Book Information Marked for the Pyre by M.T. FontaineSeries: Brands of TaelgirGenre: Dark Epic FantasyIntended Age Group: AdultPages: 616Published: August 30, 2023Publisher: Self Published Book Blurb To overthrow the Stewards’ hold on the kingdoms, Kaianne and Andreiyes strike a tenuous alliance between their people – the Marked and the Carved. Yet uniting the two factions […]
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Review: Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
Synopsis By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child’s favorite ice princess. By the neon night glow of the Sunset Strip, Maeve haunts the dive bars with a drink in one hand and a book in the other, imitating her misanthropic literary heroes. But when Gideon Green – her best […]
Review: The Anatomy of Fear (Anthology)
Tis the Season to be Terrified, Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-arggggghhh Synopsis ‘The skull bell tolled, but only Lena heard it.’ – L.L. MacRae (Bone) Fear is universal – a shared human experience that provokes awe, curiosity and terror. It feeds our anxieties, elevating our heartbeats and driving the instinct to survive. But what are we afraid of […]
Review: Merciless Waters by Rae Knowles
Synopsis Aboard the ship Scylla, there is no future or past. Jaq, her fickle lover Lily, and their all-female crew exist in an endless present. It’s better this way. At least it keeps Lily by Jaq’s side, where she belongs. But the meddling gods care little for Jaq’s longing, and despite her protective rituals, their […]
BOOK TOUR: The Blade of Absolution (The Volkdrow Chronicles #1) by Lou Yardley
Book Information The Blade of Absolution by Lou YardleySeries: The Volkdrow ChroniclesGenre: Dark Fantasy/“Fiendish Fantasy”Intended Age Group: AdultPages: 514Published: June 23, 2023Publisher: The Goblin Storybook (Self Published) Book Blurb One sword… a whole load of chaos! Part dungeon break, part magical sword heist, “The Blade of Absolution” kicks off “The Volkdrow Chronicles” with a hearty […]
Review: Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
Synopsis Rosemary meets Ash at the farmers’ market. Ash—precise, pretty, and practically perfect—sells bars of soap in delicate pastel colours, sprinkle-spackled cupcakes stacked on scalloped stands, beeswax candles, jelly jars of honey, and glossy green plants. Ro has never felt this way about another woman; with Ash, she wants to be her and have her […]
12 Horror Stories to Read for Friday the 13th
Happy Friday the 13th to all who observe, a day allegedly plagued with “bad luck.” Typically associated with broken mirrors, black cats, and walking under ladders, this unluckiness is intrinsically linked with horror and terror. We can also (probably) chalk this association up to the famous, classic horror slasher of the same name, Friday the […]
Review: Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
Synopsis When a transphobic woman bombs Frankie’s workplace, she blows up Frankie’s life with it. As the media descends like vultures, Frankie tries to cope with the carnage: binge-drinking, sleeping with strangers, pushing away her friends. Then, she meets Vanya. Mysterious, beautiful, terrifying Vanya. The two hit it off immediately, but as their relationship intensifies, […]
Review: System Collapse (Murderbot #7) by Martha Wells
Synopsis Am I making it worse? I think I’m making it worse. Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the […]
Author Chat: Antonia Rachel Ward (DreamScape)
Antonia Rachel Ward is an author of horror and speculative fiction based in Cambridgeshire, UK. As well as a considerable body of short story work and poetry, she has published two novellas, Marionette and Attack of the Killer Tumbleweeds, and her first novel, DreamScape, is released on 24th October. You can find my 9.5/10 review […]
Review: Big Bad by Chandler Baker
Synopsis For a family trying to make an isolated farmhouse into a home, fear and rage are getting harder to control in a primal short story by the New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network and Cutting Teeth. The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad. Rachel feels the restlessness in her blood […]
REVIEW: No Heart for a Thief (Malitu #1) by James Lloyd Dulin
SYNOPSIS We are the stories we tell ourselves…even the lies. The Thief, a great spirit, and her descendants have abused their ability to steal magic for centuries. When Kaylo starts to hear the song of other people’s magic, he must learn to hide from his people as well as the invaders. A gift or a […]