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The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

August 22, 2026 by stegolily Leave a Comment

Fetter was raised to be a weapon. From a young age, his mother has groomed him to one day assassinate his father, the messianic cult leader known as The Perfect and Kind. She even severed Fetter’s shadow, rendering him practically weightless. As a teenager, Fetter decides he doesn’t want to be a weapon and heads to the city of Luriat to live an unassuming life. However, he isn’t able to avoid upheaval for long. He attends a support group for failed Chosen Ones (they’re fairly […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: cbr18bingo, Johann hari, Sangu Mandanna, Vajra Chandrasekera

stegolily's CBR18 Review No:28 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: cbr18bingo, Johann hari, Sangu Mandanna, Vajra Chandrasekera ·
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You Cannot be Unchosen

The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

April 15, 2025 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since I’ve had so much difficulty writing a book review. This has nothing to do with my current work load, or even with the book being bad—far from it, the book is absolutely brilliant. You can see why it won a Nebula. It’s just surreal And a little opaque. But in a very impressive way. Especially when you consider that this is the author’s debut novel.  The Saint of Bright Doors is the story of a young man named Fetter, who […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, autocracy, Buddhism, magical realism, Religion, Vajra Chandrasekera

LittlePlat's CBR17 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, autocracy, Buddhism, magical realism, Religion, Vajra Chandrasekera ·
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