Synopsis IN THE CENTER OF THE FOREST SITS A HOUSE OF LEAVES AND ASH. INSIDE THE HOUSE, HIS HEART AND LIES. Inside the house called Sempiternity there is a lake, at the center of which an island sits. Upon the island, a spire of stone. Surrounding the spire, an orchard of dreams. Beneath an apple […]
Science Fiction
The Fall of Selvandrea (The Draemeir Chronicle #1) by Tim McKay
Synopsis: Remember the wolf. Remember what’s out there in the dark. Valdaris was a middling artillery captain before his people fell to a conquering rival. Then he fell further still, snatched from the battlefield by a ruthless cult and cast into the depths of ultimate evil. Transformed by powers he can’t begin to understand, Valdaris […]
Review: Yours Celestially by Al Hess
Synopsis After divorce, death, and having his reformatted soul uploaded into a new body, Sasha expected resurrection to be a fresh start. His time spent in digital Limbo with the program’s cheeky AI guardian angel, Metatron, was cathartic, but what good is a second life when he only sees his daughter on the weekends, he […]
Review: Suppression of Powers (Hybrid Helix #6) by J.C.M. Berne
Synopsis First entry in the second arc of the Hybrid Black Gold Rohan doesn’t want to be famous, to be rich, or to rule over the galaxy with an iron fist. All he wants is a peaceful life towing ships, a decent cup of coffee, and time to pursue the woman of his dreams. First […]
Review: The L.O.V.E. Club by Lio Min
Synopsis From the acclaimed author of Beating Heart Baby, an immersive novel following three estranged high schoolers who are pulled into a video game to pursue the disappearance of their friend Three years ago, Elle (the “E” in the self-proclaimed L.O.V.E. Club) disappeared from Calendula, an affluent Chinese American suburb in inland California. Soon afterward, Liberty […]
Review: Under The Oak (Book Three of the Interloper Trilogy) by Steven William Hannah
Series Synopsis: The Interloper Trilogy follows Bear, the last scientist among his people, trying to decipher the mystery behind the nameless horror that broke Earth, and took his father from him. Set against him are the forces of an angry, corrupted Mother Gaia, and the Dreamers, a cult that would like to see the last […]
Review: Mushroom Blues (The Hoffman Report #1) by Adrian Gibson [audiobook]
Synopsis ENTER THE FUNGALVERSE SPFBO X 2nd place. Shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer. Winner of the FanFiAddict Award for Best Indie Debut, the Literary Titan Gold Book Award, and the Next Generation Indie Book Award. BLADE RUNNER, TRUE DETECTIVE, and DISTRICT 9 meld with the weird worlds of JEFF VANDERMEER and […]
Book Review: Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon
TL;DR Review: Big on the adventure and action, even bigger on the feelings. A visceral and emotional exploration of identity and vulnerability. Synopsis: This is How You Lose the Time War meets Ex Machina: Seth Haddon’s science fiction debut, Volatile Memory, is a sapphic sci-fi action adventure novella. With nothing but a limping ship and an outdated mask to […]
Review: The Immeasurable Heaven by Caspar Geon
Synopsis The Race for Reality Has Begun. The galaxy of Yokkun’s Depth has been settled since time immemorial. There is only one frontier left, and it’s a one-way journey: to pierce the skin of existence and delve the countless younger universes beneath. Running through these universes is the fabled Well, a fissure formed in the […]
Review: The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O’Keefe
Megan E. O’Keefe is one of my absolute favorite scifi authors and her books always shoot to the top of my TBR. I have not yet been disappointed by anything I’ve tried from her. There is always something for me to love that stands out in each book. I’m glad that I still have some […]
Review: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Synopsis: “Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the kidnapper knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man he’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” In this […]
Review: Animus Paradox by Adam Bassett
Synopsis: There’s a thief on the loose. The Tigres excel at tipping the scales in their favor, be it through bribes, politics, or blood. They unofficially run Viterbo, Italy—and somebody stole from them. Private investigators David and Mafalda De Campo have been hired to help find the thief. They’re in it for the money, but […]