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 →
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett – Review
Published: January 16, 2024 Publisher: Del Rey Series: Emily Wilde #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 (Kindle) My Rating: 5 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before... Continue Reading →
The Dragons of Deepwood Fen by Bradley P. Beaulieu – Review
Published: December 5, 2023 Publisher: DAW Books Series: The Book of the Holt #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 498 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:This first book in a new fantasy series from the author of the acclaimed Song of... Continue Reading →
The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater – Review
Published: November 28, 2023 Publisher: Starwatch Press Series: Victorian Faerie Tales #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 330 (Kindle) My Rating: 4.25 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Olivia Atwater returns to the world of Half a Soul with “a sharp and beautiful gothic romance” (Alix E. Harrow).... Continue Reading →
