Musings from a Loft
Welcome to the BAMTP blog celebrating a literary lifestyle dedicated *mostly* to the fantasy + sci-fi genres. You’ll find book reviews and recs, quarterly community reading challenges, author interviews, bookish gift guides, bookish freebies, and more.
Book Review: If you love Gothic Romantasy, Don’t Miss the Conclusion to Rachel Gillig’s Stonewater Kingdom Duology, ‘The Knave and the Moon’
If gothic romantasy, strange little creatures, atmospheric fantasy worlds, complicated women, and yearning romance are your thing, you should absolutely pick up Rachel Gillig's The Knight and the Moth now that The Knave and the Moon has completed the duology.
Book Review: ‘Red Tempest Brother’ is a Satisfying Conclusion to One of the Most Underrated Pirate Fantasy Series. It’s a must-read trilogy.
This is one of the most underrated pirate fantasy series out there!
Book Review: ‘Piranesi’ is a Surreal and Strange Labyrinth on Solitude and Finding Oneself
This is a book best read without a lot of context beforehand (in my opinion). Ironic, since I’m writing this review for those curious about this book.
Book Series Review: ‘The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion’ is the Most Delightful, Whimsical Series You’ll Read All Year
If you’re suddenly seeing The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower all over your social media, it’s with good reason. This series is five stars, and I cannot stop binging it.
Book Review: ‘Letters From the Last Apothecary’ is Not the Romantic Fantasy You Might Be Hoping For
If you’re hoping this book is every bit as lyrical and romantic as Divine Rivals, I’m afraid you’ll be sorely disappointed.
Book Review: Seek the Traitor’s Son, a New, Must-Read Dystopian Novel With a Romantic Subplot
The Dystopian read you should drop everything for and read immediately.
Book Review: Is T. Kingfisher’s ‘Wolf Worm’ Gothic American Horror Story Pure Nightmare Fuel? Maybe.
I haven’t met a T. Kingfisher book I haven’t liked yet. And Wolf Worm is no exception.
Book Review: ‘Dawn of the Firebird’ is a Brutal, Mythical Fantasy that’s NOT Going to be For Everyone
I’ll admit it: the insanely stunning cover and sprayed edges of Dawn of the Firebird by Sarah Mughal Rana are what first caught my eye.
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