Published: January 16, 2024 Publisher: Tordotcom Series: N/A Genre: Fantasy, Horror Pages: 361 (Kindle) My Rating: 3.5 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:The Birds meets The Princess Bride in this tale of friendship, responsibility, and the primal force of nature. “Murder owls are extreme,” Jude... Continue Reading →
Bride by Ali Hazelwood – Review
Published: February 6, 2024 Publisher: Berkley Series: N/A Genre: Fantasy, Romance Pages: 416 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into... Continue Reading →
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson – Review
Published: January 17, 2023 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Series: Sorcery of Thorns #1.5 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 188 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars Synopsis:In this sequel novella to Sorcery of Thorns, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas must unravel the magical trap keeping them inside Thorn Manor in time for their Midwinter Ball! Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling... Continue Reading →
Montego by Brian McClellan – Review
Published: May 23, 2023 Publisher: Self Published Series: Glass Immortals #0.5 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 131 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars Synopsis:Twelve year-old Montego al'Bou is an orphan, a provincial peasant boy left alone by the recent death of his grandmother. Possessing nothing more than his grandmother's cudgel, he strikes out to the capital where the... Continue Reading →
Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven – Review
Published: September 25, 2018 Publisher: Ace Books Series: Fallen Empire #1 Genre: Fantasy, Romance Pages: 399 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars Synopsis:Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire's capital - her fate: to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one... Continue Reading →
Powder & Page’s Best Books of 2023
It's that time of year again where I share my 20 favorite books of 2023. The books selected are rated either 5 or 4.5 stars and you can check out my full review by clicking on the title links! Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson - 5 StarsTress is an absolute delight of... Continue Reading →
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett – Review
Published: February 6, 2024 Publisher: Del Rey Series: Shadow of the Leviathan #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 (Kindle) My Rating: 5 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree... Continue Reading →
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher – Review
Published: February 13, 2024 Publisher: Tor Nightfire Series: Sworn Soldier #2 Genre: Horror Pages: 160 (Kindle) My Rating: 3.5 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:The follow-up to T. Kingfisher’s bestselling gothic novella, What Moves the Dead . Retired soldier, Alex Easton, returns in... Continue Reading →
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming – Review
Published: January 2, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: Mead Mishaps #1 Genre: Fantasy Romance Pages: 288 (Paperback) My Rating: 3 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Spice trader Cinnamon's quiet life is turned upside down when she ends up on a quest with a... Continue Reading →
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt – Review
Published: April 26, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Robert Grim #1 Genre: Horror Pages: 448 (Kindle) My Rating: 4.5 Stars Synopsis:The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt--a Hugo and World Fantasy award nominated talent to watch. Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay 'til death. Whoever settles, never... Continue Reading →
