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Published: October 8, 2019 Publisher: Flatiron Books Series: Alex Stern #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 458 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug... Continue Reading →
Published: September 10, 2019 Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper #4 Genre: Young Adult, Mystery Pages: 453 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.0/5.0 Synopsis: In the shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the... Continue Reading →
Published: October 15, 2019 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: Hostage of Empire #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 704 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Two queens, two concubines, six princes. Innumerable hidden agendas. Yala, lady-in-waiting to the princess of a vanquished kingdom,... Continue Reading →
Published: October 3, 2013 (orig. Oct 16, 1959) Publisher: Penguin Books Series: Standalone Genre: Horror Pages: 235 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.0/5.0 Synopsis: First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile... Continue Reading →
Published: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: The Poppy War #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 560 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The searing follow-up to 2018’s most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR. In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman and warrior Rin is on the run: haunted by the atrocity she... Continue Reading →
Published: September 3, 2019 Publisher: HarperTeen Series: Serpent & Dove #1 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 528 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Bound as one to love, honor, or burn. Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she... Continue Reading →
Published: September 10, 2019 Publisher: Redhook Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 384 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating... Continue Reading →
Published: September 17, 2019 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: Masters & Mages #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Only fools think war is simple. Or glorious. Some are warriors, some captains; others tend to the fallen... Continue Reading →
Published: August 20, 2019 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 416 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: As the renowned granddaughter of Isabella Camherst (Lady Trent, of the riveting and daring Draconic adventure memoirs) Audrey Camherst has always... Continue Reading →
Published: June 1, 2019 Publisher: Cobble Publishing, LLC Series: The Cartographer #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 539 (Kindle Edition) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis The fate of empire is to crumble from within. A heinous murder in a small village reveals a terrible truth. Sorcery, once thought dead in Enhover, is not. Evidence of an occult ritual... Continue Reading →
