Synopsis You think you know Cinderella’s story: the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince. You’re halfway right, and all-the-way wrong. Ella is a haunting. Murdered at sixteen, her furious ghost is trapped in her father’s house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters. Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her […]
Fantasy
Review: Murder at Spindle Manor by Morgan Stang
Synopsis Mysteries abound in Spindle Manor. For Huntress Isabeau Agarwal, the countryside inn is the last stop in a deadly hunt. Armed with gaslamp and guns, she tracks an insidious beast that wears the skin of its victims, mimicking them perfectly. Ten guests reside within Spindle Manor tonight, and the creature could be any one […]
Review: We Men of Ash and Shadow/The Hand that Casts the Bones (The Vanguard Chronicles) by HL Tinsley
Synopsis: ‘We Men of Ash and Shadow’ is the first book in the Vanguard Series and follows the journey of protagonist, John Vanguard, through the dark and corrupt city of D’Orsee. A Grimdark gas lamp novel, ‘We Men of Ash and Shadow’ explores themes of redemption, loyalty, and betrayal against the backdrop of a world […]
If Looks Could Kill by Julie Berry
Synopsis: If Looks Could Kill by Julie Berry is a blend of historical fiction, mythology, and crime thriller that puts Jack the Ripper against Medusa in 1888 New York that picks up more later on in the book. This YA novel follows Salvation Army volunteers Tabitha and Pearl as they try to rescue a girl trapped […]
Review: The Bone Raiders (The Rakada #1) by Jackson Ford
An epic fantasy with tons of heart, equal parts serious and fun.
Review: Soul Guardians by Alex Karne
Synopsis Things were going great for the demon Bael-Sharoth until a little girl summoned him to open a jar of tomato sauce. Now he’s trapped in the human world along with his arch nemesis the beautiful and capable Maharet Flameheart. Life isn’t easy for a demon in a small town. But at least the parks are hellhound […]
Review: The Silence of the Dead by Marks Ewington (Bones & Betrayals Book 1)
Synopsis Silence of the Dead is a fantasy murder mystery with the wit of a detective comedy—where necromancy is just another thankless job, the dead refuse to talk, and the killer has an unsettling passion for pastry-based clues. Holtar didn’t become a necromancer for the prestige—he did it because talking to the dead is marginally easier than […]
Review: Paschia’s Hidden Journals: Vol I: Awakenings and Aeveaternity by Sam Paisley
Synopsis Billions of years before the first Sentient life existed, The Keepers – the Children of Time – were stewards of the universe. Paschia, the most powerful Keeper of all, spent his life focused on only one thing: discovering his purpose. Through a series of journal entries, Paschia documented his awakening, growth, philosophy, and the […]
Red City (The New Alchemists #1) by Marie Lu
Synopsis Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation, an exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates who market it to the world’s elite in the form of sand – a drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves: more beautiful, more charismatic, simply more. Among the gleaming skyscrapers and rolling foothills […]
House of Dragons (Royal Houses #1) by K.A. Linde
Synopsis Ten years ago, half-Fae, half-human Kerrigan Argon was discreetly dropped off at the steps of Draco Mountain with nothing but a note. Her life changed completely as she was swept into the care of the House of Dragons – an elite training programme for gifted Fae. On the year of their seventeenth name day, […]
Review: Shattered by Nicholas W. Fuller
Synopsis oey Targe’s job was to stand at attention and look good in a uniform unless someone earned themselves an ass kicking. He spent years climbing the ranks to be a Master Sergeant in the Sorento Royal Senate Guard and now has the top tier gig – he’s Guardian to High Senator Sara Brand, one […]
Review: Sins and Sorrows (Protectors Of Pretanni 2) by Mike Mollman
Synopsis Koni gave up her high station to become Conwenna, a blacksmith’s wife and devoted mother. But duty calls at unexpected times. Sorrows await as Conwenna must become Koni again, or let cruel men come to power. Alfswich has become wealthy by committing what others call sins. When a hag’s curse is leveled upon him, […]