SYNOPSIS A secret organisation is losing the battle to maintain the empathy levels that sustain the planet’s protective barriers against the nightmare worlds. A young aristocrat safeguards a terrible secret, sponsoring an archaeology graduate obsessed with biblical artifacts. An all-knowing orphan worshiped by a cult joins a textbook exemplar of toxic masculinity and an introverted […]
Reviews
BOOK TOUR/REVIEW: No Safe Haven (Malitu #2) by James Lloyd Dulin
SYNOPSIS Anger will not be quenched by blood alone. The Missing, a rebel army that is little more than a rumor, may be Kaylo’s only path to exact his vengeance against the empire that claimed his home and killed his family. If it means a chance to balance the blood he owes, he will steal […]
Review: Forge of the High Mage (Path to Ascendancy #4) by Ian C. Esslemont
Synopsis After decades of warfare, Malazan forces are now close to consolidating the Quon Talian mainland. Yet it is at this moment that Emperor Kellanved orders a new campaign far to the north: the invasion of Falar. Since the main Malazan armies are otherwise engaged in Quon Tali, a collection of orphaned units and broken […]
Review: The God Is Not Willing (Witness Trilogy #1) by Steven Erikson
Synopsis Many years have passed since three Teblor warriors brought carnage and chaos to the small lakeside settlement of Silver Lake. While the town has recovered, the legacy of that past horror remains, even if the Teblor tribes of the north no longer venture into the southlands. One of those three, Karsa Orlong, is now […]
Review: Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
Okay so this one had me hooked from the start and not for the reasons I expected. The synopsis talks of a vampiric figure called ‘The Low Man’ who seems to be murdering people in town, which was the main reason I wanted to read this. Going in The Low Man is actually mentioned way less than I expected, but what I did get was a dark, atmospheric story filled with vampire vibes and a love interest who is heavily influenced by Edward Cullen (but just the darker side of him…)
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 5 – Zachary Moulder
G’day / Kia Ora. Today I have the honour of hosting the third the author showcases focusing on the awesome talent originating from Australia and New Zealand. The idea came to me whilst seeing so many of the book community gathering at recent conventions in the US and UK. And once my FOMO had subsided, […]
REVIEW: The Forbidden Realms (The Fallen Light #2) by H.C. Newell
SYNOPSIS Nerana is a sorceress. An exile. The Child of Skye. And she isn’t alone. After a vicious attack against the Order of Saro, Nerana finds herself lost in the wastelands of Aragoth. Forbidden of humans or evae, the desert is a land teeming with fire and vengeance, and Nerana’s only hope for survival lies […]
Review: Callus & Crow by D B Rook (The Wayward World Chronicles #1)
Callus & Crow is one of 2023’s unmissable reads.
REVIEW: Credible Threats (Sam Adams #1) by Daniel Meyer
SYNOPSIS Sam Adams, sixteen-year-old wizard, has zero interest in saving the world—but staying out of the line of fire isn’t an option for wizards. When a new designer drug hits the streets, giving ordinary humans magical powers and leaving a trail of bodies in its wake, it threatens to turn his city of Williamsport’s long-simmering […]
The Grimrose Girls (Grimrose Girls) by Laura Pohl
Synopsis Four friends, one murder, and a dark fate that may leave them all doomed… After the mysterious death of their best friend, Ella, Yuki, and Rory are the talk of their elite school, Grimrose Académie. The police ruled Ariane’s death as a suicide, but the trio is determined to find out what really happened. […]
The Beast Hunters (The Beast Hunter of Ashbourn #1) by Christer Lende
Synopsis The Witcher meets Sherlock Holmes in the epic beginning of Ara’s new life as a beast hunter apprentice. When a monster brutally kills her parents, Ara is saved by two beast hunters. Becoming their apprentice, she discoversserums, secret bestiary knowledge, and remarkable abilities-all to save unsuspecting souls from the same fate her parents suffered. […]
Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland
Synopsis The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won’t stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie. Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the night in […]