Time to jump into these finalists in this year's SPFBO! I'm starting with The Hallows, because I have read Tinsley's work and enjoyed it so I figured that it was a good starting point. I do enjoy the idea of a noir tale with battle nuns too, so here we go!The Hallow serum was once... Continue Reading →
Review: Everybody’s Perfect by Jo Walton
Tor reached out with this one and I couldn't help myself but jump on it because Jo Walton... but also honestly this fantastic cover! So thanks to the author as well as Tor via NetGalley for the review copy! The Serenissima is built from mist and belief, a mythical shadow sister to Venice and crossroads... 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 →
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: 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 →
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, heโs been assigned to Tanna the Tendersword, an excruciatingly carefree would-be-champion who canโt seem to find a qualifying entry-level quest. When things... 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. ๐ This one was offered to me in exchange for... Continue Reading →
Review: How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
This book sounded interesting and I heard it was funny, so I jumped on the chance to read and review it. Thanks to the author, as well as Orbit for the review copy! Davi has done this all before. Sheโs tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times... Continue Reading →