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: Gates of Hope by J.E. Hannaford
Time for another SPFBOX review! We're almost at the end and it's getting exciting! The Watcher shattered the gates. Now hope must arise from the shards. Five hundred cycles ago, the Watcher closed the gates between the world of Lieus and its moons to end a war. Since then magic has been hidden, relegated to... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Humane Society for Creatures and Cryptids by Stephanie Gillis
Moving right along with my SPFBOX reads. Nearly there! The Lambros family has never fit in with the town of Pandora, even from the very beginning. Since their ancestors immigrated from Greece with magical creatures in tow, the townsfolk have never trusted them and that hasn't changed in the centuries since. Now, Melpomene, Calliope, and... Continue Reading →