Moving right along with my finalists... this review ended up being long enough to merit its own blog post, lol. 😀 Follow the law and you’ll stay safe. But what if the law is wrong? Tashué’s faith in the law is beginning to crack. Three years ago, he stood by when the Authority condemned Jason... Continue Reading →
Review: The Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft
Well, this is it. The ending to the Books of Babel series. I'm both sorry to see them go, and excited to see how it ends. Thanks to the author, as well as Orbit for the review copy! As Marat's siege engine bores through the Tower, erupting inside ringdoms and leaving chaos in its wake,... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Thunder Heist by Jed Herne
This one wasn't in my original batch but I grabbed it from Esme when she wasn't feelin it. Who doesn't love a good heist? Uh... other than Esme... 😀 A relentless thief. An impossible heist. Meet Kef Cutmark. Pirate, monster-slayer, scourge of the Twisted Seas. After a lifetime of running from her past, she’s returned... Continue Reading →
Review: The Broken God by Gareth Hanrahan
I am absolutely loving this series, and so when the third (not final!) book in it appeared on NetGalley I jumped on the chance to read it! So many thanks to the author, as well as Orbit for the review copy! Enter a city of dragons and darkness. The Godswar has come to Guerdon, dividing... Continue Reading →
Review: The Nine by Tracy Townsend
Pyr was nice enough to send me this book and its sequel about an age and a half ago and I then promptly fell into a bout of the mood reads and it bounced off a couple times. Finally, the mood for this hit me! The audiobook mood, as it were. ^_^ But, all the... Continue Reading →
Review: The Court of Mortals by A.J. Lancaster
So, I wasn't kidding when I said I was going to jump right into book three as soon as I was finished with book two. ^_^ It was nearly instantaneous! Again, this review is going to contain mild spoilers for things that occur over the course of especially book one, and so if you haven't... Continue Reading →
Review: The Prince of Secrets by A.J. Lancaster
Now that I've finished up my SPFBO responsibilities for the year, I finally have time to read this one. I've been looking forward to it since reading Stariel! I'm going to make this as spoiler-free for Stariel as possible, but with this one it's hard because, well, even the blurb makes a few details about... Continue Reading →
Review: Wrath of Storms by Steven McKinnon
My favorite book that came out of last year's SPFBO was Symphony of the Wind, which surprised me not by being awesome, but by being just... exactly all the things I love in a book. So when I was approached with the sequel, well... I was all over it. So this review is based on... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Symphony of the Wind by Steven McKinnon
And then she finally read the last of her SPFBO finalists. Did I save the best for last? Let us see!~ A bounty hunter with a death wish. A girl with fearsome powers. A kingdom on the brink of destruction. Serena dreams of leaving her harsh desert home behind in her very own airship. But... Continue Reading →
Review: The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft
So, this is obviously one of those books that I was anticipating since finishing Arm of the Sphinx. I certainly wasn't expecting it to show up in my mailbox one delightful November day, but there it was! Gaaasp!So, thanks very much to the author, and Orbit for the ARC!Fearing an uprising, the Sphinx sends Senlin... Continue Reading →