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Published: January 3, 2017 Publisher: Angry Robot Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 400 (Paperback) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: Since time began, the Grakhul – immortal servants of the gods – have taken human sacrifices to keep the world in balance and the gods appeased. When they choose the family of warrior Brogan McTyre, everything changes.... Continue Reading →
Published: January 28, 2014 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny. Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to... Continue Reading →
Published: February 3, 2015 Publisher: Night Shade Books Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 416 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: One man will transcend death to seek vengeance. One woman will transform herself to gain power. And no one will emerge unscathed... Thorvald Spear wakes in a hospital to find he's been brought back from the... Continue Reading →
Published: October 27, 2015 Publisher: Baen Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: After the War of the Gods, the demons were cast out and fell to the world. Mankind was nearly eradicated by the seemingly unstoppable beasts, until the gods sent the great hero, Ramrowan, to save them. He united the... Continue Reading →
Published: January 10, 2017 Publisher: Keymaster Press Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Pages: 380 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: Her vengeance. His vision. Ari lost everything she once loved when the Five Guilds’ resistance fell to the Dragon King. Now, she uses her unparalleled gift for clockwork machinery in tandem with notoriously unscrupulous morals to contribute to... Continue Reading →
Published: December 5, 2014 (This ed.) Publisher: Five Strands Publishing Genre: Fantasy Pages: 780 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: “All things are composed of patterns...” And within the pattern of the realm of Alorin, three strands must cross: In Alorin...three hundred years after the genocidal Adept Wars, the realm is dying, and the blessed Adept... Continue Reading →
Published: March 28, 2006 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fantasy Pages: 353 (Mass Market) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors ride mighty fighting dragons, bred for size or speed. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes the precious cargo, an... Continue Reading →
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 →
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