Alex
A massive thank you to Sourcebooks and Kamilah Cole for my e-arc of my most anticipated read! I first need to shout out how sweet Kamilah is. I met his at Worldcon in Seattle and told her how excited I am to read her book and she told me to send her a message and she’d get me an arc. What a life saver!
TLDR: I absolutely loved it!
An Arcane Inheritance is a part dark academia, minor plot of romance and fantasy. I had such a good time being in the world of Warren University in Ellory Morgan’s head. Ellory is a freshman at the prestigious and elite university. As a Black woman she is in the minority of this school and it doesn’t help that she’s not as financially stable as most of the students. Ellory is such a multifaceted character that I really felt every emotion she did. Betrayal, love, frustration, everything. The mystery was so good! I was enthralled from the first page. There is something about it Kamilah’s writing that really sticks with me and keeps me locked in the whole time.
The twist had my jaw on the floor! I can’t say too much but just know it was so good it had me wishing there were more books coming with this story. I definitely felt hints of Babel with less info dumping. I loved how Kamilah examined the themes of classism, elitism and racism within the scope of academia. I know it’s talked about fairly often now, but truly it felt like a new voice in this genre and I had such a great time with it. I can’t recommend it enough.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
A massive thank you to Sourcebooks and Kamilah Cole for my e-arc of my most anticipated read! I first need to shout out how sweet Kamilah is. I met his at Worldcon in Seattle and told her how excited I am to read her book and she told me to send her a message and she’d get me an arc. What a life saver!
TLDR: I absolutely loved it!
An Arcane Inheritance is a part dark academia, minor plot of romance and fantasy. I had such a good time being in the world of Warren University in Ellory Morgan’s head. Ellory is a freshman at the prestigious and elite university. As a Black woman she is in the minority of this school and it doesn’t help that she’s not as financially stable as most of the students. Ellory is such a multifaceted character that I really felt every emotion she did. Betrayal, love, frustration, everything. The mystery was so good! I was enthralled from the first page. There is something about it Kamilah’s writing that really sticks with me and keeps me locked in the whole time.
The twist had my jaw on the floor! I can’t say too much but just know it was so good it had me wishing there were more books coming with this story. I definitely felt hints of Babel with less info dumping. I loved how Kamilah examined the themes of classism, elitism and racism within the scope of academia. I know it’s talked about fairly often now, but truly it felt like a new voice in this genre and I had such a great time with it. I can’t recommend it enough.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
Updated a reading goal:
Read 150 books by December 31, 2025
Progress so far: 225 / 150 150%
Updated a reading goal:
Read 150 books by December 31, 2025
Progress so far: 225 / 150 150%
Thank you to Penguin Random House Audio for the gifted audiobook.
B.K. Borison is quickly becoming my favorite romance author. I felt such a connection to Lucie. Most female leads tend to be petite girlies, a damsel in distress, if you will. I felt the complete opposite feeling about Lucie, she is a single mother in male male-dominated field, and she's 5'10.5. I never see women of my height and build being loved properly; it was such a delight to read about a woman like her. Seeing her being loved out loud and shown so much femininity without it having to be because she is dainty or smol. I loved that B.K. made a point to show her mental fortitude and physical strength, but not make her masculine. I feel like sometimes that can be lost. The romance between Lucie and Aiden felt so organic, and I was rooting for them. I really loved this story.
I know it's not the forefront of the book, but the relationship between Lucie and her ex was such a delight. I loved how they went to bat for one another. Being young and getting pregnant before you know who you are or what you want, for some, might be the defining factor in why someone might stay stuck. I love that they both did what was best for them and still have such a close bond.
I highly reccomend this one, it was the perfect combination of banter, growth, and spice. I can't wait to read the next in the sequel early next year.
Thank you to Penguin Random House Audio for the gifted audiobook.
B.K. Borison is quickly becoming my favorite romance author. I felt such a connection to Lucie. Most female leads tend to be petite girlies, a damsel in distress, if you will. I felt the complete opposite feeling about Lucie, she is a single mother in male male-dominated field, and she's 5'10.5. I never see women of my height and build being loved properly; it was such a delight to read about a woman like her. Seeing her being loved out loud and shown so much femininity without it having to be because she is dainty or smol. I loved that B.K. made a point to show her mental fortitude and physical strength, but not make her masculine. I feel like sometimes that can be lost. The romance between Lucie and Aiden felt so organic, and I was rooting for them. I really loved this story.
I know it's not the forefront of the book, but the relationship between Lucie and her ex was such a delight. I loved how they went to bat for one another. Being young and getting pregnant before you know who you are or what you want, for some, might be the defining factor in why someone might stay stuck. I love that they both did what was best for them and still have such a close bond.
I highly reccomend this one, it was the perfect combination of banter, growth, and spice. I can't wait to read the next in the sequel early next year.