Synopsis: In New Avarita, every person is born with a purpose. Once fulfilled, they are eligible for Ascent, a peaceful passing and assumed rebirth on the next plane of existence, celebrated for having left their perfect mark upon the world. At least, that’s what the powers that be want them to believe. When Liv Spencer’s […]
Reviews
Review: No Fae Back Now by Owain Oakwood
Synopsis They’ve found a child with no face. They’ve called in paranormal investigator Argana Zeit. She … has gone for a coffee. Well, she is just an amateur. But that’s the last breather she and her ghost-sensing dog Max are going to get. The Peak District town of Trotterwell, usually referred to with adjectives like […]
Book Review: Crownfall by Michael Vadney
Alongside it’s very intriguing premise, Crownfall’s story is well paced, tightly plotted, and uses all its character POV’s to deliver an extremely efficient story that offers a glimpse into what feels like a much bigger universe.
Review: Ember and Steel by Donna Morgan
Synopsis: The gods are gone. Magic is lost. Vengeance is nigh. There is death in the north; entire settlements slaughtered in the night by unknown hands. But dead things do not rest. Mages and scholars from across Breitho search for answers, to no avail. The church clings to a whispered prophecy to bring back the […]
Review: The Buddy Snatchers by Devin James Leonard
Synopsis Alcoholic man-child Cal McCarthy wants one thing: to stay sober long enough at his ten-year reunion to win back his high school sweetheart. But reconnecting with old friends reveals he isn’t the only one pretending to be someone he’s not—almost everyone in town seems different. Something has infiltrated Cal’s tiny Adirondack village and found […]
Review: The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman
Galva’s story is a different one to Kinch’s. Though his is fraught with danger, it is told from a witty, oh-well-things-could-be-worse tone of voice. It’s funny, comedic, and there’s hope there. Albeit slim hope. In The Daughters’ War – being the backstory of Galva and marking the story of the war we heard about in the first book – is not a story of hope. That is gone. The Goblin Hordes have decimated Gallardia and stand to sweep across Manreach if they are not stopped here. In the Thresher’s War, they lost 9/10 men, and their last line of defense is female soldiers and their war corvids.
Review: Mortal Things by Marie Lu
Synopsis: Rose Lin Fairchild didn’t believe in gods, but one chose her anyway. Rose despises Raven, the god of Death. His mysterious commands. His mercurial moods. His closed heart. But most of all, she loathes that she was forced to become his Harbinger, a human mercenary tasked to fulfil their god’s every want and whim. […]
Review: The Slantwise Histories by Alix E Harrow
Synopsis: These tales tell a different truth:slantwise and by starlight. Award-winning and internationally bestselling author Alix E. Harrow delivers a fantastical collection of stories old and new: tales about tricksters and ghosts, ordinary magic and mundane spectacle, all in the tradition of Angela Carter, Anne Sexton and Carmen Maria Machado. Stretching from ancient battlefields to […]
Review: Backwoods Banshee (The Adam Binder Novels, #5) by David R. Slayton
Synopsis: While Adam copes with fresh trauma and relationship trouble, he must investigate banshees and the Between in the newest book in the Adam Binder series from beloved author David R. Slayton. Months after Annie’s return, Adam Binder is still plagued by nightmares about his unborn nephew, and tension is building between him and his […]
Review: Licorice by Kara LaReau (Illustrated by Kelly Murphy)
Synopsis A feral tabby cat is finally adopted by a loving family at 5 Manderley Road, only to realize that her new home might be haunted by the cat who lived in the house before her. Spine-chilling and heartwarming, funny and charming, Licorice is a purrfect retelling of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca for young readers, by award winning author Kara LaReau. […]
Review: Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0 #1) by Scott Meyer
Synopsis Martin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program. With every use of this ability, though, Martin finds his little “tweaks” have not escaped notice. Rather than face prosecution, he decides instead to travel back in […]
Review: The Anguished Earth: An Empire of the Wolf prequel by Richard Swan
Synopsis: It is winter in the Empire of the Wolf, and the town of Eisbrück burns with plague.Whilst physicians struggle to contain the pox, the atmosphere thickens with recrimination and rumour: talk of inauspicious constellations, and a demonic witch filling the streets with bodies and black magick. Amongst the chaos, Sir Konrad Vonvalt must recover […]