Synopsis: Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. But none of that seems so terrible when she’s already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister, Delilah, being pushed in front of a train. Before fleeing the scene, the murderer shouted two words: bat eater. […]
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GUEST REVIEW: The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword by Dewey Conway & Bill Adams
Synopsis Finalist in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 10th Edition (SPFBOX)! First Middle Grade Finalist in Competition history! Galdifort Quillpen has grand dreams of writing epic tales of heroic deeds, just like his famous aunt. Unfortunately, he’s been assigned to Tanna the Tendersword, an excruciatingly carefree would-be-champion who can’t seem to find a qualifying entry-level quest. […]
Review: Blood Reunion (Hybrid Helix #3) by J.C.M. Berne
Synopsis People are dying, their corpses left savaged and drained of blood. The obvious culprit: vampires. But vampires shouldn’t be able to sneak around Wistful undetected or shadowstep freely inside her body. Soon the station herself becomes oddly uncooperative, leaving Rohan and Wei Li bewildered and all her inhabitants in danger. Finding and defeating the […]
Review: The Crimson Fire (Memories of Kenjir Book 1) by Abel Montero
Synopsis Gods walk among men, but the empire they have forged is on the brink of collapse. As whispers of rebellion grow louder, Ensin Andik uncovers a sinister plot that threatens the very foundation of the divine reign. Every discovery pulls him deeper into a dangerous web, forcing him to confront truths that could shatter his unshakeable […]
Review: Every Dark Cloud by Marisca Pichette
This is one of my favorite covers of my recently read books and it was one reason I quickly jumped to find out more about the book itself too. Just very cool all around. Synopsis Living in a post-climate disaster world protected by a layer of artificial cloud, Mallory knows every shade of darkness, their […]
Review: Inhospitable by Ali Seay
Synopsis A fresh start for a marriage tested in more ways than one. An old house that has lurked, empty and bare, for decades after being deemed inhospitable. A husband who only has his eye set on one prize. A wife who’s not sure she still wants what was once their shared dream. A new […]
Review: A Tide of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan
Synopsis From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new epic fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology. A new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. An age of wrath. “A gripping epic.” ––Publishers Weekly The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic […]
TBRCon2025 Highlight: What Makes Advanced Technology in Sci-Fi Successful or Not? (with Christopher Paolini, Constance Fay & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/book reviewer Neil Williams and authors Christopher Paolini, Constance Fay, Andrea Hairston and Darran M. Handshaw for a TBRCon2025 panel on “What Makes Advanced Technology in Sci-Fi Successful or Not?”
Review: The Haunting of Room 904 by Erika T. Wurth
Synopsis From the author of White Horse (“Twisty and electric.” —The New York Times Book Review) comes a terrifying and resonant novel about a woman who uses her unique gift to learn the truth about her sister’s death. Olivia Becente was never supposed to have the gift. The ability to commune with the dead was the specialty of […]
Review: Dissolution by Nicholas Binge
Eminently bingeable Synopsis Maggie Webb has lived the last decade caring for her elderly husband, Stanley, as memory loss gradually erases all the beautiful moments they created together. It’s the loneliest she’s ever felt in her life. When a mysterious stranger named Hassan appears at her door, he reveals a shocking truth: Stanley isn’t losing […]
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: D7 by Philip Fracassi
Synopsis A haunted jukebox at an out-of-the-way dive bar not only lures patrons, but it doesn’t allow them to leave. This haunting novelette comes from the author of the novels Don’t Let Them Get You Down, A Child Alone with Strangers, Gothic, and Boys in the Valley. “Nobody is safe in a Fracassi story” Laird Barron Review Huge thanks […]