Synopsis I’m Ivy Lane, and if I never see another faerie again, it’ll be too soon. Twenty years after the faeries came and destroyed the world as we knew it, I use my specialist skills to keep rogue faeries in line and ensure humans and their magically gifted neighbours can coexist (relatively) peacefully. Nobody knows […]
Paranormal Fantasy
Review: The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
Synopsis: From the USA Today bestselling author of The Book Eaters comes The Girl with a Thousand Faces, a Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong that meshes ancient myths and local legends into a haunting story of ghosts, grief, and women who will not forgive. When Mercy Chan washed up on the shores […]
Review: River of Bones and Other Stories by Rebecca Roanhorse
Synopsis: A stunning collection of award-winning fantasy and science fiction short stories from the New York Times bestselling author of the Between Earth and Sky trilogy—including a new novella set in the world of Trail of Lightning. Rebecca Roanhorse’s first publication, “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™”, was awarded both the Nebula and Hugo award […]
Review: The Strange Grey Everything by Rebecca Crunden
Synopsis: Damien Giles hasn’t seen his husband in twelve years. Not since Carlisle left him on their honeymoon. All Damien got was his father-in-law telling him that Carlisle wasn’t coming back. (Twice.) And yet divorce papers never arrived. Now Carlisle’s back in town for his brother’s wedding and keeps crossing Damien’s path. More baffling to […]
Review: Rogue Community College (The Liberty House Series #1) by David R. Slayton
Synopsis: Isaac Frost is an assassin. Raised in the Graveyard of the cruel and mysterious Undertaker, he has mastered the deadly art of the knife and the skill of survival, together with scores of others just like him—young men taken from their families to become the most infamous killers throughout the realms of elves and […]
Review: Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay
Synopsis: When a librarian discovers she’s descended from a long line of powerful witches, she’ll need all of her bookish knowledge to harness her family’s magic, in this enchanting cozy fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay. Zoe Ziakas enjoys a quiet life, working as a librarian in her quaint New England town. […]
Review: Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines
Synopsis: Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time. Three former Chosen Ones have joined together to spend their retirement in peace and quiet, running Second Life Books and Gifts in Salem, […]
Review: An Ambitious Woman and her Very Normal Pet by Lily Greene
Synopsis: After a devastating invasion, the necromancers of the kingdom of Led are executed for their crimes against the sanctity of life. One such necromancer, Sybil Whitman, finds all of this really, really, really dumb. All she wanted was to have her own farm and work alongside her skeleton constructs, providing food and warmth to the surrounding […]
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: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
Synopsis: This is a story about hunger.1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, […]
Review: The Map of Lost Places compiled by Sheree Renee Thomas & Lesley Conner
Synopsis A travel guide to hauntings and the haunted, to lands with their own power, and to the communities that spring from these strange realms. What you hold in your hands is a travel guide to the strange and surreal. From arcades along a boardwalk and jetties at the edges of tourist towns, to a […]
Review: A Crack in the World: The Reckoning by James Mordechai
A Crack in the World: The Reckoning is another very strong book from Mordechai. Introducing both new characters to the story and revisiting Gino and Carter the story effortlessly weaves in details from the first book while quickly getting into the action. This can be read either standalone or as a sequel, Mordechai has made sure that no reader will be lost.