Weekly Recap: 11/30/25

By the time this post goes live I will have finished up Snake-Eater, which has been a strange and fun read with a nice change of scenery for T. Kingfisher. I also decided to pick up Brimstone while I had a little extra time to read this week and while I definitely have some criticisms... Continue Reading →

Weekly Recap: 11/23/25

I've read around 50% of Fallen City by Adrienne Young and I like it, but don't love it. It's a good Greco-Roman inspired story and I usually LOVE those but this one just hasn't gripped me yet. I also finished up The Last Wish of Bristol Keats which was good. Again, not a 5 star... Continue Reading →

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang – Review

Published: August 26, 2025 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: N/A Genre: Fantasy, Dark Academia Pages: 541 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3 Stars Synopsis:Two graduate students must set aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul, perhaps at the cost of their own. Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one... Continue Reading →

Weekly Recap: 11/16/25

I finished (and reviewed) A Judgement of Powers this week and then started An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole. I made it to ~30% and decided to DNF for several reasons, but mostly because I was bored with it. I also wrapped up An Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber, which was a fun story... Continue Reading →

The Scour by Richard Swan – Review

Published: October 20, 2025 Publisher: Grimdark Magazine Series: Empire of the Wolf #0.5 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 145 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars Synopsis:Fifteen years before the events of The Justice of Kings, Vonvalt and Bressinger investigate the imprisonment of a fellow justice for murder. I was delighted to return to the world of Empire of the... Continue Reading →

A Judgement of Powers by Benedict Jacka – Review

Published: November 4, 2025 Publisher: Ace Series: Inheritance of Magic #3 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 343 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:The super-rich control everything-including magic-in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fantasy from the author of the Alex Verus novels.... Continue Reading →

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