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Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: “[Bear and Monette] have boldly created a fascinating world that begs further exploration.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review, on A Companion to Wolves Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear return with the third book in their Iskryne trilogy, An Apprentice to Elves. The trilogy began with A Companion to Wolves, and continued in The Tempering... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: TWO MEN WHO HATE EACH OTHER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A LEGEND IN THE MAKING. A warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The thrilling adventure of Lady Trent continues in Marie Brennan's The Tropic of Serpents . . . Attentive readers of Lady Trent’s earlier memoir, A Natural History of Dragons, are already familiar with how a bookish and determined young woman named Isabella first set out on the historic course that would one... Continue Reading →
I know that July 2016 is a LONG way off, but I am super excited for The Thorn of Emberlain! After reading the Republic of Thieves, I was disheartened because I felt the story had really gone into a slump. I disliked Sabetha, the flashbacks were not my favorites, and I was annoyed by the... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Idyll is a rugged planet—a new, simpler start for some 10,000 settlers who have fled Mother Earth. But a strange ‘plague’ of contagious sleep has devastated their Settlement, sparked by a mysterious mantra called the Lullaby. After a three-year quarantine, Walt and Samuel Starboard have set out from their ranch on a... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances, and building fleets of airships to keep the peace. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship, Predator. Fiercely loyal to... Continue Reading →
Well, I know Shadows of Self technically released yesterday, but I'm still waiting on it. This is the second novel in the second Mistborn trilogy. A second of seconds, if you will. I thoroughly enjoyed the Alloy of Law (released 2011), probably even more so than the first era Mistborn novels. I love how the... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Born in a whorehouse in the slums of Fortuna and burdened with a prosthetic arm, seventeen-year-old JANET REDSTONE doesn’t think she owes the Clockwork Gods anything—which is why she makes a living stealing from their temples. But when she lands her team in prison, making a pact with the God of Mischief,... Continue Reading →
Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Blood Red Road in Glass Arrow, the story of Aya, who lives with a small group of women on the run from the men who hunt them, men who want to auction off breeding rights to the highest bidder. In a world where females are scarce and are... Continue Reading →
I always struggle to remember what books I've read each month, so I'm going to try REALLLLY hard to not forget any. I haven't posted the reviews for many of these, but rest assured, they will be up soon enough! I try to keep about 5-6 reviews in the queue so if I'm really busy... Continue Reading →
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