Published: September 27, 2016 Publisher: Flatiron Books Genre: Fiction Pages: 256 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: A debut novel in stories that follows one woman's life from age 16 to 60, and what happens when certain celebrities—Neil Young, Meryl Streep, John Updike, Taylor Swift, Karl Ove Knausgaard—start turning up in her private life, at the... Continue Reading →
Half A King by Joe Abercrombie – Review
Published: July 15, 2014 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 336 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Betrayed by his family and left for dead, Prince Yarvi, reluctant heir to a divided kingdom, has vowed to reclaim a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains and the bitter waters of... Continue Reading →
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas – Review
Published: September 6, 2016 Publisher: Bloomsbury Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 704 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't.... Continue Reading →
The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski – Review
Published: March 3, 2015 Publisher: Farrar, Strous and Giroux Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 402 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Following your heart can be a crime A royal wedding means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As... Continue Reading →
A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky – Review
Published: October 4, 2016 Publisher: Regan Arts Genre: Fantasy Pages: 304 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: M is a drifter with a sharp tongue, few scruples, and limited magical ability, who would prefer drinking artisanal beer to involving himself in the politics of the city. Alas, in the infinite nexus of the universe which... Continue Reading →
The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan – Review
Published: December 1, 2015 Publisher: Riyria Enterprises, LLC Genre: Fantasy Pages: 448 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces... Continue Reading →
The Road by Cormac McCarthy – Review
Published: September 26, 2006 Publisher: Knopf Genre: Science Fiction/ Fiction Pages: 241 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The... Continue Reading →
The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski – Review
Published: March 14, 2014 Publisher: Farrar, Strous and Giroux Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 355 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Winning what you want may cost you everything you love. As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the... Continue Reading →
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay – Review
Published: April 2, 2013 Publisher: Roc Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Pages: 656 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: In his critically acclaimed novel Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay told a vivid and powerful story inspired by China’s Tang Dynasty. Now, the international bestselling and multiple award-winning author revisits that invented setting four centuries later with... Continue Reading →
The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury – Review
Published: February 24, 2015 Publisher: Scholastic Press Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 312 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: I am the perfect weapon. I kill with a single touch. Twylla is blessed. The Gods have chosen her to marry a prince and rule the kingdom. But the favour of the Gods has its price. A... Continue Reading →
