This week’s list of three new releases includes one with metaphysical notes, one with puzzles and upending the unknown, and a cozy fantasy that piqued my interest with its funny title.
First up…
The Chosen One Con
by True Skies
I’ll be honest, I put this one on the list because the jacket copy opened with the word Archons. Then it went on to use words like aether and freedom. My kind of words. In a world where Archons control magic, two friends disagree about whether magic can be used for freedom or is just a tool of oppression that should be destroyed.
What you’ll find inside: gaslamp fantasy, industrial magic, chosen one subversion.
The Paradox Club
by Charlie Lovett
This rings The Da Vinci Code bells, which always gets me adding a book to my TBR pile. The death of a woman’s father is at the center of a secret society’s struggle to guard a knowledge with the power to reshape human history.
What you’ll find inside: puzzles, science, secret societies, and I’m hoping a super exciting knowledge reveal.
Dragons, Heists, and Other Retirement Plans
by Meg Pennerson
What can I say, I’m a sucker for a funny title. Add in funny book jacket copy, and you’re on my TBR pile. Two retired outlaws are back in the game—with their magic knitting needles—when their old friend needs help saving a convent of dragons and nuns.
What you’ll find inside: cozy fantasy, adventure, second chances, dragon-cats.
And there you have it!
That rounds out our list of new releases to read if you love stories that are a little different. But if you burn through all of these this weekend and find yourself wanting another great adventure that hits different, check out The Metanaut.