Getting a pretty good start in this new year with the SPFBO finalists! This one had an audiobook so that made it a lot easier for me to fit it into my day at work! π The days of adventure are passed for Auric Manteo. Retired to the countryside with his scars and riches, he... Continue Reading →
Review: Chasing Graves by Ben Galley
I've been excited to read this book since I first heard about it, so when I was offered a copy for review, I absolutely couldn't resist! The cover is just the beginning of a very well put together novel here! And I mean look at it. Such an amazing cover. Anyway, I did receive a... Continue Reading →
Review: The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan
Ooooh man I have been in hype mode about this book ever since I first saw the cover back in, I think April or so? So, when I was able to snag a galley of it, I was allll over it. Cleared my schedule in order to make reading time for it. So thanks to... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Lords of Asylum by Kevin Wright
I was rather excited to get to this one, because when Wol likes a book, I tend to generally also like that book! Of course... this isn't universal... but ehhh close enough. π Waylaid in the wilds, they left him for deadβ¦ Sir Luther Slythe Krait is a bad man. He tried outrunning his past,... Continue Reading →
Review: Shadow of the Exile by Mitchell Hogan
This was a book that wasn't really on my radar before a request to review it came in, but I'm so, so glad it did because even reading the blurb I was like, this sounds super interesting! So thanks to the author, and 47North via NetGalley for the review copy! Outcast and exiled, the demon... Continue Reading →
Review: From the Shadows of the Owl Queen’s Court by Benedict Patrick
Ohh man. Yarnworld. I've been patiently waiting for the next one and it is here and in my eyeholes. I'll try and stay coherent for most of this. π I got a review copy of this book from the author. π If you value your life, stay out of the forest. As a captive of... Continue Reading →
Review: Priest of Bones by Peter McLean
I've heard some palpable hype about this book, and so when it showed up on NetGalley I couldn't resist trying it out for myself! PEER PRESSURE! So thanks to the author, as well as Ace via NetGalley for the review copy. It's a dangerous thing, to choose the lesser of two evils. The war is... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Carnival of the Night by Nicholas Carey
In which Kristen attends a Carnival, of sorts. π Some call it purgatory, others know it as the in-between, but for those poor souls who are trapped there eternally, it is simply The Carnival β a macabre mockery where night is never-ending, and a sadistic creature known as The Fool reigns unchallenged.Β And The Fool... Continue Reading →
Review: Black Arrow by J.P. Ashman
Well. Here we are, Black Arrow. I've been really excited about this one, so when offered an ARC, I couldn't say no. So, thanks to the author for the review copy. π Tragedy rarely visits alone; when one hero falls, more usually follow, such is the nature of war. Whilst Cheung travels Brisance and the... Continue Reading →
Review: Ravencry by Ed McDonald
Blackwing was one of the books that made it onto my best of 2017 list pretty easily, so naturally I was eagerly anticipating the follow-up. So thanks to the author, as well as Berkley via NetGalley for the review copy. π Four years have passed since Nallβs Engine drove the Deep Kings back across the... Continue Reading →