, Z.R. Ellor, Leah Johnson, Naomi Kanakia, Claire Kann, Rahul Kanakia, Alex London, Jim McCarthy, Abdi Nazemian, Emma K. Ohland, Adam Sass, Nita Tyndall 🏳️🌈 ✊🏾
Rise of the Snake Goddess - Jenny Elder Moke (Samantha Knox #2)
Empress Crowned in Red - Ciannon Smart (Witches Steeped in Gold #2) ✊🏾
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The Gravity of Missing Things - Marisa Urgo
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For the Throne - Hannah F. Whitten (Wilderwood #2)
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🧠 Neurodivergent
✊🏾POC
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June 2022 TBR
My goodness, how is June next week already? I was super busy this month, so I have to push out some of my May TBR into this month. And that's why I just got around to reviews and this. It's been a wild time. But I still have some books planned to read! All ones that I'm excited for! So, like I had said, a lot of the ones I hadn't got to in May will be here, including these new ones. There might be a few random ones as well. So here's my list!
Witch 13 by Patrick Delaney
2. Rise of the Snake Goddess by Jenny Elder Moke
3. Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
4. The Sea Knows My Name by Laura Brooke Robson
5. For the Throne by Hannah Whitten
6. Go Hunt Me by Kelly Devos
7. Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
So there you have it! My books for June! I hope you have a good month and get some reading done!
Happy June! Happy reading!
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Alternate dust jacket for Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke! Commissioned by the lovely @foxandwit.
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