Synopsis A lot can change in a week. Seven days ago, I was just Talia – an art school drop-out with an affinity for tattoos, a hopeless crush on my boss, and a knack for finding trouble. Now, I’m a gold-blooded, magic-harnessing, Runemaster-in-training. The good news is, all of that has resulted in one hell […]
Fantasy
Review: The Impudent Edda by Rowdy Geirsson
A fresh take on Norse mythology, full of comedy and Bostonian flair.
Review: All Of Our Sins (Dark Legacies #2) by Yuval Kordov
All Of Our Sins is the psychotropic fever dream follow-up to The Hand Of God. The Dark Legacies series is proving to be one of the most all-consuming reading experiences I have had. The vivid, dark, and immersive hellscape introduced in book one is further explored in this cerebral and cinematic sequel.
Blog Post: Spooky Fantasy Characters
Spooky Season is upon us. This is the time of year when we like to pick up that classic horror book that’s always given us the fright we need or grab the latest stabby book that sends chills down our spine. We love to think about the scary, the monstrous, or the haunting. It is […]
Review: Gilded Blood Series #2)
Synopsis I keep telling myself things could be worse. Okay, so my mom’s been harboring some hefty family secrets. Big deal. And, yeah, maybe there are still two or three teensy details about Zayn that I don’t know – his backstory, his private life, or his real name, for starters. Oh, and let’s not forget […]
Review: The Slain Divine (The Vagrant Gods #3) by David Dalglish
Synopsis The Everlorn Empire’s grip on Thanet is tighter than ever. The God-Incarnate himself has arrived on its shores to crush the struggling rebellion and carry out his final, sinister plan: he will sacrifice the entire island in order to rise, reincarnated from its ashes. The rebellion is struggling to separate allies from enemies, and […]
Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith
Synopsis A modern middle-grade graphic novel retelling of Beowulf, featuring a gang of troublemaking kids who must defend their tree house from a fun-hating adult who can instantly turn children into grown-ups. Listen! Hear a tale of mallow-munchers and warriors who answer candy’s clarion call! Somewhere in a generic suburb stands Treeheart, a kid-forged sanctuary […]
Review: Bob the Wizard by M.V. Prindle
Synopsis Bob, a chain-smoking, foul-mouthed, shotgun-wielding ex-garbage man, chases his family’s killer—the gray-skinned Galvidon—through the realms of the mysterious Astraverse. The trail leads him to Hub, a world in turmoil populated by wizards, blue elves, faeries, giants, dragons, and unfortunately, plain old humans. Chained by his addictions and haunted by his past, Bob must find […]
Review: Before The Devil Knows You’re Here by Autumn Krause
The best way I can think to summarize this book would be to say that Krause writes up an atmospheric homage to a mixed cultural background and the memory of a person dear to her, depicting a different, darker, and more folk gothic side to early 19th century americana. Bringing to life that solid and vivid mix of folk tales and myth that were also paired with the Christian overtones informing the 1800s American short story. Think Washington Irving’s The Devil and Tom Walker but add more monsters and a gutsy young woman willing to do anything for her family.
Review: A Night Owl Slips Into A Diner by Douglas Lumsden
Synopsis A routine case of industrial espionage pitches hardboiled P.I. Alexander Southerland headlong into a maelstrom of shadowy political intrigue and deadly supernatural mayhem—not to mention some malevolent owls and the mysterious ‘boy who talks backwards’! After his exposure of a white-collar thief has harrowing consequences, a guilt-ridden and disconsolate Southerland roams the mean streets […]
Review: The Lost War: Eidyn (Book One: 1) By Justin Lee Anderson
Synopsis ‘STRIKINGLY INTENSE. . . IMMERSIVE AND THOROUGHLY COMPELLING’ SFX The war is over but peace can be hell. Demons continue to burn farmlands, violent mercenaries roam the wilds and a plague is spreading. The country of Eidyn is on its knees. In a society that fears and shuns him, Aranok is the first mage to […]
Review: All the Skills by Honour Rae (All the Skills #1)
As with any deckbuilding game, any player will know that the real fun begins once you’ve moved on from trading or upgrading your starting cards to those that grant more abilities and effects. The same is true for All the Skills.