Published: February 26, 2017 Publisher: Self-Published Series: Arcane Ascension #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 621 (Kindle Edition) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Five years ago, Corin Cadence’s brother entered the Serpent Spire — a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire’s trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting... Continue Reading →
Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw – Review
Published: July 31, 2018 Publisher: Orbit Series: Dr. Greta Helsing #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 400 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Contemporary fantasy in the world of Strange Practice, starring Dr. Greta Helsing, whose family has been keeping the supernatural... Continue Reading →
The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French – Review
Published: June 19, 2018 Publisher: Crown Series: The Lot Lands #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: A raucous, bawdy, blood-soaked adventure fantasy debut that's The Lord of the Rings reimagined by way of Sons of... Continue Reading →
A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising by Raymond Villareal – Review
Published: June 5, 2018 Publisher: Mulholland Books Series: Standalone Genre: Horror, Fiction Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: A virus that turns people into something somehow more than human quickly sweeps the world, upending society as we know... Continue Reading →
By Fire Above by Robyn Bennis – Review
Published: May 15, 2018 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Signal Airship #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 368 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: "All's fair in love and war," according to airship captain Josette Dupre, until her hometown becomes occupied by the... Continue Reading →
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio – Review
Published: July 3, 2018 Publisher DAW Books Series: Sun Eater #1 Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 624 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the... Continue Reading →
A Study in Brimstone by G.S. Denning – Review
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 →
