An Aside: I'm not sure how many semifinalists I'll end up with this year, I'm almost done with my batch of 15, and after this announcement, I'll probably pick one or two more. Our finalist will be chosen after Kristen and I have both read each other's picks and discussed it at length 😀 There's... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Rose in the Dark by Casia Schreyer
Wooo SPFBO! I've had a busy July but luckily, still managing to get some books in! Princess Rheeya Stone-Rose, the eleventh rebirth of the Stone Clan Princess, must find her true love to complete her soul bond and keep her province prosperous. It would be easier if she didn’t feel like every nobleman she meets... Continue Reading →
Esme’s SPFBO 5 Review: The Crumbling Kingdom by Jeffrey Hall
Long Ass Review: Wish and Moso live in a city that’s surrounded by a dense, dangerous, and oft-thought cursed jungle. Those brave enough to go into the jungle to get supplies for medicine, riches buried ages ago, or animals for food are known as jungle-divers. Wish and Moso are some of the best around,... Continue Reading →
Esme’s SPFBO 5 Review: The Brightest Light by Scott J Robinson
Intro: My first review for SPFBO 5!!! My ratings and the status of the book are at the bottom of the review. For each review, I'll note how much of the book I read and whether it's "cut" or "still alive" - "still alive" meaning it's under consideration for a semi but no decision has... Continue Reading →
Review: Off Leash by Daniel Potter
I've been meaning to read this book since it was in the SPFBO. No, not this year's... not the one before that. No... the one before the one before this one. ^_^ The fact that this one had an audiobook edition made it so much easier to finally get to it. Thanks audiobooks! When Thomas... Continue Reading →
Review: Balam, Spring by Travis M. Riddle
I had every intention of reading this one during this year's SPFBO as it was part of our group and Coffee enjoyed it pretty well, but things ended up getting a little away from me (how does this keep happening?!). So, when I was offered a bright and shiny new audiobook of it, I couldn't... Continue Reading →
Review: Kingshold by D.P. Woolliscroft
I've been meaning to read this book for an absolute age, but have been bogged down with so much other stuff, and could never manage the time. But then! A wild audiobook appeared! I can always find time for audiobooks (because I can listen to them while I work, hooray!). So thanks very much to... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Symphony of the Wind by Steven McKinnon
And then she finally read the last of her SPFBO finalists. Did I save the best for last? Let us see!~ A bounty hunter with a death wish. A girl with fearsome powers. A kingdom on the brink of destruction. Serena dreams of leaving her harsh desert home behind in her very own airship. But... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Ruthless Magic by Megan Crewe
Moving right along into endgame territory. I'm nearly done all of the finalists for this year's SPFBO! Each year, the North American Confederation of Mages assesses every sixteen-year-old novice. Some will be chosen. The rest must undergo a procedure to destroy their magical ability unless they prove themselves in the mysterious and brutal Mages' Exam.... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson
Real talk: this has been on my TBR since... pretty much since it was released. It got back burnered a little bit as I waded through my admittedly jenga-like tower of review requests, and then SPFBO came along and was like hey, read this. Well okay SPFBO, whatever you say. War built the Kisian Empire... Continue Reading →