I've actually been waiting a long while to get this one into my brain, but with an overwhelming amount of physical books, I haven't been able. So, I said I'd wait for the audiobook. And so when I was offered a review copy of the audio as it came out, I cleared my schedule to... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Last Memoria by Rachel Emma Shaw
Onto semifinalists now. The end is in sight! Sarilla has learnt one thing from stealing memories. Everybody lies. There's nothing Sarilla hates more than stealing memories, but the king forces her to take them to keep his subjects in line. She wants to escape to where nobody knows what she is or what she can... Continue Reading →
Review: Mid-Lich Crisis by Steve Thomas
It's been a while since I read a comedic fantasy, so when I was offered a copy of the audiobook for Mid-Lich Crisis I happily accepted. So, thanks to the author for the review copy. Opinions are my own. 😀 Is trying to sacrifice your estranged wife to a bloodthirsty demon an irredeemable act of... Continue Reading →
Review: Shadows of Ivory by T.L. Greylock & Bryce O’Connor
I read a bit of this one when it was in the beta-reading phase and really enjoyed myself but got very whelmed by life at the same time. So, when I was offered a copy of the finished version for review, I couldn't stop myself.So, thanks to the authors for the review copy. Opinions are... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Phoenix Prince by Kristen Gupton
Moving right along. I found a nice gap in all of the NetGalleys I need to read to shove in a bunch of SPFBO books that I also need to read. 😀 Prince Keiran no more wishes to be king than he wants to be a vampire. Unfortunately, both fates were determined at his birth.... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: A King’s Bargain by J.D.L. Rosell
Moving right along into my pile of SPFBO books!~ The legend of Tal Harrenfel is sung across the Westreach - and with each telling, the tales grow taller. But though he’s declared a hero by his King, Tal has never claimed to be more than a man... After three decades of fighting warlocks, killing mythical... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Fade by E.G. Bateman
Starting out with an audiobook because of course I did. ^_^ You can also see this review on The Weatherwax Report When the horrific death of her father leaves Jenna Banks an orphan just before her sixteenth birthday, she is plunged into the world of Hilltop Academy – a world where machine gun-toting Agents protect... 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 →
SPFBO Finalist Review: Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
And with this last book, I'm all done. 🙂 Lidan Tolak is the fiercest of her father’s daughters; more than capable of one day leading her clan. But caught between her warring parents, Lidan’s world begins to unravel when another of her father’s wives falls pregnant. Before she has time to consider the threat of... Continue Reading →