Getting closer to the bottom of my reading pile for this year!! Today, I'm reviewing The Raven's Revenge by K. J. Wagner. A dead man tells a single tale. A drowned man tells none. A bloody civil war has left elves as the inferior race in the country of Curliffe. Hot-tempered elf Slate Raven takes... Continue Reading →
SPFBO Review: The Stonebound Heir by L.A. Barnitz
Moving along with my SPFBO books - it's time for the longest of my slushy pile! Fourteen-year-old Sid Sol knows nothing about his origins but believes himself destined for better things than living in an isolated cabin with a giant and a girl whose strange appearance causes the locals to shun them. His fellow orphan,... 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 Lost Reliquary by Lyndsay Ely
This one was recommended to me as being very like Gideon the Ninth, which I was all over. So, thank you to the author and Saga Press via NetGalley for the review copy! The Devoted Lands was once home to many gods: Salt, Stone, Storm, Green, Shadow. Now, after centuries of devastating wars, only Tempestra-Innara,... Continue Reading →
Review: The Gentleman and His Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide
This one popped up on my radar because one of my favorite authors wrote it and I didn't notice. >.> Look, I had cancer at the time and was a bit preoccupied. I GOT THERE THOUGH. Lord Nicholas Monterris, the last remaining heir of a crumbling ducal house, must marry to save his family from... Continue Reading →
Review: Fates Bane by C.L. Clark
Having really enjoyed C.L. Clark's other work, when I saw this one on NetGalley, I jumped at it. Thanks to the author as well as Tor via NetGalley for the review copy! Warring clans. Burning hearts. Deadly fate. The clans of the fens enjoy a tenuous peace, and it is all thanks to Agnir, ward... Continue Reading →
Review: The Sovereign by C.L. Clark
Hooboy, I've been waiting for this one. The End of Touraine and Luca's stories. When it popped up in my feed, it was an easy decision to grab this review copy. Thanks to the author as well as Orbit via NetGalley for the review copy. Luca is the new queen of Balladaire. Her empire is already... 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 nation’s 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 →
Review: Strange New World by Vivian Shaw
I thought that the Greta Helsing series was done, so color me pleasantly surprised when this popped up on my radar. I immediately requested to read it. So, thanks to the author as well as Orbit for the review copy! After narrowly avoiding the end of the world, the leaders of Heaven and Hell are... Continue Reading →