Random House was all like 'Hey, would you like to read this MtG book written by Seanan McGuire?'Uh, yes?! Yes I would. So thank you to the author, as well as Random House Worlds via NetGalley for the review copy! Eula Blue was supposed to be a mage. That was before the war cameโbefore the... Continue Reading →
Review: How to Fake It in Society by KJ Charles
KJ Charles is another author that I will absolutely read anything by. She could write a nonfiction book about a subject I am not at all interested in and I would be all over it. Thanks to the author as well as Bramble via NetGalley for the review copy! It is 1821 and Nicolas-Marc, Comte... Continue Reading →
Review: A Murder Most Camp by Nicolas DiDomizio
Is there a better way to enter Pride month than reading a super gay murder mystery? (Trick question - there is clearly no better way.) Thanks to the author, as well as Poisoned Pen Press via NetGalley for the review copy. Mikey Hartford IV has coasted through his twenties in a distracted blur of yachts... Continue Reading →
Review: River of Bones and Other Stories by Rebecca Roanhorse
I love a good book of short stories, and when this one was offered to me as having a Sixth World short story in it, I was in. I'm running behind on reviews, which always seems to happen when the SPFBO comes around, but dammit, I am catching up! Thanks to the author as well... Continue Reading →
SPFBOXI Cuts the Second – With a Second Semifinalist!
Done done done! It is time for me to cut the rest of my batch and announce my second semifinalist! Let's begin! A Fallen Hero by Sara A. Noรซ Full Review This was definitely a unique take on ghost stories, to be sure. It reads a bit like an offshoot of the unwilling test subject... Continue Reading →
SPFBO – Star’s First 3 Cuts & Semifinalist!
Y'all, it is time for me to start cutting, unfortunately. Not my most favorite thing to do... so I'll finish that up with a Semifinalist. Let's get started: Cut #1 - Synworld Chronicles by Rai Bowen This one had a premise that sounded really interesting and I was hoping to fall right in but unfortunately,... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Moonlight Lies by Aengie Scevity
Moving right along with my pile of books! Today I'm reviewing The Moonlight Lies! Fourteen-year-old Cassiopeia Brown has never belonged. Ridiculed, detested, and powerless, sheโs an outcast even among her own kind โ a goblin cursed with fiery red hair. So when the prophesied hero refuses to face the coming Moonfall โ a magical cataclysm... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Beneath The Gods’ Tree by S. Kaeth
Surprise! I bet you thought Esme would get in the first review. Well... okay, you would be right because she does have one reviewed already, but it was before the contest started so HAHA here I am. Much like Esme and her D20, I chose my first book with a D10, since decisions are hard... Continue Reading →
Review: The Gentleman and His Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide
This one popped up on my radar because one of my favorite authors wrote it and I didn't notice. >.> Look, I had cancer at the time and was a bit preoccupied. I GOT THERE THOUGH. Lord Nicholas Monterris, the last remaining heir of a crumbling ducal house, must marry to save his family from... Continue Reading →
Review: All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles
KJ Charles is one of my favorite authors and so I can't help but throw myself at the request button every time I see her name on NetGalley. So, thanks to her, and to Poisoned Pen Press for the review copy! When Zeb Wyckham is summoned to a wealthy relative's remote Gothic manor, he is... Continue Reading →