Published: May 17, 2016 Publisher: Titan Books Series: Warlock Holmes #1 Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Pages: 336 (Paperback) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes is an unparalleled genius who uses the gift of deduction and reason to solve the most vexing of crimes. Warlock Holmes, however, is an idiot. A good man, perhaps; a font of arcane power,... Continue Reading →
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye – Review
Published: March 22, 2016 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Genre: Historical Fiction Series: Standalone Pages: 416 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A sensitive orphan, Jane Steele suffers first at the hands of her spiteful aunt and predatory cousin, then at a grim school where she fights for her very life until escaping to London, leaving the... Continue Reading →
Eden Conquered by Joelle Charbonneau – Review
Published: June 5, 2018 Publisher: HarperTeen Series: Dividing Eden #2 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 320 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The electrifying conclusion to the Dividing Eden series by the New York Times bestselling author of the Testing trilogy, Joelle Charbonneau.. The Trials of... Continue Reading →
Knee-Deep in Grit by Adrian Collins and Mike Myers (Editors) – Review
Published: June 30, 2018 Publisher: Grimdark Magazine Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Series: Standalone Pages: 380 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Get knee-deep in grit with twenty-five grimdark sci-fi and fantasy short stories from the shadowy vaults of Grimdark Magazine.... Continue Reading →
The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn by Tyler Whitesides – Review
Published: May 15, 2018 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: Ardor Benn #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 784 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: "I'm hiring you to steal the king's crown." Ardor Benn is no ordinary thief. Rakish, ambitious, and master of... Continue Reading →
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky – Review
Published: June 4, 2015 Publisher: PanMacmillan Series: Standalone Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 600 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: A race for survival among the stars... Humanity's last survivors escaped earth's ruins to find a new home. But when they find it, can their desperation overcome its dangers? WHO WILL INHERIT THIS NEW EARTH? The last... Continue Reading →
The Mermaid by Christina Henry – Review
Published: June 19, 2018 Publisher: Berkley Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 336 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Once there was a mermaid who longed to know of more than her ocean home and her people. One day a fisherman... Continue Reading →
The Oddling Prince by Nancy Springer – Review
Published: May 15, 2018 Publisher: Tachyon Publications Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 288 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In the ancient moors of Scotland, the king of Calidon lies on his deathbed, cursed by a ring that cannot be... Continue Reading →
Furyborn by Claire Legrand – Review
Published: May 22, 2018 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Series: Empirium #1 Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Pages: 512 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it.... Continue Reading →
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang – Review
Published: May 1, 2018 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: Untitled #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 544 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from... Continue Reading →
