I really enjoyed my time with The Bone Witches, so when this one was offered to me and I read the synopsis it sounded right up my alley! Thanks to the author, as well as St. Martin's Press via NetGalley for the review copy! Judeth Cole has always had certain uncanny abilities. But when she... Continue Reading →
Review: A Murder Most Camp by Nicolas DiDomizio
Is there a better way to enter Pride month than reading a super gay murder mystery? (Trick question - there is clearly no better way.) Thanks to the author, as well as Poisoned Pen Press via NetGalley for the review copy. Mikey Hartford IV has coasted through his twenties in a distracted blur of yachts... Continue Reading →
SPFBOXI Cuts the Second – With a Second Semifinalist!
Done done done! It is time for me to cut the rest of my batch and announce my second semifinalist! Let's begin! A Fallen Hero by Sara A. Noรซ Full Review This was definitely a unique take on ghost stories, to be sure. It reads a bit like an offshoot of the unwilling test subject... Continue Reading →
SPFBO – Star’s First 3 Cuts & Semifinalist!
Y'all, it is time for me to start cutting, unfortunately. Not my most favorite thing to do... so I'll finish that up with a Semifinalist. Let's get started: Cut #1 - Synworld Chronicles by Rai Bowen This one had a premise that sounded really interesting and I was hoping to fall right in but unfortunately,... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Moonlight Lies by Aengie Scevity
Moving right along with my pile of books! Today I'm reviewing The Moonlight Lies! Fourteen-year-old Cassiopeia Brown has never belonged. Ridiculed, detested, and powerless, sheโs an outcast even among her own kind โ a goblin cursed with fiery red hair. So when the prophesied hero refuses to face the coming Moonfall โ a magical cataclysm... Continue Reading →
Review: You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews
This one was offered to me and it sounded interesting. Love a spooky haunted house story every now and then! So thanks to the author, as well as St. Martin's Press via NetGalley for the review copy! Single mother Elodieโs life has become a fairy tale. Sheโs met Bren, equal parts Golden-retriever-devoted and sinfully handsome.... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: Beneath The Gods’ Tree by S. Kaeth
Surprise! I bet you thought Esme would get in the first review. Well... okay, you would be right because she does have one reviewed already, but it was before the contest started so HAHA here I am. Much like Esme and her D20, I chose my first book with a D10, since decisions are hard... Continue Reading →
Review: The Below by Scott T. Miller
This one was offered to me as a cyberpunk adventure that takes place in Hawaii, which I thought sounded super interesting and unique so I jumped on the chance to read it. Thanks to the author as well as Amplify Publishing Group via NetGalley for the review copy. Humankind rose from the carcass of a... Continue Reading →
Review: All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles
KJ Charles is one of my favorite authors and so I can't help but throw myself at the request button every time I see her name on NetGalley. So, thanks to her, and to Poisoned Pen Press for the review copy! When Zeb Wyckham is summoned to a wealthy relative's remote Gothic manor, he is... Continue Reading →
Review: Looking for Group by Alexis Hall
The title... the author... the cover... everything about this book screamed at me to read read read! Thanks to the author as well as Sourcebooks Casablanca for the review copy! Drew's always prided himself on being the "right" kind of nerd. He plays sports, has a solid group of friends, and never had any problem... Continue Reading →