Synopsis Thirty-one nights. Thirty-one chapters. One final nightmare. Last Halloween, thirty trick-or-treaters vanished into the night. This October, they’re coming back—one by one, each day of the month. But every child carries the same chilling warning: something is returning on the 31st. Bob has never stopped searching for his daughter. Now, as the shadows of […]
Reviews
Review: Ironbound (Ironbound #1) by Andrew Givler
Synopsis In the Iron Empire only the strongest are given the chance to Ascend. Castor has wanted to fuse with a Cor Heart since he was a boy. Made from an otherworldly metal, it will give him the ability to manipulate an element. Now that the trial has finally arrived, it is his chance to […]
Review: Steel Gods (The Great Silence #2) by Richard Swan
Arcane task force is back, and they are still trying to figure out the Great Silence – the heavens are being eaten by the Vorr along with anyone who dies. Ultimately, this book is a medieval zombie apocalypse but written in the incredible way Swan writes, with prose that’ll melt your eyes; it’s so very good.
Review: The Last King of Faerie (Shadowhunters Novel: The Wicked Powers, 1) by Cassandra Clare
Synopsis: Welcome to a world of demon-hunting, betrayal, secrets and forbidden love. The highly anticipated first book of The Wicked Powers, the final Shadowhunters trilogy! #1 New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare brings the global phenomenon that began with The Mortal Instruments to a stunning conclusion. It’s Drusilla Blackthorn’s third year at Shadowhunter Academy […]
Review: Lethal Kiss by Taylor Grothe
Synopsis: Discover a stunning, dark academia horror-romance by Taylor Grothe. Lethal Kiss is perfect for the morally grey sapphic romance readers and fans of Ali Hazelwood’s Bride. Knowledge isn’t the only thing she’s hungry for . . . Three centuries on Earth have taught Marcella one thing: when the bodies pile up, it’s time to […]
SPFBO XI FINALIST REVIEW: OF MAGES AND MAKERS
We’re back with another finalist review for SPFBO! This time, we look at Of Mages and Makers by Rel Carroll, a swashbuckling fantasy adventure with steampunk vibes! Let’s see what the judges had to say about it! Michael Vadney: Of Mages and Makers wastes absolutely zero time. From the very first pages, you know who […]
Review: A Halloween Story by Matt Micheli
It appears the separate stories are OOP, so I have linked the collection! Synopsis A Halloween Story takes you through 3 terrifying intertwining tales of chaos and bloodshed on Halloween Night as monsters, demons, and masked killers come alive in smalltown suburbia.Be careful who you open the door for. Some trick-or-treaters may want more than candy. […]
Review: Renegade Star (The Renegade Star #1) by J.N. Chaney
Synopsis Jace Hughes is a Renegade. That means taking almost any job that comes his way, no matter the situation. So long as he can keep his ship floating, he’s free to live the life he wants. But that all changes when he meets Abigail Pryar, a nun looking for safe passage out of the […]
Cover Reveal: Khala by Marius Du Plessis
One was made to remember.One was made to forget. Presenting Synopsis Every autumn the Exalted of the Mountain descend upon their subjects to take their tithe. They call it a blessing yet demand all of the young marked with magic. The children are taken, sealed behind porcelain masks and remade. None have ever returned home. […]
Review: The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo
Synopsis A dark and magical tale of ballrooms and bloodshed in the Gilded Age, from multi-award winning fantasy author Nghi Vo. 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 […]
Review: Depth Charge by Tyler Jones
Synopsis: Art world darling Julian Le Sang paints with passion, with abandon, and with his own blood. Inside these blood paintings, Julian sees more than art… he sees the future. In fifth grade, Julian is bullied and alienated until Marcy befriends him and learns the strange boy’s dark secret: he sees visions of death in […]
Review: The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow by Caitríona Moran
Synopsis: Healer. Harlot. Heretic. Magdalena Overmorrow is the magician that women go to when they need illegal abortions in the kingdom of Astoleyn. When she is betrayed and arrested, she is banished to the realm’s northernmost city to await her trial where she will be watched over by the pious Lord Proctor of Cair Gramora. […]