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 →

Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop – Review

Published: November 11, 2025 Publisher: Ace Series: Isle of Wyrd #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 528 (Kindle) My Rating: 4.5 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:A young detective investigating crimes of the uncanny will learn that bargains can change your fate—for good or ill—in... Continue Reading →

Weekly Recap: 11/9/25

I had a very productive reading week! I finished up The Blackfire Blade by James Logan AND posteda review. I started reading A Judgement of Powers by Benedict Jacka and have made it about 30% through. I also finally finished Career of Evil and then picked up the audiobook of Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie... Continue Reading →

The Blackfire Blade by James Logan – Review

Published: November 4, 2025 Publisher: Tor Books Series: The Last Legacy #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 489 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:The hotly anticipated sequel to The Silverblood Promise continues the incredible new epic fantasy series perfect for fans of Scott... Continue Reading →

Weekly Recap: 11/2/25

I had a productive reading week and managed to knock out Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop, which was awesome. I'll have a review going up on November 10th, so keep an eye out for that! I also just started reading The Blackfire Blade by James Logan and don't have much to say about it... Continue Reading →

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