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Published: February 16, 2016 Publisher: Tor.com Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Pages: 149 (Paperback) My Rating: 2.0/5.0 Synopsis: People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows... Continue Reading →
Published: January 27, 2016 (Kindle) Publisher: Kel Kade Genre: Fantasy Pages: 587 (Kindle) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The mysterious, indomitable warrior? Ruthless criminal overlord? The Riel’gesh – mythical demigod? Dedicated friend and protector? Equipped with skills far beyond those of the outworlders, Rezkin has been suddenly thrust into a foreign world. The young warrior clings... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where bloggers feature a book that we just can’t wait to get our hands on! City of Miracles is the third installment in RJB's The Divine Cities series and is scheduled to be released May 2, 2017. I was surprised at... Continue Reading →
Published: December 28, 2015 Publisher: Kel Kade (ebook) Podium (Audio) Genre: Fantasy Pages: 483 (eBook) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Raised and trained in complete seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible... Continue Reading →
Published: November 22, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 672 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: An all-new Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. The collection will include nine works in... Continue Reading →
Published: October 18, 2016 Publisher: Tor Teen Genre: Young Adult, SciFi, Horror Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: In one terrifying night, the peaceful community of Creek’s Cause turns into a war zone. No one under the age of eighteen is safe. Chance Rain and his older brother, Patrick, have already fended off... Continue Reading →
Published: March 11, 2014 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 640 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Loyalty costs money. Betrayal, on the other hand, is free. When the Emperor is taken hostage, the Red Knight and his men find their services in high demand -- and themselves surrounded by enemies. The country is in revolt,... Continue Reading →
Published: September 20, 2016 Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction Pages: 326 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life.... Continue Reading →
Published: July 26, 2016 Publisher: Crown Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 342 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: “Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a... Continue Reading →
Published: May 3, 2011 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Urban Fantasy Pages: 292 (Mass Market) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish... Continue Reading →
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