This is the first of my SPFBO books, and I'm delightfully thrilled to say that it was pretty great, marking this as a good start for me. I'm also very tired. More on that later. 😀 Born to privilege. Trained for command. Destined for danger. After a lifetime of training, seventeen-year-old Princess Nile Greysik, a... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Sorcerous Rivalry by Kayleigh Nichol
Time for a SPFBO Review!! In the peace following the Great Mage Hunt, the king's long-time mistress is revealed as a sorceress. Locked away for the safety of the kingdom, bounties are placed upon the heads of the seven children she birthed. Mage hunters have scoured the kingdom for four years, searching for the seven... Continue Reading →
Review: Torn by Rowenna Miller
This one gained my attention back when it first came out because it involves a magic system that involves sewing. I got the audiobook with the entire idea that I would do some cross stitching while listening to it, but it didn't end up working out like that. Oh well! 😀 Sophie is a dressmaker... Continue Reading →
Review: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
This book was recommended to me by about ten people, and I couldn't help myself. I patiently waited for my next audible credit and dropped it all over this book. Hooray for audiobooks! When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a... Continue Reading →
Review: The Vale: Behind the Vale by Brian D. Anderson
This book was one that I had seen the cover of in various facebook groups in which I am a member, and it looked intriguing, so I added it to the TBR of Babel. I wasn't expecting to be offered a review copy of it, but then again, I'm never really expecting review copies of... Continue Reading →
Review: Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights
This is one of those books that I hadn't really heard of until a few people in my sphere (it's more of a rhombus, really) of social media were talking about it and I read a review or two.... and said to myself - 'I need this book in my life!' The author was then... Continue Reading →
Review: The Innocent Dead by Jill Nojack
It's uh... it's an interesting story how this book came to my attention. There was a book... and it had a narrator... and I liked that narrator but not the book, and... heh. Well, it turns out that the narrator is a pretty cool guy, and said I could have a different book. 😀 I... Continue Reading →
Review: River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey
I actually got this book when it was released but never find the time to read it. Yeah, I know it's a novella. The review requests pile was... it was bad, guys. I've just waded out of it now. 😀 And then, I was browsing through hoopla and stumbled upon the audiobook. Actually, a lot... Continue Reading →
Review: The Shadow Crucible by T.M. Lakomy
I've had this book on my kindle for an absolute age and have just never managed to get to it. It's not that it looked bad or anything, I just had a literal mountain of books and it was nearer the summit. But, I am nearer the summit of my review requests mountain, and so... Continue Reading →
Review: The Unicorn-Eater by Philip Overby
This little gem has been on my kindle for ages and it just so happened that today, I needed a laugh. And this book, I am told, and by reputable sources no less, is good for a laugh. So, off I went. For bounty hunter and obsessive sword-collector Katzia of Clovenhoof a trail of dead... Continue Reading →