Synopsis: KJ Parker’s new novella is a darkly witty historical fantasy. A group of scholars are asked to do the impossible by a ruthless king. The cost of refusal being death, of course. History isn’t truth…it’s propaganda. Academics can be cocky. Atop their perches of authority high above the thrumming masses of the unquestioning world […]
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Review: Wraith and the Revolution by A.J. Calvin
Synopsis Kye Verex is trapped. Due to a fluke of genetics, the decisions of the galaxy’s elite, and a lack of finances, he’s stuck on his polluted and noxious home world indefinitely. And it’s slowly killing him. Then his more fortunate sister returns one day, bringing the promise of salvation. Kelsey has always hoped to […]
Review: Sins of Steel and Shadow (The Turned Book 1) by Steve Pannett
Synopsis: Centuries have passed since the lauded Battle King defeated the vampyr hordes and ended the Years of Blood, but the memories on both sides are long, and some grievances are not so easily set aside. Humans and vampyrs coexist in an uneasy peace, but no peace lasts forever. And for Bail Neren, there has never […]
Review: The Extra by Annie Neugebauer
Synopsis Ten people head out on a backpacking trip, but the first night eleven set up camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Who is the extra? “The Extra is exceptional in every way: Extra unnerving, extra eerie, extra tense. Annie Neugebauer pedals in the same alpine paranoia as John Carpenter’s classic The Thing, manifesting a sense of dissociative […]
Review: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Wow. This is one of my favorite books of the year, and probably ever. The scientific aspect of it was so neat to me and I want to try more books like this so if you know of any, please let me know. Synopsis New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant, author of the renowned […]
Review: Let’s Split Up by Bill Wood
Synopsis When the town’s “it-couple,” Brad and Shelley, are found brutally murdered in a secluded manor, a brave group of teen friends takes on the mystery. Set in 2001 Sanera, California ―a small, quiet community where nothing ever happens ― the shocking murders shake everyone, leaving them to believe the ghost of a murdered landowner […]
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: The Nga’phandileh Whisperer by Eugen Bacon
Synopsis: When a precocious Guardian in Sector Z in New Inku’lulu—an elite space outpost—misuses her sound magic, the Guardians punish her by stripping away her magical ability. Now Chant’L is exiled to Savage Mound, a sound island on planet Wiimb-ó, and grows increasingly vengeful—until she discovers that magic is inborn, never truly lost or taken. […]
Review: Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
Overall, Breathe In, Bleed Out is a whole lot of fun! It’s a satire of wellness culture, a slasher murder mystery ala Scream, and a love letter to the genres tropiest tropes!
Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood
Synopsis Andromeda Wildwood is practically perfect in every witch way. Her life is a haze of pink, magic and impossibly high standards. The proud owner of Celestial Bakehouse, a bustling London bakery, Annie devotes her powers to pleasing others, and while perfection exacts a magical toll, it’s a price she is more than willing to […]
Review: You Weren’t Meant To Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
Synopsis: Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It’s an offer that none refuse. Crane is grateful. Among his hive’s followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to […]
Review: The Fallen & The Kiss of Dusk (Crowns of Nyaxia #4) by Carissa Broadbent
Aaaaand Broadbent continues to cement herself as a must-read author for me. Where this book could have followed the usual romantasy pattern (the couple get together and then are immediately separated for an entire book) Broadbent breaks that and allows Mische and Asar to reunite early on.