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Published: January 16, 2018 Publisher: Tor Teen Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction Series: Blood and Sand #1 Pages: 320 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: FORGED IN BATTLE... FROM THE DUST OF THE ARENA... A LEGEND WILL RISE The action-packed... Continue Reading →
Published: March 30, 2017 Publisher: BenGalley.com Genre: Fantasy Series: Standalone Pages: 406 (ebook) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Merciless. Murderer. Monster. He has been called many names in his time. Built for war and nothing else, he has witnessed every... Continue Reading →
Published: March 1, 2016 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Genre: Young Adult, Mystery Series: Charlotte Holmes #1 Pages: 321 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The last thing Jamie Watson wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not the only complication: Sherringford... Continue Reading →
Published: January 2, 2018 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Genre: Science Fiction Series: Unknown Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: DNF A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Cade Sura holds the future of the galaxy in his hands: the ultimate weapon that will bring total peace.... Continue Reading →
Published: October 24, 2017 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Series: Swords and Fire #1 Pages: 438 (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 Raverran Empire, magic is scarce and those born with power are strictly controlled -- taken as children... Continue Reading →
Published: October 17, 2017 Publisher: Tor.com Genre: Fantasy Series: Industrial Magic #2 Pages: 192 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Charlotte is learning to control her emerging magical prowess under the secret tutelage of Magus Hopkins. Her first covert mission... Continue Reading →
Published: December 5, 2017 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Fantasy Series: Winternight Trilogy #2 Pages: 363 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to... Continue Reading →
Published: February 8, 2011 Publisher: Penguin Books Genre: Fantasy Series: All Souls Trilogy #1 Pages: 579 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up... Continue Reading →
Published: August 1, 2017 Publisher: Lorena Jones Books Genre: Cooking Pages: 352 (Hardcover) I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: A beautiful culinary and ethnobotanical survey of the punch-packing ingredient central to today's multi-cultural palate, with more than 40 pan-Latin recipes from a three-time James... Continue Reading →
Published: November 1, 2016 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Fantasy Series: Standalone Pages: 672 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: The first casualty of war is truth . . . First, Denland's revolutionaries assassinated their king, launching a wave of bloodshed after generations of peace. Next they clashed with Lascanne, their royalist neighbour, pitching war-machines against warlocks... Continue Reading →
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