Published: March 14, 2017 Publisher: Tor.com Genre: Fantasy Pages: 160 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The year is 1850 and Great Britain is flourishing, thanks to the Royal Society of the Esoteric Arts. When a new mage is discovered, Royal Society... Continue Reading →
Black City Demon by Richard A. Knaak – Review
Published: March 14, 2017 Publisher: Pyr Genre: Fantasy Pages: 340 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Since he became the guardian of the Gate between our world and Feirie sixteen hundred years ago, Nick Medea, once Saint George, has battled to keep... Continue Reading →
The Travelers by Chris Pavone – Review
Published: January 10, 2017 Publisher: Broadway Books Genre: Fiction, Thriller Pages: 448 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: A pulse-racing international thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Expats and The Accident. It s 3:00 am. Do... Continue Reading →
The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon – Review
Published: March 7, 2017 Publisher: Bloomsbury Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 384 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Following a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal... Continue Reading →
Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan – Review
Published: March 7, 2017 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 624 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: An epic new fantasy series from Brian McClellan, set in the same world as his wildly popular Powder Mage trilogy. The young nation of Fatrasta is... Continue Reading →
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco – Review
Published: March 7, 2017 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 400 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 I received a review copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Let me be clear: I never intended to raise my brother from his grave, though he may claim otherwise. If... Continue Reading →
Game of Shadows by Erika Lewis – Review
Published: February 28, 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 400 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: Ethan Makkai thought that seeing ghosts was the worst of his problems. Between his ethereal gift and life with a single mother hell-bent on watching his every move, he feels imprisoned. When Ethan sees a chance to escape, to... Continue Reading →
The Holver Alley Crew by Marshall Ryan Maresca – Review
Published: March 7, 2017 Publisher: DAW Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 (Mass Market) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A review copy was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Mixing high fantasy and urban fantasy, The Holver Alley Crew is the first novel of Maresca’s third interconnected series set in the... Continue Reading →
Moonwalking With Einstein by Joshua Foer – Review
Published: March 3, 2011 Publisher: Penguin Press Genre: Non-Fiction Pages: 307 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Foer's unlikely journey from chronically forgetful science journalist to U.S. Memory Champion frames a revelatory exploration of the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives. On average, people squander forty days annually compensating for... Continue Reading →
The Forgetting Moon by Brian Lee Durfee – Review
Published: August 30, 2016 Publisher: Saga Press Genre: Fantasy Pages: 576 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: A massive army on the brink of conquest looms large in a world where prophecies are lies, magic is believed in but never seen, and hope is where you least expect to find it. Welcome to the Five Isles,... Continue Reading →
