I really enjoyed the last book in this series, so as soon as I had the time to sit down with this one, I was on it! Thanks to the author, as well as Del Rey for the review copy! In the canton of Yarrowdale, at the very edge of the Empire’s reach, an impossible... Continue Reading →
Review: Those Fatal Flowers by Shannon Ives
Well, this book certainly sounded all the entire way up my alley, so when the publisher reached out, I grabby grabbed. Thanks to the author as well as Dell via NetGalley for the review copy! Before, Scopuli. It has been centuries since Thelia made the mistake that cost her the woman she loved. As the handmaidens... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword by Dewey Conway & Bill Adams
Time for my last SPFBOX review! Did I save the best for last? We'll see. Galdifort Quillpen has grand dreams of writing epic tales of heroic deeds, just like his famous aunt. Unfortunately, he’s been assigned to Tanna the Tendersword, an excruciatingly carefree would-be-champion who can’t seem to find a qualifying entry-level quest. When things... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Gates of Hope by J.E. Hannaford
Time for another SPFBOX review! We're almost at the end and it's getting exciting! The Watcher shattered the gates. Now hope must arise from the shards. Five hundred cycles ago, the Watcher closed the gates between the world of Lieus and its moons to end a war. Since then magic has been hidden, relegated to... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Humane Society for Creatures and Cryptids by Stephanie Gillis
Moving right along with my SPFBOX reads. Nearly there! The Lambros family has never fit in with the town of Pandora, even from the very beginning. Since their ancestors immigrated from Greece with magical creatures in tow, the townsfolk have never trusted them and that hasn't changed in the centuries since. Now, Melpomene, Calliope, and... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Oathsworn Legacy by K. R. Gangi
Onto my next SPFBO Finalist review! Rawley and Baelin make a living the only way they know how—protecting the people of Centrum by slaying the dark things that stole their childhood: Monsters, and everything evil. Though the work never ends, and there’s plenty of coin to go around, Rawley and Baelin discover a sinister secret... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: By a Silver Thread by Rachel Aaron
I'm on a roll with these SPFBO books right now. Considering that I'm trying to paint a house at the same time, I'm pretty proud of myself, lol. In the world’s most magical metropolis where spirits run noodle shops and cash-strapped dragons stage photo-ops for tourists, people still think fairies are nothing but stories, and... Continue Reading →
Review: The Dream Traveller: Dark Rising by John Nassari
Hello again! It's been quite a while since I managed to get an audiobook in. I can't really listen at work like I used to, so it's a bit harder to get audiobooks in at quite the frequency I was, but I'm working at it. 🙂 This one was offered to me in exchange for... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Forest at the Heart of Her Mage by Hiyodori
After years of city life, Tiller is finally ready to revisit the magical forest where she grew up. But the forest has turned deadly, and Tiller has no magic of her own. To survive, she’ll need a bodyguard. Tiller finds only one mage willing to escort her. A woman named Carnelian: a soldier with a... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Wolf of Withervale by Joaquín Baldwin
Happy New Year from Colorado! In celebration, it's time for another SPFBO review! Lago was only a child when the shapeshifter entrusted the wolf-like mask to his care—an artifact so powerful that it could come to shape the entire world of Noss. Now that he is coming of age, Lago is becoming ever more fearful... Continue Reading →