THE VIOLET WEST
Fantasy Novels & Graphic Novels

5 stars Brilliant. Perfect for a director like Wes Anderson. Simply put: the mean magnata dies and leaves his kids to deal with all from politics, business, bureaucracy, and inner lack of love or trauma. The author gives us multiple POVs, plus a narrator who calls themselves God because this voice is omniscient and will tell us with a cynical, bitter, dark humor tone that the heirs are all rotten to the core. The entire novel is us as readers falling in love with three a@$hol

5+ Love this author's writing style and humor. Couldn't miss this one, told from the point of view of a three-headed dragon (four, but there was a loss). Bottomhead is naive, wants breakfast and head scritches, Centralhead is the brains, and wants to infiltrate human society to take them down. Upperhead is convinced he is a human stuck in a dragon's head and should go back to procrastinating, as all good humans do. The book starts with hilarious moments, centralhead is amazin

Releasing tomorrow April 7th 5 stars Loved this book and with get my hands on a copy soon, hopefully my local bookstore will have signed copies, fingers crossed). The author creates such an amazing world and powers, although she is a brutal assassin, she has a lot to lose and we never feel she's safe. Some aspects are predictable like betrayals but it's just part of the world kicking our main character down when she's already low and weak (but not that weak). She is a lost sa

Native Species perfect for Lovecraft fans 👉speculative fiction rooted in real-life early 20th century 👉 Horror Sci-Fi 👉 Alien Invasion 👉 Suspense humans & Reptiles Me: I tend to imagine more like bacteria shaped style or sentient colors what about you? Reptiles? Spiders? Rocky? Or something else? Big head grey dude? GIVEAWAY LINK: Author signed copy of Native Species - A Tale of Two Civilizations in 1928 Los Angeles (one winner) (USA only) (ends Apr 17) https://gleam.io/

GIVEAWAY LINK: A digital copy of There's a Young Man Dressed in Blue by Fabio Amabili (3 winners) (ends April 17) https://gleam.io/U8aSK/theres-a-young-man-dressed-in-blue-by-fabio-amabili-book-tour-giveaway Buy the Book Links: AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL2DQLP3 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/247487917-there-s-a-young-man-dressed-in-blue Social Media Links: Facebook: @acornsireadbooktours Instagram: @lauren.iReadBookTours BookBub: @laurenireadbook

❓️How much of your roots and your very self are you willing to carve away to fit into the empire? @authorleonacaelestis and @storygramtours #storygramtours For fans of: CERTAIN DARK THINGS + SEVERANCE + BABEL. A visceral, post-colonial deconstruction of the vampire myth that uses blood-drinking undead to expose parasitic institutions. 1. Vampirism as Capitalism: It has the gothic aesthetics, suspense and all the other elements you seek in this genre, but use them to create a

A gentle and heartfelt picture book that helps children understand the loss of a beloved pet. From puppyhood in Hollywood to one final snoot boop, One Last Snoot Boop tells the story of Cuthbert, a mischievous and loyal family dog whose life is filled with love, laughter, and daily walks. But as the years pass and Cuthbert begins to slow down, JJ and Matt must face the moment every pet family eventually encounters - saying goodbye. Written in warm, playful rhyme and paired w

🎨Made a Paper Diorama miniature using only paper, toilet paper roll, watercolor and markers. Marty Moose is a fantastic Chapter book series. It's his first day as a postmouse and he wants to make his aunt proud. It's not easy when someone means to sabotage his day. Thank you @candlewickpress for the copy Video here 👉 Hilarious 👉 Great lesson of resilience 👉 Amazing artwork Find book here My miniature: 🔸️Cut 1 inch of a roll or any size you want to make the larger the e

Mancala Moon - a inner journey magic realism self discovery and grief ❓️help me congratulate the author for this project. Plus: what do you think of the cover? 💙 “Magical realism greets generational trauma in a mind-bending journey of grief and choice.” — IndieReader 🌜A poetic, mythic journey through grief, family, and self-discovery. 💙A forest full of secrets where visions, trials, and ancient forces await. 🌜Literary fiction with magical realism for readers who love intr

This Book will be released soon. April 23rd 2026 , get book because of the cover, pair it with audio. I'm sure it will make it more immersive. Publisher: Little Brown Get book here I read an advanced digital copy with #netgalley and the publisher. My review: So awesome. 5+ A girl who loves isolation in her family house in the woods goes through a terrible journey and coming of age process of discovering terrible things within the people she trusts most. Very feminist, but per

This Book 😱 4.5 stars - What a journey. What seems like a great mash-up of an episode of Pit on a cruise with a hint of a murder mystery quickly escalates into an international pandemic with action and tension that gave me vibes of James Patterson and Michael Crichton, with a pinch of Stephen King. I love a man vs. nature thriller but this one has an extra layer of possibly more. (trying not to give away spoilers). Satisfying ending, super creepy start, and middle. It's not

What do you do when you have very limited shelf space? Don't tell me let my books go. You'll make me cry. The Chismosas Only BOOK Club Cat, Sofia, Ana, and Mari are best friends. Nothing, nada, can break their bond. When Cat’s mom scolds them for their loud cackling at the bookstore, calling them a bunch of chismosas, the name sticks. Cat creates the The Chismosas Only Book Club, giving the girls a way to stay connected as they begin high school. But ninth grade is hard, and

What a hilarious series: Is this a fun idea? Adding my cartoons on top of my videos? Let me know 😆😆😆 Couldn't resist. Drew some characters. Found this one in a second hand bookshops in Chicago near my house and had such a great time Perfect for fans of 👉 Fantasy Humor Satire 👉 Monty Python 👉Terry Pratchett (which i never read, so ashamed) 👉 Hilarious subversion of tropes Cartoons by me. @delreybooks @delilahsdawson @kevinhearne #killthefarmboy

The financial world often rewards those who can recognize subtle changes before they become obvious. In Stockbroken , Billy and Jan Hemby follow a longtime advisor who begins to see patterns suggesting that something larger may be unfolding beneath the market’s confident surface. Bo Parrott’s career has been defined by careful observation and long-term thinking. Decades spent analyzing market behavior have taught him that major economic disruptions rarely happen without early

GIVEAWAY LINK: Enter to win the entire Oracles of Fire series by Bryan Davis (5 books / softcover). (one winner / USA only) (ends Apr 6) https://gleam.io/QAPLX/refining-firefrom-the-ashes-spotlight-book-tour-giveaway Refining Fires (Oracles of Fire Book 4) Book Description The realms of Hades and Earth have collided. While the dead roam the Earth, a temporary wall of flames shields the innocent villagers of the Second Eden from devious dragon Arramos, the Nephilim giants, an

Such a beautiful edition and heartbreaking end. About the book You've Reached Sam meets If I Stay in this epic romance spanning life and death, from New York Times bestselling author Laura Taylor Namey. Sylvie Castellano is used to goodbyes. Every summer, her friends leave to vacation at faraway beaches and her parents jet off to work on a luxury yacht, dumping her with her tia Vivian. Sylvie may love her aunt Viv, but just once, she wishes the summer held a big adventure fo

Loved this one. Not only Summer is the best, our three friends decide that it's the perfect time to make a splash and win at their goals, unfortunately, nothing goes as planned, and they will have to make some decisions and stand up for their beliefs, even if that means not being accepted (by bullies) or hurting others' feelings (a parent or two). What they always do is find a way to empathize with others and get a solution that works for everyone. Stay true to yourself, but

Review of arc #thiskingdomwillnotkillme 5 plus Fantastic. This book changed my mind about avoiding portal fantasy and isekai protagonists. The authors lean and mold these features to serve the plot, rather than merely serving as a means to discover a new world. Maggie is from our world/contemporary society and she ends up inside an incomplete fantasy series that she has reread over and over to the point of knowing all about the characters. She goes from naked in the mud witho

Opposites attract in this heartfelt, queer and trans speculative YA romance from debut author Brennon Lane College freshman Silas Turner is a scientific anomaly. Thrown back in time uncontrollably, he’s forced into his pre-transition body for hours to days at a time, reliving random events in his past. Why? Every cell in his astrophysics major brain is straining to figure it out. But the “time trips” just keep on coming and he’s certain he’s a one-of-a-kind phenomenon—until b

Book One in the New Harmony Series New Harmony is the first of a three-part series. Margaret Butler’s story is the nightmare every mother dreads—the death of her child. As a deeply spiritual woman born in 1905, her story also reflects the laments of former slaves and their descendants because her son’s murder, as well as the truth of who killed him, is wrapped up in the paternalism and racism of the South, reflected in the lives of Ophelia and Hollis Demmings, occupants of th