Rating – 9 /10 Synopsis Book III in the Fallen Light seriesTo be read after The Forbidden Realms Deep within the forests of Nyn’Dira, darkness rises, and Neer finds herself hunted at every turn. Fleeing from relentless enemies and vicious creatures of darkness, she embarks on a treacherous journey through the dangerous woodlands in search […]
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Review: The Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier
At its core, Redemption is a book about the true horror that is the loss of bodily autonomy and mental health. Something that women have faced (and, depressingly, continue to), in societies that have arbitrarily decided any deviation from certain gendered templates is grounds for taking over their free will and guilt-tripping them into oblivion
Review: A Spectre Is Haunting Greentree by Carson Winter
Synopsis: REAP WHAT YOU SOW In the wake of a series of panic attacks, isolated and introverted Carina takes a friend up on an offer: go to Greentree, Oregon, escape her abusive ex, and start a new life. But upon arrival, the town is stranger than Carina could have ever imagined. For one, they still […]
Book Review: The Fall is All There is by CM Caplan
TL;DR Review: Razor sharp and insanely grimdark. Cynical, cruel, manipulative, and absolutely spellbinding characters. Synopsis: All Petre Mercy wanted was a good old-fashioned dramatic exit from his life as a prince. But it’s been five years since he fled home on a cyborg horse. Now the King – his Dad – is dead – and Petre […]
Review: Hex (Robert Grim #1) by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Synopsis The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt–a Hugo and World Fantasy award nominated talent to watch Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay ’til death. Whoever settles, never leaves. Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a seventeenth century […]
Review: Gates of Sorrow (Aulirean Gates 2) by J. E. Hannaford
Why choose between dragons or dogs when you can have both? Synopsis Deep beneath the Black Palace in Lieus, Suriin pays the price for trusting Natke. Cut off from her magic and unable to rescue herself, she waits on aid from Darin and the Howlers. The cost of her rescue? The future she’d always dreamed […]
Series Spotlight: GOOSEBUMPS by R. L. Stine
At the time I started collecting these, I believe I had made an offhand comment about wondering if Stine was the most published author ever. That’s all it took, and my partner at the time suggested we try collecting them all. For months, we had ThriftBooks coming in weekly doubling the collection. I think we […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 101: James Logan talks The Silverblood Promise, Editing, Debuts & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author/editor James Logan about his debut novel The Silverblood Promise, editing and working in publishing, Indiana Jones, Locke Lamora and inspirations, creating compelling main characters, the path to publication, launching a debut novel and much more.
Guest Review: Amazon Prime’s “Fallout” TV Series by C.T Phipps
Premise Based on one of the greatest video games of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly […]
Review: The Devising (The Dark Oak Chronicles #3) by Jacob Sannox
Synopsis The Third and Final Book of The Dark Oak Chronicles.After all of the victories and the losses, with fortresses toppled and armies broken, a once united human realm has been shattered; its people scattered within unending forests.Dark Oak, former King of the Dryads, stands ready to unleash his forces against not only humanity, but […]
Review: Araña and Spider-man 2099: Dark Tomorrow (Marvel Press Novels) by Alex Segura
Synopsis Araña is a Spider-Girl lost in time. . . . Miguel is a Spider-Man who’s lost his way. . . . Together, they’re our only hope. Araña. It means spider—and it also means Anya Corazon. She was a normal Brooklyn teenager with normal Brooklyn problems—until a few months ago, when she was gifted with […]
Book Review: LastRock (Great Souls #3) by Phil Tucker
TL;DR Review: Epic, addicting, complex, and action-packed. A spectacular new entry into what is arguably the best progression fantasy series around. Synopsis: Scorio has won his vengeance. His foes lie vanquished, his skeptics silenced. Yet, as the powers of hell watch eagerly, Scorio and Naomi spurn those who would recruit them, and venture into the […]