Synopsis: A planet steeped in mystery… Jess Amiko is long past her days as a space marine, with all the glory of that time tarnished beyond repair by what came after. Trying to rebuild from the ashes, she’s taken a job as a security guard on Kenai, a lonely world far from the Council systems. […]
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Review: Shadows of Old Town (Night of Shadows #1) by T. Olsen
Synopsis: Legend says there was once a labyrinth where the city of Sangarie now stands. Each year on the Night of Shadows the populace stays inside while gateways to the labyrinth appear in the streets, and shadows wait to devour the brave, or the foolish. Gray was both, and it still haunts him. He deals […]
Review: Solar Whisper (Hammer Down #1) by Cameron Cooper
Synopsis: A city of peace. A whisper of chaos. A legacy at stake. Lyonesse is a beacon of unity in a fractured galaxy, a space-based city-state built on the dream of integration and peace. For Danny Andela, it’s not just home—it’s her mission. As a fierce advocate for dissolving old feuds, Danny has spent decades […]
Review: Haven (The Fae Queen’s Court #1) by Ceril N. Domace
Synopsis: Most people think the fae are gone. Most people are wrong. Owen Williams wakes after a horrific car accident to find his wife is dead—and somehow turned into a gryphon—and his kids gone after a home invasion turned horribly wrong. Shattered and reeling, he vows to do whatever it takes to find them. When […]
Review: The Dissonance by Shaun Hamill
Synopsis: “You can never go home again,” the saying goes—but Hal, Athena, and Erin have to. In high school, the three were students of the eccentric Professor Marsh, trained in a secret system of magic known as the Dissonance, which is built around harnessing negative emotions: alienation, anger, pain. Then, twenty years ago, something happened that […]
Review: The Wrecking Squad (The Wrecking Squad #1) by Nick Snape
Synopsis: One crew, one loyalty and a single shot at redemption. Captain Rebekah Khan and her ragtag crew of the repair ship Sunstar finally have a chance to pay off their crushing debts when an automining vessel goes rogue. After preventing the high value cargo from disappearing into the outer system, they uncover sabotage only a crew […]
Review: Umbra (Sentient Stars #1) by Amber Toro
Synopsis: Earth That Was has faded into myth. After millennia spent wandering, humans are no longer nomads. Twelve tribes stand allied under the United Tribal Axis; but there is a signal in the darkness that threatens to destroy everything. All Skyla wanted after leaving the Navy was to be left alone. Just her ship, the […]
Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Synopsis: A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever—and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out […]
Review: Unlucky Evens, Cursed Odds by Bill Adams
Synopsis: The hateful Path, that of the 9th Born. The survival of the Ark—humanity’s last bastion after God’s wrath destroyed the world—is balanced by birth order: the oddborn are assigned a Path, the evenborn are given over to the will of God. And it is upon those of the 9th Born Path to sanitize the […]
Review: Nothing Ever Ends (The Eververse #3) by Darby Harn
Synopsis: The fate of the multiverse rests in Abi’s hands. She’s already run for the door. Abi runs so fast she skips across universes. That came in handy when she burned down her life with her girlfriend, Kit. Ever since, Abi has been running from reality to reality, starting over with a different Kit. When […]
Review: The Price of a Beating Heart by Deon Ashleigh
Synopsis: A STRICT HIERARCHY. A VOW. A stomach-churning hell or a better life. Life and death are only a body part away—and love may cost more than they were born with. What won’t they pay? Review: I went into this book thinking it was just a dystopian sci-fi novel, but I was wrong. It is […]
Review: The Judgment of Valene (The Eververse #2) by Darby Harn
Synopsis: Wealth. Privilege. Superpowers. Valene has it all… including a target on her back. Valene Blackwood hears everything, everywhere, always. Her superhuman sonic abilities cause her so much pain she flees to a space station to find peace. When her father dies, she must return and take over the family business – selling superhuman protection […]