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Published: August 2, 2016 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 413 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: Meet Hail: Captain. Gunrunner. Fugitive. Quick, sarcastic, and lethal, Hailimi Bristol doesn't suffer fools gladly. She has made a name for herself in the galaxy for everything except what she was born to do: rule the Indranan Empire. That... Continue Reading →
Published: April 4, 2017 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Pages: 512 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Noemi Vidal is a teen soldier from the planet Genesis, once a colony of Earth that's... Continue Reading →
Published: February 16, 2016 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Urban Fantasy, Mythology Pages: 447 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: MANHATTAN HAS MANY SECRETS. SOME ARE OLDER THAN THE CITY ITSELF. Manhattan. The city sleeps. Selene DiSilva walks her dog along the banks of the Hudson. She is alone-just the way she likes it. She doesn't believe in... Continue Reading →
Published: April 4, 2017 Publisher: Ace Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruin. At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In... Continue Reading →
Published: 1990 Publisher: Roc Genre: Fantasy Pages: 676 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Eight of the nine provinces of the Peninsula of the Palm, on a world with two moons, have fallen to the warrior sorcerers Brandin of Ygrath and Alberico of Barbadior. Brandin's younger son is slain in a battle with the principality... Continue Reading →
Published: March 28, 2017 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 416 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: The thrilling first book in a YA fantasy trilogy for fans of Red Queen. In a world where social prestige derives from a trifecta of blood, money, and magic, one girl has the ability... Continue Reading →
Published: September 20, 2016 Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Pages: 546 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: When you can't beat the odds, change the game. Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a... Continue Reading →
Published: September 1, 2015 Publisher: DAW Genre: Fantasy Pages: 592 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Sharakhai, the great city of the desert, center of commerce and culture, has been ruled from time immemorial by twelve kings—cruel, ruthless, powerful, and immortal. With their army of Silver Spears, their elite company of Blade Maidens, and their holy... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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