Synopsis A debut Queer YA novel combining the power of video games, and the potential of young love with magic, horror and the supernatural. Praise for Everything Not Saved: “THINK SEX EDUCATION MEETS BUFFY. MY MIND WAS BLOWN!” – Justin Arnold “RIVETING…TOLD WITH HEART AND PASSION BY AN EXCITING NEW VOICE IN YA FICTION” – Benjamin Dean “A […]
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Review: Ember and Steel (The Breitho Chronicles #1) by Donna Morgan
Ember and Steel is a dark fantasy tale that cleverly balances the gruesome and joyful parts of this richly detailed world.
Cover Reveal: BLIGHT WARDENS (Titan Hoppers #5) by Rob J. Hayes
Blurb War has come to Leviathan. As Iro and Emil face off over a city chamber turned to ruin, greater powers threaten to tear both fleets asunder. The war between the Home Fleet and the raiders reaches a crescendo as the Emperor’s mysterious orders are carried out and nothing will ever be the same. With […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 214: Laura E. Weymouth talks The Castle & the Cloister, Religion, War, Lyrical Prose & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with author Laura E. Weymouth about her new novel The Castle & the Cloister, cultural identity and rootedness, the intersection of politics/religion/war, incorporating themes of religion and competing faiths into fantasy, kinghood and tyranny, shifting trends and surviving in publishing, writing YA vs. adult fantasy, lyrical prose that isn’t overindulgent, unreliable narrators and more.
Review: The Infinite State (The Decurian Saga #1) by Richard Swan
Synopsis: In this blistering science fiction epic, international bestselling author Richard Swan presents a thrilling tale of survival and an eviscerating examination of totalitarianism. THE INFINITE STATE begins at a flashpoint in the lives of a widowed party member, a disgraced investigator, and a hypersled pilot—entangled in a plot to escape the suffocating authority of […]
Review: Lost In Found Footage by Joey Powell
Grey, a failing horror movie vlogger, is gearing up to attend the premiere of a new found footage horror movie at his local independent theater. After obtaining a mysterious camcorder at a pawn shop, he decides to make his vlog found-footage-style and smuggles the camera in.
But ten minutes into the screening, the cursed camera sucks Grey into the world of the film
Like Slashers? Watch These Movies
Similarly to my Zombie Movies & Shows posts (and Shark Week), I wanted to accumulate a list of slashers that I could come back to and update semi-exhaustively. With the likes of Shaun of the Dead, zombies were something accessible for me that was not necessarily scary back when I wasn’t really into horror. But […]
Review: A Trade of Blood (Shadow of the Leviathan #3) by Robert Jackson Bennett
Synopsis: An Ana and Din Mystery Brilliant detective Ana Dolabra must prove a man’s innocence to stop a civil war in the third book of the series that began with The Tainted Cup, named an Edgar, Hugo, and World Fantasy Award Finalist and one of the best books of the year (New York Times Book […]
Review: Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
Synopsis: Success is an acquired taste . . . From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Olivie Blake, this is a powerful and darkly fun novel about ambition, lust and eating your fill – as wealthy mums and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend. Being accepted into The House would be Nina Kaur’s first step […]
Review: The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo
Synopsis: Judith Ban – convent girl, courtesan, and failed thief – is looking for her next identity. She’s no stranger to wealth or danger, but the glitter of New York’s Gilded Age hides a darkness even she has never imagined. Here, the city’s elite maintain their grip through opulent balls, whispered rituals, and marriages with […]
Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards #1) by Scott Lynch
Synopsis: An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentlemen Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared […]
Review: The Lion and the Deathless Dark (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 5) by Carissa Broadbent
Synopsis: Some blood tastes like vengeance. Some blood tastes like grief. Some blood tastes like nothing at all. Under an eternal night, the world has been ravaged by ten years of war between humans and vampires. Kyrene scrapes by as a bounty hunter, bearing a blessed sword from the goddess of justice. But in the […]