Synopsis “An astonishingly good novel…Fans of the earlier Talisman novels will absolutely love this one, and because King is a wizard at providing backstory, new readers can thoroughly enjoy it.” —Booklist (starred review) “Constant Readers Rejoice!” (The Baltimore Sun). Jack Sawyer, a beloved and enduring King protagonist, returns in the final book in the Talisman Trilogy, […]
Action & Adventure
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: He Who Ate the Wild by G.J. Terral
He Who Ate the Wild is a story of loss and grief, but also of a young warrior trying to understand his place in this Japanese-inspired world.
Review: Cello’s Gate (The Sky Pirates of Imperia #1) by Maurice Africh
Synopsis: With a wit to rival Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl, action on par with Pierce Brown’s Red Rising, and the scope of Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth, Cello’s Gate is a rollicking, edge-of-your-seat sci-fi fantasy epic about a ragtag crew of rogues on the hunt for mythic treasure. They did not, however, sign up […]
Review: The Fires of December (Hoid’s Travails #3) by Brandon Sanderson
Synopsis: In the next Cosmere standalone novel, Hoid has an epic tale to share: In a forgotten land sustained by colorful rivers of demon blood, a young woman named December learns a devastating plague is on its way. But who will believe her? Against impossible odds, she sets sail up the River Violet to warn […]
Review: The Shattered Oath (Sabre book 1) by C.S. Wood
Synopsis: The Night Devils rule the seas without mercy. For two centuries, they have held the Merithian Empire at bay, binding them to an ocean of blood. Yet, the unit faces disbandment for its growing power and brutality. And when the vice admiral mysteriously vanishes, order falls to the infamous Commander Grenyard – a sailor […]
Review: Sisters of the Lizard (The Rakada #2) by Jackson Ford
Sisters of the Lizard is a phenomenal sequel. It builds upon everything that book did, and delivers a shockingly emotional finale.
The Winds of War (The Tapestry of the Tarnished Book 1) by Mosha Winter
Synopsis: THESE THREADS ARE SOAKED IN BLOOD. The Astaris Empire is fracturing, its realm flogged by war and fanaticism. Empress Seline and her Gold Council vie to maintain control, but what is control for a nation built on blood and lies? In the east, the storied Rhaavi people cling to their independence, but as the […]
Among the Thorns – Never the Roses by Jennifer K Lambert
Twin sorceresses. One Prince Charming. Which sister will win out? Ambitious young sorceress Rose of Northbrooke is about to graduate. She’s the only known dream sorcerer of her generation and she’s a remarkable one. No wonder she has Prince Sebastien, one of the most eligible royals of the realm trailing her skirts. But when rumours […]
Review: Upon The Forge of Battle (Age of Wrath, #3) by Anthony Ryan
The Age of Wrath reaches its bloody conclusion, the world will be reforged in steel and fire . . . Thera Blackspear was once champion to the Sister Queens. Now she’s a queen herself, with Elvine as her spear maiden, wielding a weapon forged by the gods. But while the traitorous Sister Lore plots in […]
Cold Wind (Ironbound #2) by Andrew Givler
Synopsis Lost and forgotten, Castor is a prisoner of the very Iron Empire he once served.Thought of as a common criminal, Castor guards his dangerous secret—that he has bound a second Symbol—with his life. If the Censors knew, they’d execute him on the spot. There is only one path to freedom and avenging his family. […]
Review: Ember and Steel (The Breitho Chronicles #1) by Donna Morgan
Ember and Steel is a dark fantasy tale that cleverly balances the gruesome and joyful parts of this richly detailed world.