2020 has been... rather abominable. But, at least the books have been good, right?! Here are a dozen or so of my favorites from this year!
Kristen’s Best of 2020
Review: Paternus: War of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
I've actually been waiting a long while to get this one into my brain, but with an overwhelming amount of physical books, I haven't been able. So, I said I'd wait for the audiobook. And so when I was offered a review copy of the audio as it came out, I cleared my schedule to... Continue Reading →
Review: The Subjugate by Amanda Bridgeman
This one crossed my radar in a few different ways, but every way I looked at it, it looked right up my alley. Cyberpunk! Mystery! Hooray! So thanks to the author, as well as Angry Robot for the review copy! In a small religious community rocked by a spree of shocking murders, Detectives Salvi Brentt... Continue Reading →
Review: Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke
I've been waiting very patiently (not that patiently) for this book, and so when I was given an opportunity to read a copy of it a little early, I jumped at it headfirst. So, thanks to the author, as well as Tor for the review copy! Poison was only the beginning.... The deadly siege of... 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 →
Review: Nophek Gloss by Essa Hansen
This was a surprise book mail that I had heard good things about, so I was excited to start! So thanks to the author as well as Orbit for the review copy! When a young man's planet is destroyed, he sets out on a single-minded quest for revenge across the galaxy in Nophek Gloss, the... Continue Reading →
Review: The Nine by Tracy Townsend
Pyr was nice enough to send me this book and its sequel about an age and a half ago and I then promptly fell into a bout of the mood reads and it bounced off a couple times. Finally, the mood for this hit me! The audiobook mood, as it were. ^_^ But, all the... Continue Reading →
Review: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
I had heard nothing but goodness about this book, and I loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January, so when given opportunity to read this one early, I leapt at it. So, thanks to the author, as well as Orbit via NetGalley for the review copy. In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There... Continue Reading →
Review: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
I've loved everything I've read by T. Kingfisher, though I admittedly haven't gotten to her horror yet. What better time to start than right now? 😀 Thanks to the author, as well as Saga Press via NetGalley for the review copy. Pray they are hungry. Kara finds these words in the mysterious bunker that she’s... Continue Reading →
Review: The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
I've had this book on my TBR for a long, long time. I finally got myself the audiobook after a friend's insistence that I really should make this my next read and boy, was she right! The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred years. Their society has been built... Continue Reading →
