The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats by Daniel Stone – Review

Published: February 20, 2018 Publisher: Dutton Books Series: Stand alone Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography Pages: 397 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The true adventures of David Fairchild, a late-nineteenth-century food explorer who traveled the globe and introduced diverse crops like avocados, mangoes, seedless grapes--and thousands more--to the American plate. In the nineteenth century, American meals were... Continue Reading →

April 9, 2019 3

Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes – Review

Published: April 9, 2019 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: The Grave of Empires #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 608 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Sam Sykes returns with a new fantasy that introduces to an unforgettable outcast magician caught between two... Continue Reading →

April 7, 2019 4

The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne – Review

Published: October 1, 2017 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Series: The Naturalist #1 Genre: Mystery Pages: 380 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Professor Theo Cray is trained to see patterns where others see chaos. So when mutilated bodies found deep in the Montana woods leave the cops searching blindly for clues, Theo sees something they missed.... Continue Reading →

April 2, 2019 10

Kellanved’s Reach by Ian C. Esslemont – Review

Published: April 2, 2019 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Path to Ascendancy #3 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The conclusion to Ian C. Esslemont's epic fantasy Path to Ascendancy trilogy--a prequel story set in the New York... Continue Reading →

March 31, 2019 2

Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie – Review

Published: September 8, 2015 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: The First Law #3 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 605 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: The final novel in the First Law Trilogy by New York Timesbestseller Joe Abercrombie. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him -- but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages... Continue Reading →

March 26, 2019 0

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine – Review

Published: March 26, 2019 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Teixcalaan #1 Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 462 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the... Continue Reading →

March 24, 2019 2

Soulkeeper by David Dalglish – Review

Published: March 19, 2019 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: The Keepers #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 704 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In the first book of USA Today bestseller David Dalglish's epic fantasy trilogy, a warrior priest must answer the call and... Continue Reading →

March 19, 2019 4

Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence – Review

Published: April 9, 2019 Publisher: Ace Books Series: Book of the Ancestor #3 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 368 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The third installment in a brilliant fantasy series from the international bestselling author of Prince of Thorns. As... Continue Reading →

March 17, 2019 3

Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler – Review

Published: January 22, 2019 Publisher: Tor Teen Series: The Wells of Sorcery #1 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 367 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In the lower wards of Kahnzoka, the great port city of the Blessed Empire, eighteen-year-old... Continue Reading →

March 10, 2019 1

Never-Contented Things by Sarah Porter – Review

Published: March 19, 2019 Publisher: Tor Teen Series: Stand alone Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 368 (Hardcover) My Rating: DNF A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Seductive. Cruel. Bored Be wary of… Prince and his fairy courtiers are staggeringly beautiful, unrelentingly cruel, and exhausted... Continue Reading →

March 5, 2019 4