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That Vodou That Yo Dou So Well

The Hollow Places, by T. Kingfisher – When a woman named Kara is going through a divorce, she moves in with her uncle, a conspiracy-minded man who doesn’t believe in evolution until he figures he needs to in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Dreams, Language, Magic, Mythology, Names, october daye, Poetry, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, seanan mcguire, Voodoo | Tagged a song below water, algernon blackwood, ambrosius aurelianus, bethany c. morrow, bigfoot, changelings, fairies, falconry, gargoyles, geoffrey of monmouth, hobby, horror, jane yolen, king arthur, lady of the lake, luidaeg, merlin, myrddin, night and silence, oberon, passager, racism, selkies, sirens, suffer a sea-change, t. kingfisher, tam lin, the hollow places, the quarter storm, the willows, the young merlin trilogy, veronica g. henry, vita merlini, vivien, wizards |

Oh Boy! A Carnival!

Bacchanal, by Veronica G. Henry – Eliza Meeks, a Black woman with a strange ability to communicate with animals due to her spirit guides, joins a traveling carnival during the Great Depression. It turns out to have a dark secret, … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Authors, Book Reviews, Dreams, Great Depression, History, Korean, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Relationships, Rick Riordan | Tagged bacchanal, carnivals, demons, dokkaebi, dragon pearl, duende, duendecillos, goblins, graci kim, paola santiago, paola santiago and the forest of nightmares, paola santiago and the river of tears, pixies, rick riordan presents, tehlor kay mejia, the last fallen star, veronica g. henry, witches, yoon ha lee |