Published: February 11, 2016 Publisher: Silver Wing Press Genre: Fantasy Pages: 350 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A woman awoken in air, a soldier forged by fire, a weapon risen from blood. Vhalla Yarl has made it to the warfront in the North. Forged by blood and fire, she has steeled her heart for... Continue Reading →
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson – Review
Published: January 26, 2016 Publisher: Tor Genre: Fantasy Pages: 447 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: With The Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self, Brandon Sanderson surprised readers with a New York Times bestselling spinoff of his Mistborn books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America. Now,... Continue Reading →
The Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan – Review
Published: March 31, 2015 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: Devoted readers of Lady Trent’s earlier memoirs, A Natural History of Dragons and The Tropic of Serpents, may believe themselves already acquainted with the particulars of her historic voyage aboard the Royal Survey Ship Basilisk, but the true story... Continue Reading →
Morning Star by Pierce Brown – Review
Published: February 9, 2016 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 518 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and... Continue Reading →
Riders by Veronica Rossi – Review
Published: February 16, 2016 Publisher: Tor Teen Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 384 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does. Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds... Continue Reading →
Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics is Fueling Our Modern Plagues by Martin J. Blaser – Review
Published: February 6, 2014 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Genre: Non-Fiction Pages: 273 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert Tracing one scientist’s journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to... Continue Reading →
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty – Review
Published: July 30, 2013 Publisher: Berkley Genre: Contemporary Fiction Pages: 396 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: At the heart of The Husband’s Secret is a letter that’s not meant to be read My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died... Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his... Continue Reading →
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi – Review
Published: January 1, 2005 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Sci-Fi Pages: 362 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit... Continue Reading →
Parasite by Mira Grant – Review
Published: October 29, 2013 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Sci-Fi Pages: 512 (Hardcover) ISBN: 9780316218955 My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease. We owe our good health to a humble parasite - a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the tapeworm... Continue Reading →
Ruin by John Gwynne – Review
Published: October 13, 2015 (US) Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 751 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld.... Continue Reading →
