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 →
Waiting on Wednesday: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming released you’re excited about! Empire of Sand sounds like such a fantastic debut novel and... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming released you’re excited about! I've never read a Sam Sykes book, but now is probably... 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 →
Currently Reading: 6/11/18
Warlock Holmes: A Study in Brimstone by G.S. Denning After months of seeing good reviews for this series, I decided to pick up the audiobook and check it out. Thus far it's amusingly absurd and I like the twist on the traditional Holmes and Watson dynamic (here Watson is the brains of the duo). I'm... 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 →
Waiting on Wednesday: A Touch of Gold by Annie Sullivan
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming released you’re excited about! A Touch of Gold is just one of those books that... 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 →
Waiting on Wednesday: The Tower of Living and Dying by Anna Smith Spark
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming released you’re excited about! In a few short months, the sequel to last year's much... 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 →
