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I'm going to be entirely honest, I really hated the way that this book deals with genderfluidity....
I can't believe I somehow missed this inspiring queer fantasy when it debuted in 2018! Theodora,...
DNF @ 34% This came off as underdeveloped IMO. I think the premise is really interesting and I...
Overall, this book ended up being just fine for me. The pacing was very up and down. Sometimes it...
Best parts: – The nonbinary rep. Hands-down the coolest part of this book. Strega (basically...
I'm slowly but surely going through the old excerpts to try to rack up more points to get more...
I heard "genderfluid characters" and "YA fantasy" and the book was out from the library before I...
There were good parts and bad parts. I like the story and the intriguing concept of being truly...
The Brilliant Death has a very interesting premise and magic system, the setting was very...
I don't really know what I expected but definitely not this. The story has a writing style...
Do you ever not like a book by an author, but read a synopsis for another book of theirs and...
Teodora DiSangro is her father’s secret weapon. A streghe just like out of the stories, able to...
I absolutely loved both the concept and the style of this book. It was a new take on magic that I...
**I received the second book in this duology, The Storm of Life, in a goodreads giveaway in...
I was really disappointed with this read. The plot sounded so interesting and I was so excited to...
Teodora di Sangro would do anything for her family. Including using her secret magical powers to...
Read this book for complex characters journeying together in a coming-of-age story, wherein Teo...
I could not help myself, I devoured this book once I finally started reading it. I really enjoyed...
Wasn't my favorite but it was still good. Theodora DiSangro, a of mafia Dons daughter, all...
I loved this book so much. LOVED it. It was absolutely fantastic. The story itself is one of the...
I was really excited to read this book. It sounded so original and so different. I loved the...
Truly enriching story. Characters were engaging, interesting story/plotline and lovely writing....
I really enjoyed this with the story of "streghe" or "strega," magical beings / people who can...
A queer, genderswapping fantasy set in Italy and full of mafia types? This book was my dream. I...
Teodora has the ability to turn people into objects such as music boxes, mirrors and other. She...
From the moment I learned of "The Brilliant Death," I knew I needed to read it. I almost never...
I have to admit right off the bat that I expected the story to go in a very different direction....
I hope the author will forgive me for using the descriptor "competent" here to describe "The...
I have to admit it took me 2 tries to finish this book. I had to be in the right mood for it....
"Get a man talking, and he will hand you a weapon. Keep him talking, and he will show you where...
I do love fantasy books and was excited when I won this YA book. However, I only made it to page...
The premise of the story was good with Teo being a strega in a land where magic was not allowed. ...
First off, let me get it off my chest: I simply ADORE Teo. I’ve pretty much adored her from the...
I will admit that this book took me a little by surprise ... mostly because I didn't read...
The world of The Brilliant Death is imaginative and detailed. The setting of a distant magical...
This novel was, by far, one of my most anticipated releases of the year and it absolutely did not...
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