Published: October 2, 2018 Publisher: DAW Books Series: Maradaine Elite #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 354 (Mass Market) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Dayne Heldrin always dreamed of being a member of the Tarian Order. In centuries past, the Elite Orders... Continue Reading →
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor – Review
Published: October 2, 2018 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Series: Strange the Dreamer #2 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 514 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old. She believed she knew every horror and was beyond surprise. She was wrong. In the wake... Continue Reading →
Cold Iron by Miles Cameron – Review
Published: October 23, 2018 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: Masters & Mages Genre: Fantasy Pages: 640 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Aranthur is a student. He showed a little magical talent, is studying at the local academy, and is nothing... Continue Reading →
Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco – Review
Published: September 18, 2018 Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper #3 Genre: Young Adult, Mystery Page: 436 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.75/5.0 Synopsis: In this third installment in the #1 bestselling Stalking Jack the Ripper series, a luxurious ocean liner becomes a floating prison of scandal, madness, and horror when passengers are murdered one by one…with... Continue Reading →
Priest of Bones by Peter McLean – Review
Published: October 2, 2018 Publisher: Ace Books Series: War for the Rose Throne #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: It's a dangerous thing, to choose the lesser of two evils. The war is over, and... Continue Reading →
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds by Brandon Sanderson – Review
Published: September 18, 2018 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Legion #1-3 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It’s his hallucinations who are mad. A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this,... Continue Reading →
In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey – Review
Published: October 9, 2018 Publisher: John Joseph Adams Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 224 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: In this contemporary fantasy, the grieving biographer of a Victorian fantasist finds himself slipping inexorably into the supernatural world that consumed his subject. American Charles Hayden came to England to forget the past. Failed father, failed... Continue Reading →
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton – Review
Published: September 18, 2018 (US) Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Series: Standalone Genre: Mystery Pages: 438 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The Rules of Blackheath Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days, and eight witnesses for... Continue Reading →
Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace – Review
Published: October 20, 2015 Publisher: Tor.com Series: Sin du Jour #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 225 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: In New York, eating out can be hell. Everyone loves a well-catered event, and the supernatural community is no different, but where do demons go to satisfy their culinary cravings? Welcome to Sin du... Continue Reading →
City of Broken Magic by Mirah Bolender – Review
Published: November 20, 2018 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Untitled #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 400 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Five hundred years ago, magi created a weapon they couldn’t control. An infestation that ate magic—and anything else it came... Continue Reading →
