Synopsis: Sage Hemlock has no interest in embracing her witchy side. Magic has betrayed her before, bringing nothing but heartache, and she will not let something so foolish happen again. Instead, Sage has thrown herself into her work and studies, running the local museum and largely preferring the company of her library and her cat […]
Reviews
Review: Untwined (The Imbued Duology #2) by Helyna L. Clove
Synopsis With the help of the ancient magic awakened inside her, Calla led Vesper Forn’s uprising to conquer Kanmane Palace and free the mages of the Kamphua Dominion. Except the victory is short-lived: Calla’s power is still not entirely hers, their people are falling one by one, poisoned by Vesper’s faulty imbuing ritual, and the […]
Tempest (The Lyrian Sea) by Victoria Aveyard
Synopsis: MAY THE SEA ALWAYS SING FOR YOUCat Rose knows what it is to live in two worlds, in two times. Before – as Lady Catrine Rose of the Meridian Empire, chained to a loathsome lord with a dwindling fortune. And after – as the Widow Rose, queen of a pirate tavern on the Lyrian […]
Review: Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske
Synopsis: Grey’s Anatomy meets A Deadly Education in this dark academia fantasy from bestselling author Freya Marske. At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healing gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam – a five-day trial whose results will determine their entire future. […]
Review: Taipei Story by R. F. Kuang
Synopsis: AIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes – all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei. First love. Second language. Final goodbyes. Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: […]
Review: Kiana by Zammar Ahmer
Synopsis: When I was young, I fell asleep to the song of artillery. We were told we would win. But the enemy never got the message. They came from across the mist with the devil’s magic, stole our land, and enslaved our families. And then you decided to send me, of all people, into the […]
Review: All Hallows Eve edited by Ellen Datlow
Synopsis: Hugo Award winning editor and horror legend Ellen Datlow presents this chilling horror anthology of 19 original short stories from a world-class line-up of the masters of horror, delving into the histories and traditions of the spookiest season of the year. Featuring stories by Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, Garth Nix and many more. […]
The Hallows by HL Tinsley
Synopsis: The Hallow serum was once sacred to the Auld Bloods. Used to gain access to their lost ancestral powers, now it is regulated and administered by the powerful Providence Company. Evolved from the echelons of the Auld Church, the company exists to maintain the balance between faith, science and politics. But keeping the peace […]
Review: Majordomo by Tim Carter
Synopsis A plucky underdog. A powerful necromancer. And the idiot heroes bent on killing them. Kobolds are supposed to run away—it’s what they’re best at. But Jack? Born with a club foot, he’s had to adapt. Resilient and clever, he clawed his way to respectability as majordomo of a premiere subterranean estate. He even found […]
Cover Reveal: A Land of Stolen Dreams by Bella Dunn
What if I told you that everything you ever believed are lies? Bella Dunn returns to the Otherworld with her third instalment of her bewitching fae series. Let’s get into this by revealing the cover for A Land of Stolen Dreams! 3 … 2 … 1 … Don’t go anywhere. Below you’ll find all the […]
Review: Jenny Will Eat You Now by Gillian Daniels
Synopsis: Sometimes you want to eat the ones you love…right? In this gorgeous horror-romance, river monster Jenny Greenteeth stalks a handsome academic through Boston after a chance encounter leaves her hungry and curious about the world she’s been hiding from. Jenny Greenteeth prefers to keep her own company beneath the streets of Boston, where she’s […]
Review: The House That Eats the Dead by Max Doty
I was totally hooked on this book, so much so that during my break at work I was asked what the book was about because I was so absorbed by it. I read half of it in just a day or so and it had me asking my boyfriend ‘what would you do if you had a house that erased people?’