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Eleni A.E.

About Eleni A.E.

Eleni loves all things literature related (she's got an MRes in SFF to prove it) and she spends hours contorting her spine in the worst positions possible to read, write, or just binge watch movies and series. Loves a good trope done well but the list of her favorites is far too long. Always happy, and more importantly curious, to learn/try new stuff so there are very few things she dislikes.

Review: The Vengeance (The Vampires of Dumas #1) by Emma Newman

May 7, 2025 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

The best way to sum up my feelings for this book overall would be to say that I did enjoy what I read for the most part, but I was disappointed not to find what had been promised. Newman shows no lack of writing skills for sure, in fact what we do get reads really smoothly and I’ll get into all the good stuff properly in a moment. But I’m not sure I’d confidently say she hit the mark on the target she set out either.

Filed Under: Flintlock Fantasy, Historical, Reviews, Vampires Tagged With: Emma Newman, Solaris Books, The Vengeance

Review: A Spell for Change by Nicole Jarvis

May 5, 2025 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

A Spell for Change is everything you want in a leisurely weekend read: it is a heartfelt, intriguing, and at times eerie tale of defiant people trying to carve out space for themselves to peacefully exist true to themselves, in a world that tries to tell them they have no right to. It presents us with food for thought while also granting escapism, wonder, and supernatural phenomena that I will not spoil the exact nature of.

Filed Under: Folk, Historical, Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Horror, LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Reviews Tagged With: A Spell for Change, Nicole Jarvis, Titan Books

Review: Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen

April 4, 2025 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

Not for the faint of heart, Blood on Her Tongue claws its way into you and doesn’t let go till the extremely satisfying ending, because I support women’s rights but boy do I support women’s wrongs in such contexts. You might feel like you should be looking away at times while being utterly unable to do so.

Filed Under: Body Horror, Creature Feature, Fear For All, Gothic, Psychological, Reviews, Supernatural Tagged With: Blood on Her Tongue, Johanna van Veen, Poisoned Pen Press

Review: The Feeding by Anthony Ryan

March 10, 2025 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

Parts I Am Legend, parts The Last of Us, and with perhaps a certain whiff of Fallout or Mad Max-esque fortified settlements, (just to name drop a few IPs in there for the vibes for ya) The Feeding stands on its own two feet as a brand-new entry among the ranks of post apocalypse without any of the tired clichés but with all of the beloved tropes you want to find in this subgenre. And bear in mind, this is not a zombie book. Not quite.

Filed Under: Creature Feature, Fear For All, Monsters, Post-Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic, Reviews, Standalone, Survivalist Tagged With: Anthony Ryan, Blackstone Publishing, The Feeding

7 Favorite Leading Ladies for International Women’s Day

March 8, 2025 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

It is International Women’s Day and in honor of that I thought of listing 7 of my favorite leading ladies written by some of my favorite female authors across recent SFF! These characters are all different examples of womanhood and inspiring in their own respective ways.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Body Horror, Demons, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fear For All, Ghosts, Historical Fiction, Horror Fantasy, List, Middle Eastern Inspired, Nautical fantasy, Standalone Tagged With: Andrea Stewart, Chelsea Abdullah, H.M. Long, Jennifer Thorne, Katherine Arden, Kerstin Hall, Sarah Beth Durst

Review: I Am Made of Death by Kelly Andrew

February 18, 2025 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

Hello again dear reader or listener, do you fancy reading some YA horror? Perhaps with a dark romance, a teeny dash of eat the rich, but mostly an awful lot of body horror and supernatural phenomena of the eldritch variety?
Well, curtesy of the lovely folk over at Scholastic Press, I have just the thing for you!

Filed Under: Body Horror, Body Horror, Demons, Fear For All, Horror Romance, Occult, Paranormal Romance, possession, Young Adult Tagged With: I Am Made of Death, Kelly Andrew, Scholastic

Review: Dark Hope (A Carpathian Novel #38) by Christine Feehan

January 7, 2025 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

I was glad to see that even after all this time, the author maintains her writing quality throughout this series, even so many installments in. Truly, you always feel completely immersed in the settings and story because of her evocative and detailed writing.

Filed Under: Paranormal Romance, Reviews Tagged With: berkley publishing group, Christine Feehan, Dark Hope

Cover Reveal: The Diplomacy of the Knife (Four of Mercies #2) by C. M. Caplan

January 2, 2025 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

Hello again dear reader or listener! Tis a brand new year and guess what? I have brand new goodies. As a treat! As always, it is a pleasure helping our resident crackhead Golden Retriever energy levels co-blogger and Indie author, Connor M. Caplan, reveal his latest book cover. Rolls off the tongue nicely, doesn’t it?

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Cover Reveal, LGBTQ+, Self Published Tagged With: C. M. Caplan, Four of Mercies, Self Published, The Diplomacy of the Knife

Eleni’s Top Reads of 2024

December 26, 2024 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

I’ve decided to do something a little different than my usual top five for this year’s top reads given that, while I may not have totaled an awful lot of books over the past year, the majority were pretty dang great. So, I figured I’d treat you to a longer list and the ensuing cover extravaganza! As always, if I’ve reviewed these here, I’ll link that to the book title so you can have some fun with my longer rambles, if you so wish.

With a solid mix of various subgenres, you will find highly anticipated sequels, standalones, or brand-new series openers that hold onto you from beginning till the end.

Filed Under: Best of the year, Blog Posts, List, Recommendations Tagged With: Andrea Stewart, Best of 2024, H.M. Long, Isabel Canas, James Logan, Jennifer Thorne, Katherine Arden, Kerstin Hall, Megan Bannen, Miles Cameron, Robert Dinsdale, Sebastien De Castell, Taran Hunt

Review: The Unkillable Princess (The Kystrom Chronicles #2) by Taran Hunt

October 13, 2024 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

In between breakneck action worthy of the Mission Impossible franchise, reckless yet efficient spaceship piloting, and badass hand-to-hand combat, Hunt delivers another truly excellent romp, across planets and moons this time, that is in no way lacking in tons of heart and hilarity. You just need this in your life.

Filed Under: Cloning, Comedy, Genetic Engineering, Heist, Military SF, Murder Mystery, Reviews, Science Fiction, Space Opera Tagged With: Solaris, Taran Hunt, The Kystrom Chronicles, The Unkillable Princess

Review: The Gods Below (The Hollow Covenant #1) by Andrea Stewart

October 7, 2024 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

The Gods Below is a grand start to a series which promises even more twists, intrigues, feels, romance, political machinations, and magic! Nailing the psychology of different kinds of trauma, cultish manipulation, the weight of familial expectations, and the forced shouldering of responsibilities that you are ill prepared for or didn’t deserve, Stewart presents readers with a story full of heart and drive and stubbornness.

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Andrea Stewart, Orbit, The Gods Below, The Hollow Covenant

Cover Reveal: The Fall Is All There Is (Four of Mercies #1) by C. M. Caplan

October 3, 2024 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

Hello again dear reader or listener, you know we at FFA love doing cover reveals and even more so when it’s for one of our own!
Allow me, then, to share with you all the brand new cover for C. M. Caplan’s, SPFBO9, BBNYA, and Indie Ink Awards Finalist, The Fall is All There Is!

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal, LGBTQ+, Self Published Tagged With: C M. Caplan, Four of Mercies, The Fall is All There Is

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