Synopsis: The Lords have fallen. It was the war to end all wars. Violence had plagued the Fractured Kingdoms since the fall of the Old Empire. But as the generals and the lords died in the Valley of Torglen, the folk looked beyond their allegiances. Beyond their nations. The bedraggled masses that survived the battle […]
Reviews
Review: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Not only is the narrative voice beautiful and engaging, but it is downright heartbreaking at times. Harrow’s narrators don’t merely talk to the reader but they transport us into this account of impossible choices and we can only follow along hoping for the best but emotionally preparing for the worst.
Review: Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward
Synopsis: High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and rarely happily. Its last owner was its most famous: movie star Leaf Winham, who built Nowhere House as a refuge to hide from his fame… and to hide […]
Book Review: Brigands and Breadknives (Legends and Lattes #2) by Travis Baldree
TL;DR Review: Cozy yet adventurous, entertaining but also immensely heart-warming, with fascinating insights into the author—and ourselves! Synopsis: Return to the fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but […]
Review: Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes #2) by Travis Baldree
Synopsis: Return to the cozy fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller, Fern. Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune […]
Review: Andrew Doran Omnibus Volume One by Matthew Davenport
Synopsis FROM ARKHAM TO THE ANTARCTIC. FROM BERLIN TO NAMIBIA. ANDREW DORAN IS ALL THAT STANDS BETWEEN US AND ANNIHILATION. Andrew Doran’s life has been plagued by knowledge. The knowledge that we are not alone in this universe or the next hindered by the knowledge that the things we share our universes with are malevolent […]
Review: Dark Theory (Dark Law #1) by Wick Welker
Synopsis: A robot yearns to remember. A thief struggles to forget. A galaxy on the verge of collapse. On the fringe of a broken civilization, a robot awakens with no memories and only one directive: find his creator. But in the village of Korthe, Beetro finds only radioactive pestilence, famine, and Miree—a tormented thief with […]
Empire of the Dawn (Empire of the Vampire) by Jay Kristoff
Synopsis Gabriel de León has lost his family, his faith, and his last hope of ending the endless night – the Holy Grail, Dior. With no desire left but vengeance, he and a band of loyal brothers journey into the war-torn heart of the Augustin Empire to claim the life of the Forever King. Unbeknownst […]
Review: Cage of Stars by Frasier Armitage
Cage of Stars is an incredible journey across, and beneath, the surface of an expansive world. Hugely unique in voice and stunningly written. Who would’ve thought I could care so much about a robot?
Review: The House on Moon Creek Avenue by E. Reyes
Synopsis “A haunted house story that will give you The Conjuring vibes.”—Kasha’s Book Sematary Fleeing an abusive boyfriend, Cindy moves into her late grandmother’s creepy old house with her young daughter. At first, the home is comfortable and nostalgic. But soon, ghosts randomly appear day and night, doors open and close, a streak of bad luck begins, […]
To Shape a Dragon’s Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1) by Moniquill Blackgoose
Synopsis The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember the tales of the days when dragons lived among them and danced away the storms of autumn, enabling the people to thrive. To […]
Review: Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
I have a confession. This is my first Olivie Blake book. And, I actually honestly really enjoyed it. Taking a sorority and telling it’s story through the eyes of both a student who has just been accepted into The House, and a professor who agrees to be the academic liaison meant that you saw both sides of the indoctrination. And how it can affect different people.