I've had this book on my shelf for an embarrassingly long time (like... I winced when I went to amazon to link the book and it reminded me when I purchased it...), but it just never made its way into my (admittedly eclectic and oftentimes spur-of-the-moment) circulation until recently. No time like the present, as... Continue Reading →
Review: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
This book has been heavily, heavily recommended to me even by people who I didn't really expect a rec for a regency fantasy romance from (yes you, Esme). Suffice to say that as soon as I had a few free hours, I was on it! Itโs difficult to find a husband in Regency England when... 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. ๐ Is trying to sacrifice your estranged wife to a bloodthirsty demon an irredeemable act of... 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. ๐ 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 heโs 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 โ a world where machine gun-toting Agents protect... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
And with this last book, I'm all done. ๐ Lidan Tolak is the fiercest of her fatherโs daughters; more than capable of one day leading her clan. But caught between her warring parents, Lidanโs world begins to unravel when another of her fatherโs wives falls pregnant. Before she has time to consider the threat of... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: Blade’s Edge by Virginia McClain
In the home stretch now! Mishi and Taka live each day of their lives with the shadow of death lurking behind them. The struggle to hide the elemental powers that mark the two girls as Kisลshi separates them from the other orphans, yet forges a deep bond between them. When Mishi is dragged from the... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: A Sea of Broken Glass by Sonya M. Black
Three more to go! I'm excited to see the results! ๐ Secrets have a price. After enduring weeks of torture and being convicted of witchery, Ris escapes, only to discover the Darkness and the Lady are hunting her. They need the magic that sings within her. Creator of all, the imprisoned Lady needs Ris, her... Continue Reading →