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Published: May 10, 2016 Publisher: NAL Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy Pages: 571 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: The bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven and River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay is back with a new book, set in a world inspired by the conflicts and dramas of Renaissance Europe. Against this tumultuous backdrop... Continue Reading →
The Friday Face off is a weekly meme hosted by Books by Proxy and the official rules can be found here. This is a fun way to feature your favorite book covers and show off your favorite edition! This weeks theme---I sit here looking out at all I own - A cover featuring a throne And... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where bloggers feature a book that we just can’t wait to get our hands on! This week's feature is The Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron which is scheduled to release on October 25. Am I caught up with this series?... Continue Reading →
Published: August 23, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Horror Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: A mirror that feeds on human souls wreaks destruction on those around it in this new novel from internationally bestselling author Michael Scott and Melanie Ruth Rose In an auction house in London, there is a mirror... Continue Reading →
Published: February 2, 2016 Publisher: DAW Genre: Fantasy Pages: 389 (Mass Market) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The saga of the streets of Maradaine that began in The Thorn of Dentonhill continues…. Veranix Calbert is The Thorn—the street vigilante who became a legend to the people of Maradaine, especially the gangs that run the neighborhood of... Continue Reading →
The Friday Face off is a weekly meme hosted by Books by Proxy and the official rules can be found here. This is a fun way to feature your favorite book covers and show off your favorite edition! The blood is life... and it shall be mine! A cover which features 'blood'. This week I'm featuring The... Continue Reading →
Published: August 1, 2016 Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 218 (Paperback) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: Philomena Blackwell survived a city plagued with monsters, the gilded cage of high society, and the rule of a heartless man... and she aims to leave it all behind. It's 1905, and London has... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where bloggers feature a book that we just can’t wait to get our hands on! I was initially introduced to this book through the concept art done by PhantomRin who does some of my favorite fan art for series like The... Continue Reading →
A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky I couldn’t hold out any longer to read this! I’ve never read a Polansky book before, though all of them are on my list of books to acquire, so when I saw this show up on NetGalley I was super excited. I’m just a little way into it but... Continue Reading →
Published: June 20, 2016 Publisher: Self published Genre: Science Fiction My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: Walt and Samuel Starboard. Miriam and Virginia Bridge. Four travelers entered the mysterious City-Ship of Marathon, but only three made it out. Now our heroes are faced with a new, more existential threat. An invader from Mother Earth has... Continue Reading →
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