Hi everyone! It's that time again! This will be the last set of chops until I choose a finalist, and so this one may get long. I'll try and keep it to a reasonable word count! 😀 Cut #1 - Shearwater by D. S. Murphy - Status: DNF 30% Shearwater is the story of Clara... Continue Reading →
Review: The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards
Warning! Squees ahead. Many squees. So many, many squees. Also, this review is based on a review copy. Thanks to Pyr and the author for the review copy. The last member of a murdered House tries to protect his ward from forced marriage to a monster while uncovering clues to his own past. The Tarot... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster
Getting near the end of my slush pile now! It's happening!! The Lord of Stariel is dead. Long live the Lord of Stariel. Whoever that is. Everyone knows who the magical estate will choose for its next ruler. Or do they? Will it be the lord’s eldest son, who he despised? His favourite nephew, with... Continue Reading →
Review: Ioth, City of Lights by D.P. Woolliscroft
Time for an audiobook review. I have really liked the audiobooks that I've listened to in this series thusfar, and so when I was offered this one to review, I absolutely jumped on it. Be careful what you strive for. The people won and now Mareth is Lord Protector of Edland. But winning an election... Continue Reading →
Review: Salvaged by Madeleine Roux
This sounded like a very intriguing book, and so when I discovered it on NetGalley, I couldn't resist putting a request in for it, despite not knowing anything about the title or its author. So thanks a lot to the author, as well as Ace via NetGalley for the review copy. In this dark science... Continue Reading →
Review: Duchamp Versus Einstein by Christopher Hinz & Etan Ilfeld
This is a novelette... or rather... a novella? It's short, is what I'm saying here. It is only 100 pages long. It is a piece of short fiction involving 1 artist, 1 scientist, and 2 chess enthusiasts... and a strange woman. It sounded quite interesting, so when asked if I'd like to give it a... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Door Into Fire by Diane Duane
This one was the interesting book in my pile, and so I let it sit a bit, not too sure what I was going to find. Here I go! Herewiss is the only man in centuries to possess the Power of the blue Flame, but he can't use or control it -- not even to... Continue Reading →
SPFBO 5 – The Choppening, Part 3 (Now with a Semifinalist!)
DUNDUNDUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN, it's that time again. This time it's all me though, because Esme has been done cutting for weeks now. 😀 And today is... very cut-heavy, so apologies in advance! There is some good news at the end though... so it's got that goin' for it, which is nice. Cut #1 - Dark Dancer by... Continue Reading →