Having really loved Foundryside, when this popped up for request on NetGalley, I couldn't resist. So thanks to the author, as well as Del Rey via NetGalley for the review copy! Having narrowly saved the metropolis of Tevanne from destruction, Sancia Grado and her allies have turned to their next task: sowing the seeds of... Continue Reading →
Review: Blight Marked by Josh Erikson
I've really enjoyed this series in audio so far, as it is one of the few instances where I can say that the author also doing the narration is done really well. So, when I was offered a review copy of the third audiobook in the series, I couldn't pass it up! So, thanks to... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: Blade’s Edge by Virginia McClain
In the home stretch now! Mishi and Taka live each day of their lives with the shadow of death lurking behind them. The struggle to hide the elemental powers that mark the two girls as Kisōshi separates them from the other orphans, yet forges a deep bond between them. When Mishi is dragged from the... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: A Sea of Broken Glass by Sonya M. Black
Three more to go! I'm excited to see the results! 🙂 Secrets have a price. After enduring weeks of torture and being convicted of witchery, Ris escapes, only to discover the Darkness and the Lady are hunting her. They need the magic that sings within her. Creator of all, the imprisoned Lady needs Ris, her... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: Spark City by Robert J. Power
Moving right along with my reading the finalists in this year's SPFBO. I wasn't a fan of this one. Welp. There is always one, amirite? The Hunt is Coming. Despite his warriors’ lineage, Erroh would rather waste his potential stumbling alone from one tavern to the next, drinking and gambling. Fate, however, has greater plans... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: A Tale of Stars and Shadow by Lisa Cassidy
Getting a bit more reading done, with all this not leaving the house stuff. Dumnorix princess and born warrior, Talyn Dynan was the finest fighter of her generation. With her Callanan partner at her side, she was invincible, reckless, a death-knell to their enemies. But after her partner is torn away from her, Talyn is... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: Beggar’s Rebellion by Levi Jacobs
Moving right along! This week, I'll be talking about Beggar's Rebellion. Tai Kulga lost the rebellion and his best friend on the same day, stripping him of his will to live even as a strange power flooded his bones. When the friend returns as a spirit guide, it feels like a second chance—but his friend... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't reading the longest titles first. 😀 A mother struggling to repress her violent past, A son struggling to grasp his violent future, A father blind to the danger that threatens them all. When the winds of war reach their peninsula, will the Matsuda family have the strength... Continue Reading →
Review: The Wolf of Oren-yaro by K.S. Villoso
When Orbit picks up one of your favorite books, it's pretty much a given that you're going to read the new version, amirite? This is happening not once but twice this year for me! So, thanks to the author, as well as Orbit (via NetGalley) for the review copy! Born under the crumbling towers of... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: Fortune’s Fool by Angela Boord
Time to get started on some finalists. I figured I'd start with the longest books. Good idea, amirite?! A secret affair. A disfiguring punishment. A burning need for revenge. Kyrra d’Aliente has a bad reputation and an arm made of metal. Cast out of the safe and luxurious world of silk to which she was... Continue Reading →