All Done reading my pile! It's time to cut the last of my books, announce my third semifinalist, and get Team Weatherdrifter even closer to our finalist! CUTS Sentinel: Masked by Gabriel Michaelson - DNF Masked is the story of Tyrone, who is a Sabre, or… something like a superhero. In this world, there are... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Executioner’s Right by D.K. Holmberg
Almost there! I can see the bottom of my pile! Executioners don’t solve crimes, they punish those who commit them. Or so Finn thought before apprenticed to one. Poverty-stricken Finn Jagger would give anything to heal his ailing mother. With his father imprisoned, Finn has joined a thieving crew to earn the money he needs... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Red in Tooth and Claw by Ryan Howse
More SPFBO Shenanigans from Team Weatherdrifter! Getting closer and closer to the end of my batch! Soon, I'll just need to read Esme's semifinalists (because we all know she'll have mine read before I even announce all of them) and then it'll be that time again! A brutal wilderness. Hungry, plague-ridden animals. A winter so... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Gatekeeper’s Staff by Antoine Bandele
More SPFBO book adventures! TJ Young has been surrounded by magic his entire life, yet he has never tapped into it… until now. Fourteen-year-old TJ grew up normal in a secret community of gifted diviners in the heart of modern-day Los Angeles. His powerful sister was ordained to lead his people into a new age... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Thunder Heist by Jed Herne
This one wasn't in my original batch but I grabbed it from Esme when she wasn't feelin it. Who doesn't love a good heist? Uh... other than Esme... 😀 A relentless thief. An impossible heist. Meet Kef Cutmark. Pirate, monster-slayer, scourge of the Twisted Seas. After a lifetime of running from her past, she’s returned... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Truth and Other Lies by Lyra Wolf
Time for another review from this year's pile of SPFBO books! ^_^ Nothing is trickier than the truth. All Loki the trickster god of Asgard wants is a quiet, peaceful life where he’s free to needle Balder, occasionally stir up the inter-realm porridge pot, and get Thor to dress in women’s garments (for all the... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Olde Robin Hood by Kate Danley
Today it's time for a SPFBO review! Rebel.Outlaw.Hero.Exiled for an unjust crime and forced to use whatever means necessary to survive, a figure of hope emerges from Sherwood Forest.But what most people know about Robin Hood (the enemy of Prince John and nobleman loyal to King Richard) was an invention of a playwright nearly three... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Wayward Wizard by Alesha Escobar
Hello and welcome to my first review for this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off! Today I'm reviewing The Wayward Wizard by Alesha Escobar which is the first book I finished from my pile. I’m the last person a secret government agency wants to call for help. I spend my days selling New Age trinkets to humans... Continue Reading →
Review: The Half Killed by Quenby Olson
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! It’s difficult to find a husband in Regency England when... Continue Reading →