Let’s set the scene: a dystopian world, where ash falls from the sky daily and the nights are full of thick mist and strange creatures. Society is divided into two castes who do not overlap: the nobility and the peasant skaa. Nobles have almost absolute power over the skaa that live and work on their land, and abuse that power frequently. Skaa live in beaten-down fear and despair, sure that nothing will ever change. And why are they so sure? Because the person who leads […]

I have heard people talk about cozy books feeling like “warm hugs,” and until now I didn’t understand what that meant. I wasn’t even sure I had the same definition of “cozy” as everyone else. But now I understand what that means and how a book can be cozy without being low stakes. This novel was so wholesome and all around delightful, a perfect blend of cozy and adventurous. Tress lives on the Rock in an ocean made of green spores. No one is allowed […]