October 31, 2025
Deep red rose on a black, otherwise "darked out" image. Rose is lying on the ground, with a short stem and leaves piercingly obvious. The cover of the book "Carmilla" (all black and white with two women illustrated from the Gothic era, looking off into the distance) in upper right hand corner. In deep red text, matching the rose's color, Carmilla: Review of a Classic Vampire Novella. Zina Mona.
Published by Zina Mona at October 31, 2025
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Carmilla: a Review of the Classic Vampire Novella

Filled with gothic imagery, Carmilla makes for a dark and spooky reading experience. I was immediately enamored with the setting, from the vast castle to the village ruins. I easily became absorbed in the story, and the tense atmosphere from the start pulled me right through to the end.
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September 22, 2025
Blue, blurred background with yellow and aqua accents in background - Book Cover for The Life Impossible by Matt Haig - TEXT: An Environmentalist Fantasy Review - Zina Mona
Published by Zina Mona at September 22, 2025
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The Life Impossible, an Environmentalist Fantasy Review

The premise writes itself — a one way ticket, an idyllic island, and a mysterious death. But it is not thrilling, in the pure sense of the word, nor is it a pure fantasy; The Impossible Life exists in a plane of reality that is magical and precisely mathematical.
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February 15, 2025
Dragon scales as background, with text: Dragon Scales and Other Tails - The MockingOwl Roost - Volume 5, Issue 1, MockingOwl Roost Staff and Contributors
Published by The MockingOwls at February 15, 2025
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Dragon Scales and Other Tails

Beware! Here there be dragons... Fire-breathing, jewel-hoarding, winged dragons resting atop mountains of gold and silver and glamour. Dare ye enter? Dare ye read Dragon Scales and Other Tails?
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July 10, 2023
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands - book cover for review
Published by Sue Cook at July 10, 2023
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Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

Familiar characters are back, with new ones introduced who instantly become friend or foe. This includes Emily’s niece/assistant, Ariadne, and a few of her colleagues in the field of Dryadology. Colleagues that hold fantastical secrets that span the years.
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February 15, 2021
Castles in the sky - best fantasy novels
Published by JP DeNeui at February 15, 2021
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The 18 Best Fantasy Novels of 2015-2020

The same intricate worldbuilding that enthralls one reader will spark an outburst by another bemoaning the novel’s insufferable pace. Further, the task of composing a best of list is extra tricky when applied to the fantasy novel as the lines between that genre and sci-fi have become so blurred in recent years that many curators metaphorically throw up their hands and lump the zany tales together. 
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