Published: February 28, 2002 Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Science Fiction Series: Takeshi Kovacs #1 Pages: 416 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.0/5.0 Synopsis: It's the twenty-fifth century, and advances in technology have redefined life itself. A person's consciousness can now be stored in the brain and downloaded into a new body (or "sleeve"), making death nothing more... Continue Reading →
The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger – Review
Published: May 16, 2017 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Genre: Fantasy Series: Untitled #1 Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: An epic fantasy debut, The Empire’s Ghost weaves together the lives of the haves and the have-nots both desperately fighting to reassemble the remains of a fallen empire. The empire of Elesthene once spanned a... Continue Reading →
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas – Review
Published: May 1, 2018 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1 Pages: 272 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it,... Continue Reading →
Wrath of Empire by Brian McClellan – Review
Published: May 15, 2018 Publisher: Orbit Books Genre: Fantasy Series: Gods of Blood and Powder #2 Pages: 656 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The country is in turmoil. With the capital city occupied, half a million refugees are on... Continue Reading →
The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco – Review
Published: March 20, 2018 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Genre: YA, Fantasy Series: The Bone Witch #2 Pages: 528 (Hardcover) 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 Bone Witch, Tea mastered resurrection―now she's after revenge... No one knows death like Tea. A... Continue Reading →
You Die When You Die by Angus Watson – Review
Published: June 20, 2017 Publisher: Orbit Books Genre: Fantasy Series: West of West #1 Pages: 512 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: YOU DIE WHEN YOU DIE . . . You can't change your fate - so throw yourself into battle, because you'll either win or wake up drinking mead in the halls of your... Continue Reading →
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson – Review
Published: September 26, 2017 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Standalone Pages: 300 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: A skilled painter must stand up to the ancient power of the faerie courts—even as she falls in love with a faerie prince—in this gorgeous debut novel. Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist... Continue Reading →
The Fairies of Sadieville by Alex Bledsoe – Review
Published: April 10, 2018 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Series: Tufa #6 Pages: 368 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: "This is real." Three small words on a film canister found by graduate students Justin and Veronica, who discover a long-lost... Continue Reading →
The Defiant Heir by Melissa Caruso – Review
Published: April 24, 2018 Publisher: Orbit Books Genre: Fantasy Series: Swords and Fire #2 Pages: 480 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Across the border, the Witch Lords of Vaskandar are preparing for war. But before an invasion can begin,... Continue Reading →
Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien de Castell – Review
Published: March 5, 2015 Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books Genre: Fantasy Series: Greatcoats #2 Pages: 606 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: Following his beloved debut, Traitor's Blade, Sebastien de Castell returns with volume two of his fast-paced fantasy adventure series, inspired by the swashbuckling action and witty banter of The Three Musketeers. Knight's Shadow continues the series with... Continue Reading →
