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Published: November 6, 2018 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: Skyward #1 Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Pages: 510 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Spensa's world has been under attack for decades. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little girl,... Continue Reading →
Published: June 4, 2019 Publisher: DAW Books Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 304 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In this standalone fantasy novel by an award-winning author, the dark truth behind a string of unusual murders leads to an... Continue Reading →
Published: October 9, 2018 Publisher: Atria Books Series: Standalone Genre: Historical Fiction Pages: 485 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: My real name, no one remembers. The truth about that summer, no one else knows. In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon... Continue Reading →
Published: May 14, 2019 Publisher: Berkley Books Series: Standalone Genre: Historical Fantasy Pages: 448 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: International bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy and offers an... Continue Reading →
Published: July 30, 2019 Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books Series: Rotherweird #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 480 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: 1558: Twelve children, gifted far beyond their years, are banished by their Tudor queen to the town of Rotherweird.... Continue Reading →
Published: July 9, 2019 Publisher: Grim Oak Press Series: Legends of the First Empire #4 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: Each culture has its own myths and legends, but only one is shared, and it is feared by all. With Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and Age of War, fantasy master Michael... Continue Reading →
Published: July 3, 2018 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Poison Wars #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 560 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me... Outwardly, Jovan is the lifelong friend of the Chancellor’s charming, irresponsible Heir. Quiet. Forgettable. In secret, he's a master of poisons and chemicals,... Continue Reading →
Published: May 28, 2019 Publisher: Solaris Series: Standalone Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 140 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: My name is Gary Rendell. I’m an astronaut. When they asked me as a kid what I wanted to be when... Continue Reading →
Published: July 9, 2019 Publisher: Knopf Series: The Blood of Stars #1 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 400 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping YA fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to... Continue Reading →
Published: September 24, 2013 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Villains #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 368 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural... Continue Reading →
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