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 →
SPFBO Review: Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer
Moving right along with my finalist reviews! This one I decided to wait on an audible credit for, as I've found a lot more time for audiobooks lately than print books. Marie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams... Continue Reading →
Review: Hero Forged by Josh Erikson
Finally getting around to that audible library of stuff that I really want to listen to! 😀 This one comes very highly recommended by people that I have found have similar tastes to my own, and so off we go! Gabe thought he had covered all the angles, but it’s tough to plan a contingency... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Aching God by Mike Shel
Getting a pretty good start in this new year with the SPFBO finalists! This one had an audiobook so that made it a lot easier for me to fit it into my day at work! 🙂 The days of adventure are passed for Auric Manteo. Retired to the countryside with his scars and riches, he... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike
Time to read some finalists in this year's SPFBO! Getting a head start. Truth be told, this one has been on my TBR for a while - and in my audible library for just as long! Brimming with swords, sorcery, and wit, Orconomics: A Satire introduces Arth, a world much like our own but with... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Gods of Men by Barbara Kloss
I'm just gobbling up these hopefuls. I never doubted though - if Esme, Wol or Coffee like a book, there's a good, good chance that I will also like that book. It has proven wrong a time or two... and it certainly doesn't work in reverse all the time (KISSING BOOOOOOOKS) - but it's a... Continue Reading →