Here's my list:
- Knights and Paladins (HM) - Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher (3.5 Stars)
- Hidden Gem (HM) - River of Thieves by Clayton Snyder (1.5 Stars)
- Published in the 80s (HM) - Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler (4.5 Stars)
- High Fashion (HM) - Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli (3.5 Stars)
- Down With the System (HM) - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (3.5 Stars)
- Impossible Places (HM) - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (3.5 Stars)
- A Book in Parts (HM) - The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson (2.5 Stars)
- Gods and Pantheons (HM) - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (4 Stars)
- Last in a Series (HM) - League of Dragons by Naomi Novik (3 Stars)
- Book Club or Readalong Book (HM) - Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho (3.5 Stars)
- Parent Protagonist (HM) - The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang (4 Stars)
- Epistolary (HM) - Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett (4.5 Stars)
- Published in 2025 (HM) - Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill (3.5 Stars)
- Author of Color (HM) - The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (2 Stars)
- Self Published or Small Press (HM) - Winter's Reach by Craig Schaefer (3.5 Stars)
- Biopunk (HM) - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (3.5 Stars)
- Elves and Dwarves (HM) - A Brewtiful Life by JollyJupiter (3.5 Stars)
- LGBTQUIA Protagonist (HM) - Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans (2 Stars)
- Five Short Stories (HM) - Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by Various (2.5 Stars)
- Stranger in a Strange Land (HM) - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (5 Stars)
- Recycle a Bingo Square (Witches from 2021) (HM) - Masquerade by Terry Pratchett (3 Stars)
- Cozy SFF (HM) - A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair (1.5 Stars)
- Generic Title (HM) - Black Talon by Jaime Castle and Andy Peloquin (3 Stars)
- Not a Book (HM) - Intruders (2014) Season 1 (1 Star)
- Pirates (HM) - The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher (2.5 Stars)
So more like hidden coal it seems. Based off the blurb, cover, and a couple reviews I see from people I follow, I actually think I need to check this one out lol.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't think the Tainted Cup was a 5 star read. What made you give it only 3.5?
It's been a while since I finished it, but I think that even though I really liked the story, I'm not a big fan of mysteries, which is probably the reason why it got the score that it did.
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