Synopsis: War is the only thing Everan Caid was ever good at, and he yearns to return to his old ways. Long ago stripped of his knighthood and all but exiled from the castle of Oldmeadow, he is drunker by dawn than most men can manage all day. Peace, with the lack of killing that […]
Fantasy
Review: Disenchanted (Rewitched, #3) by Lucy Jane Wood
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 […]
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: 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 […]
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: The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
In the first installment in his Shadow of the Leviathan series, Bennett blends in just the right mix of familiar mystery and fantasy elements to satisfy readers of both genres while still creating something that feels unique and immersive.
Review: The Dragons of Deepwood Fen (The Book of the Holt #1) by Bradley P. Beaulieu
An excellent entry in a new series from Bradley P. Beaulieu which features a healthy smattering of dragon bonding and lore, an empire that has long oppressed the kin, the people of the Holt, a great forest full of magic and wonder, and where Faedryn, the trickster god, is imprisoned.
Review: Our Cut of Salt By Deena Helm
SYNOPSIS THE HOUSE IS WAITING FOR YOU. From a bold new Palestinian voice comes Our Cut of Salt – an unflinching, sinister and moving take on the haunted house novel, perfect for fans of The Only Good Indians and The Haunting of Hill House.‘The essential haunted house story of our moment in history’ Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Black Flame There is something haunting […]