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Review: A Spell for Change by Nicole Jarvis

May 5, 2025 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

A Spell for Change is everything you want in a leisurely weekend read: it is a heartfelt, intriguing, and at times eerie tale of defiant people trying to carve out space for themselves to peacefully exist true to themselves, in a world that tries to tell them they have no right to. It presents us with food for thought while also granting escapism, wonder, and supernatural phenomena that I will not spoil the exact nature of.

Filed Under: Folk, Historical, Historical, Historical Horror, LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Reviews Tagged With: A Spell for Change, Nicole Jarvis, Titan Books

Review: Goodbye Dolly A Story of World War One by E.J Lake

February 24, 2025 by Mada Leave a Comment

In late 1944, the American Flying Fortress, “Dangerous Dolly”, plunges into an electrical storm to escape destruction by a Nazi jet fighter. Captain Jack Ronan and her aircrew emerge over wartime England in the year 1915. There, they make a forced landing on the estate of an outcast politician named Winston Churchill. Desperate to restore […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Adventure Fantasy, Alt History, Cosmic, Historical, Historical, Military SF, Science Fiction, Time Travel

Intro to Indie Horror + Representation

April 3, 2024 by C. J. Daley (CJDsCurrentRead) Leave a Comment

Similarly to my original Intro to Indie posts (which you can check out here: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi) this is an idea I’ve been brewing for months. Also feel free to check out my original Intro to Indie + Rep post for Fantasy here. Not just where to start with horror or underrated horrors, but horror from authors you […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Spotlight, Historical, LGBTQ+, List, Mystery, Mythology, Novella, Recommendations, Self Published, Series Spotlight Tagged With: #AhmedHAlameen, #AnthonyEngebretson, #BadHandsBooks, #BestGhost, #BrianMcAuley, #CandyCainKills, #CJDaley, #CranberryCove, #EightNightmares, #EmmaEMurray, #EReyes, #GothicHorror, #HaileyPiper, #HarvestNights, #HungersAsOldAsThisLand, #Imago, #IntrotoIndieHorror, #Jewish, #KillerVHS, #Lumberjack, #MatthewZakharuk, #NativeAmerican, #NativeAmericanMythology, #NightmaresfromaDesk, #Representation, #ShortwaveMedia, #Shortwavepublishing, #StuartTudor, #TenebrousPress, #TheHouseonMoonCreekAvenue, #VeloxBooks, #Western, #WhentheDevil, #WhereDreamsAreLost, #WillieRHeredia, #ZacharyRosenberg

Review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

February 16, 2024 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

I don’t know what kind of otherworldly sorcery Arden imbues her words with to make them feel so visceral, poignant, truthful, beautiful and powerful. I’ve rarely felt with the depth that I have through her writing, even when it’s over extremely simple or seemingly mundane things. But I do know she’ll keep having a space on my shelves any time she writes anything. This latest novel merely cemented that.

Filed Under: Fear For All, Fiction, Ghosts, Historical, Psychological, Reviews, Supernatural Tagged With: Katherine Arden, Penguin Random House, The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Review: The Knowing by Emma Hinds

January 16, 2024 by Paige Leave a Comment

The cover for The Knowing by Emma Hinds

I think it’s important to start this review with a warning that The Knowing is a very dark book, and there are themes of sexual violence from almost the very first page. I wouldn’t say that there’s a single relationship within the book that doesn’t have some kind of manipulation or abuse in it.

If you’re okay with reading books with these types of content warnings then you’ll be utterly spellbound. Once I’d gotten over the shock of how almost every event in the book centres around sex I found myself wrapped up in the story. Flora is a mystic who can speak with the dead, only she’s been told she should never acknowledge the ghosts (and boy does it get interesting when she does)

Filed Under: Historical, Reviews Tagged With: Bedford Square Publishers, Emma Hinds, The Knowing

Review: The Judas Blossom: Book I of The Nightingale and the Falcon (#1) by Steven Aryan

July 19, 2023 by Mada Leave a Comment

An imaginative and sprawling epic fantasy reimagining of the Mongol Empire’s invasion of Persia, following the lives and treacherous journeys of four key figures in the heart of war. 1260, Persia: Due to the efforts of the great Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire covers a vast portion of the known world. In the shadow of […]

Filed Under: Asian Inspired, Fiction, Historical, Low Fantasy, Magical Realism, Middle Eastern Inspired, Military Fantasy, Mythology Tagged With: Angry Robot, Stephen Aryan, The Judas Blossom

Review: The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec

July 17, 2023 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

Historical and mythological inspired fantasy, showcasing the sisterhood between Queen Gunnhild and her childhood friends, Signy and Oddny.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Folk, Historical, Historical, Magical Realism, Mythology, Reviews Tagged With: Ace, Berkley, Genevieve Gornichec, Norse Mythology

The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song #2) by Shauna Lawless

July 4, 2023 by DustJacketFullofMonsters Leave a Comment

Synopsis Ireland, 1000 AD. Gormflaith is unhappily married to Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, and although a queen she struggles with her limited position. As an immortal Fomorian with the secret gift of magic, Gormflaith has a burning desire: to find and destroy the hidden fortress of her sworn enemies, the Descendants, who seek […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Historical, Mythology, Reviews

Review: The Corset by Laura Purcell

June 2, 2023 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

If nuanced character work calls to you, you don’t shy away from gothic horror with explicit gore, and you want something that keeps you on the edge of your seat with you breath held tight, dear reader, you’ll devour this cleverly woven book.

Filed Under: Fear For All, Fiction, Gothic, Historical, Mystery, Psychological, Reviews, Thriller Tagged With: Laura Purcell, raven books, The Corset

Review: Assassin’s Creed: The Golden City (#1) by Jaleigh Johnson

March 11, 2023 by Mada Leave a Comment

A young emperor’s life hangs in the balance in ancient Constantinople, and only the Brotherhood of Assassins can save him, in this action-packed historical adventure from the award-winning Assassin’s Creed universe Constantinople, 867 – A murderous plot is afoot. Assisted by the Order of the Ancients, the emperor schemes to assassinate his son and throw the city […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Historical, Reviews Tagged With: Acontye Books, Assassin Creed, Assassin Creed Brotherhood, Assassin Creed Mirage, Assassins, Assasssin Creed Relevations, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Jaleigh Johnson, Roman Byzantium, The Golden City, Ubisoft

Review: Bellatrix (Legion XXII #2) by Simon Turney

January 16, 2023 by Mada Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Warrior and combat medic of the Twenty Second Legion, Titus Cervianus, must fight the armies of the fabled Warrior Queen in this blistering new Roman adventure from Simon Turney. Egypt, 25 BC. Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. And the Twenty Second is no ordinary legion. Formed from the personal guard of a conquered […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Historical, Reviews Tagged With: #Bellatrix, Ancient Rome, Aria Fiction, Histoircal Fiction, Rome, Simon Scarrow, SImon Turney, SJA Turney

Review: Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope #1) by Claire North

October 11, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

A beautiful retelling of Penelope’s life through the eyes of goddess and protector, Hera.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Historical, Mythology, Reviews Tagged With: Claire North, Hachette Audio, Orbit, Orbit Books

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