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 Review: Those We See in the Dark by Robin Rakkeby
Getting pretty close to the bottom of this stack! Anaรญs Dรญ Sona has trained her entire life for one roleโprotector of the Kingdom of Dรบndรญorโbut the darkness of her past and the suffocating grip of her royal father threaten to crack her will in a way no battle could match. When sheโs given the task... 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: Taking Flight by Kelly Scriven
Nearing the end of my pile of SPFBO books! Today I'm reviewing Taking Flight. To become an airship pilot, Sira must survive her final examโand the pirates determined to kill her. Everyone assumed Sira was going to ace the practical exam. Top of her class at the Academy, sheโs proven she can fly an airship.... 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: The Raven’s Revenge by K.J. Wagner
Getting closer to the bottom of my reading pile for this year!! Today, I'm reviewing The Raven's Revenge by K. J. Wagner. A dead man tells a single tale. A drowned man tells none. A bloody civil war has left elves as the inferior race in the country of Curliffe. Hot-tempered elf Slate Raven takes... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Stonebound Heir by L.A. Barnitz
Moving along with my SPFBO books - it's time for the longest of my slushy pile! Fourteen-year-old Sid Sol knows nothing about his origins but believes himself destined for better things than living in an isolated cabin with a giant and a girl whose strange appearance causes the locals to shun them. His fellow orphan,... 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 →
SPFBO Review: The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword by Dewey Conway & Bill Adams
Time for my last SPFBOX review! Did I save the best for last? We'll see. Galdifort Quillpen has grand dreams of writing epic tales of heroic deeds, just like his famous aunt. Unfortunately, heโs been assigned to Tanna the Tendersword, an excruciatingly carefree would-be-champion who canโt seem to find a qualifying entry-level quest. When things... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Oathsworn Legacy by K. R. Gangi
Onto my next SPFBO Finalist review! Rawley and Baelin make a living the only way they know howโprotecting the people of Centrum by slaying the dark things that stole their childhood: Monsters, and everything evil. Though the work never ends, and thereโs plenty of coin to go around, Rawley and Baelin discover a sinister secret... Continue Reading →