Another year is coming to a close if you can believe it…and I have once again read some books! As always, it’s a trial narrowing it down for me. All of them have been 5/5 star reads for me, so each and every one has my full endorsement. I’m currently at 90 reads completed for […]
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Tom Bookbeard’s Top Reads of 2025
Here we are again, another year, another wonderful library of books. My apologies for a lack of reviews from me this year; my reading time has been limited as I’ve had a kickass podcast, two anthologies, an audiobook, and that damned sky pirate novel I keep promising to finish, all taking up my spell slots. […]
Review: The Prophet of Edan (The Edan Trilogy #2) by Philip Chase
Synopsis Ruin follows in the wake of Torrlond’s victorious army and the beasts its priests enslave, leaving no corner of Eormenlond untouched by the inferno of its war. Kingdoms and tribes line up on opposing sides as the conflict rages, rekindling ancient hatreds and avenging old wrongs. As Dayraven struggles to contain the vast power […]
Review: Still Wakes the Deep
Synopsis TL:DR A well-made single-player psychological horror game that meshes ocean and body horror. Simple but enjoyable gameplay. 9/10 Review Still Wakes the Deep is a video game that caught my eye in a clip on instagram actually. I immediately was afraid it wouldn’t hit consoles, as I am a PS5 gamer, and so many […]
Review: I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Synopsis: Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents—both gods, albeit minor ones—she dreams of leaving her family’s island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to […]
Review: Ghosts of Tomorrow by Michael R. Fletcher
Synopsis: The children are the future. And someone is turning them into highly trained killing machines. Straight out of school, Griffin, a junior Investigations agent for the North American Trade Union, is put on the case: Find and close the illegal crèches. No one expects him to succeed, Griffin least of all. Installed in a […]
Dave’s End of the Year Top Reads of 2025
It’s the end of my first year at Fanfiaddict, and I’m super excited to get to do one of these fancy Top Reads of the Year posts! I decided to go with my top 8 Indie reads and my top 5 trad reads, for a total of 13, because why not? The main focus here […]
Review: The Fear of Winter (Book 1) by S. C. Sterling
Synopsis In this immersive thriller a father resumes the search for his missing daughter after the case of her disappearance goes cold. Great for fans of Gillian Flynn, Stieg Larsson, Tana French and Mary Kubica. On a frigid December night, Megan Floyd vanishes from the mountain town of Fraser, Colorado. The extensive search provides no […]
Review: The Flesh King (Discreet Eliminators 2) by Richard Kadrey
Synopsis Tilda, Ford and Neuland hit NYC to hunt a flesh-eating monster in this bloody, macabre and witty supernatural noir packed twists, turns, betrayals and showdowns. Perfect for fans of Cassandra Khaw, Nat Cassidy and Chuck Tingle. Ford, Neuland and Tilda return home after the events of The Pale House Devil to try and make […]
Review: The Way of Edan (The Edan Trilogy #1) by Philip Chase
Synopsis The Kingdom of the Eternal will awaken when the Way of Edan holds sway over all of Eormenlond. So say the prophecies. With unrivalled power in the gift, the Supreme Priest Bledla leads Torrlond and its mighty army to convert rival kingdoms by the sword and by the fang. Among the gathering resistance is […]
Review: Molka by Monika Kim
Synopsis: In an unassuming Seoul workplace, IT technician Junyoung’s network reaches throughout the entire building. He sees every entrance. Every lobby. Every bathroom. The women in this building may be cold and dismissive, but he can always pull up his favorite images of them and remember who holds the real power. Until one, Dahye, sets […]
Review: Mind’s Horizon by Eric Malikyte
Synopsis Humanity’s time is done.The Earth is freezing over and human civilization is gone.For Ira Hartman and the dysfunctional band of survivors that surround her, all that’s left of the old world are ghosts trapped beneath the still-forming ice sheets.When Ira and the survivors discover a secret military research facility housed deep within the San […]