I'd be lying if I said I wasn't reading the longest titles first. 😀 A mother struggling to repress her violent past, A son struggling to grasp his violent future, A father blind to the danger that threatens them all. When the winds of war reach their peninsula, will the Matsuda family have the strength... Continue Reading →
Review: The Wolf of Oren-yaro by K.S. Villoso
When Orbit picks up one of your favorite books, it's pretty much a given that you're going to read the new version, amirite? This is happening not once but twice this year for me! So, thanks to the author, as well as Orbit (via NetGalley) for the review copy! Born under the crumbling towers of... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Finalist Review: Fortune’s Fool by Angela Boord
Time to get started on some finalists. I figured I'd start with the longest books. Good idea, amirite?! A secret affair. A disfiguring punishment. A burning need for revenge. Kyrra d’Aliente has a bad reputation and an arm made of metal. Cast out of the safe and luxurious world of silk to which she was... Continue Reading →
Review: The Mage-Born Anthology by Kayleigh Nicol
I really enjoyed Sorcerous Rivalry, and so when this anthology came about with stories about Reshi's brothers and sisters, I couldn't help but grab a copy. It's been a sort of mission of mine to read bits of it between bigger novels. It's admittedly taken a long time though. Before they became known as the... Continue Reading →
Review: Finna by Nino Cipri
When I found out that this novella existed, I nearly instantly preordered it, because yes please, this book. When it popped up on NetGalley (which I should really stop looking at so often, lol), I jumped on it, because why not?! So thanks to the author, as well as Macmillan-Tor/Forge via NetGalley for the review... Continue Reading →
Review: The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold
I stumbled upon this one as I was browsing NetGalley to see what was new. It sounded awesome. Love me some Urban Fantasy, and so I obviously couldn't resist hitting that request button. So, thanks to the author, as well as Orbit via NetGalley for the review copy! I'm Fetch Phillips, just like it says... Continue Reading →
Review: Twilight of the Gods by Scott Oden
I really quite enjoyed A Gathering of Ravens, and so when this popped up on NetGalley, I couldn't pass up requesting it. So, many thanks to the author, as well as St. Martin's Press via NetGalley for the review copy! It is the year of Our Lord 1218 and in the land of the Raven-Geats,... Continue Reading →
Kristen’s Best of 2019
It's that time again! The end of a year. The end of a decade. It would be straight-up insanity for me to try and make a best-of list for that, so the end of a year. I'm going to do things a bit differently this year, since there is an approximate actual mountain of books... Continue Reading →
Review: The Shadow Saint by Gareth Hanrahan
I really enjoyed The Gutter Prayer earlier this year, so it only makes sense that once I saw an opportunity to read the sequel, I was all the way on board. So thanks very much to the author, as well as Orbit via NetGalley for the review copy. Thieves, dangerous magic, and a weapon built... Continue Reading →
Interview: K.D. Edwards, Author of The Tarot Sequence
Wherein Kristen does an interview, because she has all kinds of questions, and needs to KNOW THINGS! Right, so, if you've looked at my blog or twitter for more than 5 seconds, you'll hardly be surprised that my first interview of all forevers is that of the author of one of my favorite books of... Continue Reading →