Hi everyone! It's that time again! This will be the last set of chops until I choose a finalist, and so this one may get long. I'll try and keep it to a reasonable word count! ๐ Cut #1 - Shearwater by D. S. Murphy - Status: DNF 30% Shearwater is the story of Clara... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster
Getting near the end of my slush pile now! It's happening!! The Lord of Stariel is dead. Long live the Lord of Stariel. Whoever that is. Everyone knows who the magical estate will choose for its next ruler. Or do they? Will it be the lordโs eldest son, who he despised? His favourite nephew, with... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Door Into Fire by Diane Duane
This one was the interesting book in my pile, and so I let it sit a bit, not too sure what I was going to find. Here I go! Herewiss is the only man in centuries to possess the Power of the blue Flame, but he can't use or control it -- not even to... Continue Reading →
SPFBO 5 – The Choppening, Part 3 (Now with a Semifinalist!)
DUNDUNDUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN, it's that time again. This time it's all me though, because Esme has been done cutting for weeks now. ๐ And today is... very cut-heavy, so apologies in advance! There is some good news at the end though... so it's got that goin' for it, which is nice. Cut #1 - Dark Dancer by... Continue Reading →
Esme’s Final Cuts and Semi-Finalists
Ok, so... I was on top of my spfbo responsibilities and was working through this list like lightning... and then WoW Classic happened and ... yeah. For the horde, anyone? I have peeled myself away from that game for a few days so I can be an adult and be responsible n' shit. Sorta. I'm... Continue Reading →
Review: The Narrows by Travis M. Riddle
This was a review request that I had to put on hold a little bit for the SPFBO. But I've found time for audiobooks again, and so this was on the top of my list! This review is based on a review copy of the audiobook. Thanks to the author for the review copy! โI... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Watermight Thief by Jordan Rivet
Moving right along into the one existing audiobook in my half of the pile. ^_^ Welcome to Pendark, a city of murky canals, brutal gladiator fights, and sorcerers who feud over access to the silvery magical substance known as Watermight.ย Tamri is a scrappy magic thief whoโs trying to get her grandmother out of this... Continue Reading →
Esme’s SPFBO5 Review: Yesterday’s Demons by Michael Ripplinger
I have had a bunch of science fantasy/dystopian books in my grouping this year, about a third of them fell under those categories. That being said, this is one of the ones I liked the most. It ticks a lot of boxes for me, I like lost civilizations, hard magic systems, and different โclassesโ... Continue Reading →
SPFBO 5 – The Choppening, Part Two
It's that time AGAINNNNN *dun dun dun* - time for Esme and I to chop a few of our pile out to make room for semifinalists. Here are the cuts for this week: Kristen's Cut #1 - The Keeper and the Rulership by Emily Martha Sorensen - Status: DNF 30% This is the story of... Continue Reading →
Esme’s SPFBO5 Review: From Legend by Ian Lewis
ย This is a Western low fantasy book that reads like a mix between a cowboy movie (if the cowboy was Batman) sprinkled with a little monster invasion. It was definitely different. The first chapter felt much more like a prologue than a โChapter Oneโ, and honestly I was feeling on the fence... Continue Reading →