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 →
Review: Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
I will admittedly read pretty much anything that Chuck Tingle writes - especially his horror novels - but when I saw the cover of this one I was extra excited, because look at it. I mean just look at it! Thanks to the author as well as Tor for the review copy! Four years ago,... Continue Reading →
Review: The Hexologists: A Tangle of Time by Josiah Bancroft
I was super happy when I stumbled upon a review copy of this next volume in the Hexologists series in my email. I instantly started to read it in my excitement! Thanks to the author as well as Orbit for the review copy! As the nationโs foremost investigators of the paranormal, Isolde and Warren Wilby... Continue Reading →
Review: The Summer War by Naomi Novik
I've loved most everything that I've read by Naomi Novik so when I was given opportunity to read this novella, I jumped on it! Thanks to the author, as well as Del Rey via NetGalley for the review copy. Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent left home.... Continue Reading →