This one came to my attention as a review request and it honestly sounded all the way up my alley, and so I couldn't resist. Thanks to the authors, as well as Angry Robot for the review copy! "Man of Science" Roger Weathersby scrapes out a risky living digging up corpses for medical schools. When... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Watermight Thief by Jordan Rivet
Moving right along into the one existing audiobook in my half of the pile. ^_^ Welcome to Pendark, a city of murky canals, brutal gladiator fights, and sorcerers who feud over access to the silvery magical substance known as Watermight. Tamri is a scrappy magic thief who’s trying to get her grandmother out of this... Continue Reading →
Review: The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier
I really enjoyed the Sevenwaters series, and the Blackthorn and Grim series, and so when this popped up on NetGalley, I couldn't resist putting in a request for it! So thank you to the author, as well as Ace via NetGalley for the review copy. Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert whistle... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Theft of Sapphire by Joseph Daniel
Moving right along into my SPFBO pile, today I'm reviewing the Horrible Imaginings: Theft of Sapphire. Four clans of genies are hidden deep in an abandoned mine, surrounded by a forest full of monsters, mysteries and treasure. Judah is determined to pass his wishgranter's exam and join Alifair's Repo Agency—premier repossessors of broken, malfunctioning and... Continue Reading →
Review: Plumbess Seg by Jude Fawley
Have you ever read a fantasy novel that has a magic system based around plumbing? Me either, so when this review request slid into my email, I couldn't resist giving it a listen. Thanks to the author for the review copy. For as long as she can remember, Seg has lived in the Orphanage. She... Continue Reading →
Review: Son of a Liche by J. Zachary Pike
As a complete coincidence to Orconomics winning this year's SPFBO, I finally got around to listening to the sequel, which has been in my audible library for an absolute age and a half. A doubly disgraced Dwarven hero. A band of accident-prone adventurers. Giving redemption a second shot may have been a grave mistake… Still... Continue Reading →
Review: Balam, Spring by Travis M. Riddle
I had every intention of reading this one during this year's SPFBO as it was part of our group and Coffee enjoyed it pretty well, but things ended up getting a little away from me (how does this keep happening?!). So, when I was offered a bright and shiny new audiobook of it, I couldn't... Continue Reading →
Review: A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay
I admittedly haven't gotten much GGK into my system, as I only started reading his work later on in my life (I know!), but I've been planning to shove as much of it into my brain as possible, so when this popped up on NetGalley, I jumped on it. So, thanks to the author as... Continue Reading →
Review: Tracy Buckles – A Fantasy Web Series
Well, this is a bit of a change from my regularly scheduled book reviews. Tracy Buckles is a web series, and I don't really watch too much film these days. Even the short stuff. However, when Robin Nyström, the writer and director of this series, approached me to see if I'd be interested in having... Continue Reading →
Review: The Master of Dreams by Mike Resnick
Alright, I will admit that the cover is the thing that sucked me in on this one. I just can't resist a Dan dos Santos cover. 😀 Thanks to the author as well as Berkley via NetGalley for the review copy. Eddie Raven isn't quite sure what's happening to him--and he's in a race to... Continue Reading →