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Published: August 30, 2016 Publisher: Saga Press Genre: Fantasy Pages: 576 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: A massive army on the brink of conquest looms large in a world where prophecies are lies, magic is believed in but never seen, and hope is where you least expect to find it. Welcome to the Five Isles,... Continue Reading →
Published: June 10, 2014 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Horror, Science Fiction Pages: 403 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius." Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her... Continue Reading →
Published: February 7, 2017 Publisher: Tor Teen Genre: Young Adult, Mystery Pages: 320 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Erin Blake has one of those names. A name that, like Natalee Holloway or Elizabeth Smart, is inextricably linked to... Continue Reading →
Published: April 8, 2015 Publisher: Titan Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 208 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The classic Cinderella story is given a sexy contemporary makeover in this wicked fairy tale featuring all the heroes and villains that we know and love: the handsome prince, the fairy godmother, the wretched sisters, and the beautiful girl. One... Continue Reading →
Published: December 6, 2016 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 693 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at Drassil and three of the Seven Treasures are in his possession. And together with Calidus... Continue Reading →
Published: March 1, 2016 Publisher: Pyr Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Pages: 390 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: For more than sixteen hundred years, Nick Medea has followed and guarded the Gate that keeps the mortal realm and that of Feirie separate, seeking in vain absolution for the fatal errors he made when he slew... Continue Reading →
Published: October 25, 2016 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 682 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: When does an empire fall? The Seven Satrapies have collapsed into four-and those are falling before the White King's armies. Gavin Guile, ex-emperor, ex-Prism, ex-galley slave, formerly the one man who might have averted war, is now lost, broken, and... Continue Reading →
Published: August 26, 2014 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 757 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: As the old gods awaken, the Chromeria is in a race to find its lost Prism, the only man who may be able to stop catastrophe, Gavin Guile. But Gavin's enslaved on a galley, and when he finally escapes,... Continue Reading →
Published: October 13, 2015 Publisher: G.P. Putnam Son's Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 398 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all. Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the... Continue Reading →
Published: January 10, 2017 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Fantasy Pages: 336 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved... Continue Reading →
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