In the Roses of Pieria

Anna Burke, oh Anna Burke. What you do to me with your writing. I innocently walked into this book without paying attention to either the full title nor the blurb about the story. I was slammed by the pure brilliance of it all. Clara Eden, an historical archivist who specializes in all things Nektopo......more

From the first sentence, you know it’s going to be pure Burke beauty. By the second, the mood is set. When given the opportunity to study hitherto unknown artefacts from the Nektopolian civilisation, Clara Eden doesn’t hesitate long. Higher wages than she’s ever received in her six years as an adjunc......more

ARC received in exchange for an honest review. Anna Burke has done it again. Anyone who's read her previous books knows she's an extremely talented author, and ROSES is no exception. We follow Clara, a university lecturer and scholar of the ancient city state of Nektropolis (fictional), as she is offe......more

Sapphic vampires, dark academia, plant horrors, and terrifying fungal fae. The only reason I hadn't picked it up earlier was capitalism (i have a job) and its horrors (many hours). It was a great story, wonderfully written and constructed. Truth is, it dragged a bit by the end. The last 25% was not my......more

I am amazed at the wide spectrum of voices and story-worlds that people use to tell their own version of the supernatural myths. When I started this book, I happened to be traveling and reading a few different arcs as well so I forgot that this one might be scary. I think the “surprise” reveal heigh......more