Published: July 28, 2020 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Mercenary Librarians #1 Genre: Dystopian Pages: 336 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Deal with the Devil is Orphan Black meets the post-apocalyptic Avengers by USA Today and New York Times bestselling author duo Kit Rocha. Nina is an information broker... Continue Reading →
By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar – Review
Published: June 16, 2020 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 416 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: A retelling of Arthurian myth for the age of Brexit and Trump, from World Fantasy Award-winner Lavie Tidhar, By Force Alone. Everyone... Continue Reading →
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi – Review
Published: April 14, 2020 Publisher: Tor Books Series: The Interdependency #3 Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 320 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: The collapse of The Flow, the interstellar pathway between the planets of the Interdependency, has accelerated. Entire star systems—and billions of people—are becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization. This collapse was... Continue Reading →
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix – Review
Published: April 7, 2020 Publisher: Quirk Books Series: Standalone Genre: Horror Pages: 404 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the '90s about a women's book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend.... Continue Reading →
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman – Review
Published: January 9, 2018 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Series: Arc of a Scythe #2 Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian Pages: 504 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial by fire. Literally. In the year since Winter Conclave,... Continue Reading →
Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst – Review
Published: April 21, 2020 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 544 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In this standalone fantasy, a pair of strong and determined women risk their lives battling injustice, corruption, and deadly enemies in... Continue Reading →
Dragonslayer by Duncan M. Hamilton – Review
Published: July 2, 2019 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Dragonslayer #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 304 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: In his magnificent, heroic, adventure fantasy, Dragonslayer, Duncan M. Hamilton debuts the first book in a fast-moving trilogy: a dangerous tale of lost magics, unlikely heroes, and reawakened dragons. Once a member of the King's personal guard,... Continue Reading →
Scythe by Neal Shusterman – Review
Published: November 22, 2016 Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Series: Arc of a Scythe #1 Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian Pages: 435 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5/0/5.0 Synopsis: Thou shalt kill. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now... Continue Reading →
The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey – Review
Published: April 14, 2020 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: Rampart Trilogy #1 Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 416 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Beyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognizable world. A world where overgrown... Continue Reading →
Legacy of Ash by Matthew Ward – Review
Published: April 9, 2020 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: Legacy Trilogy #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 768 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In this action-packed epic fantasy debut, three heroes scarred by old hatreds must find a way to overcome their... Continue Reading →
