File this immediately under urban romantasy and strap in because, baby, there’s going to be some serious hormones flying.
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Review: The Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier
Synopsis: What would guilt make you do? Hadleigh Keene died on the road leading away from Hollyhock Asylum. The reasons are unknown. Her sister Morgan blames herself. A year later with the case still unsolved, Morgan creates a false identity, that of a troubled housewife named Charlotte Turner, and goes inside. Morgan quickly discovers that […]
TBRCon2024 Highlight: Small & Midsize Book Publishers with Peter Chiykowski, Bryce O’Connor, Caroline Lambe & More
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/publisher/editor Peter Chiykowski and panelists Bryce O’Connor, Caroline Lambe, Mae Murray, Selena Middleton, Fabienne Schwizer, Brook Aspden and Alan Lastufka for a TBRCon2024 panel on “Small & Midsize Book Publishers.”
Review: Gogmagog: The First Chronicle of Ludwich by Jeff Noon and Steve Beard
Now this is weird fiction at its finest. If you’re here for a plot-driven story you’re going to be disappointed, but if you’re here for the weird and the wonderful with a plot that meanders like the river our characters are traversing you’ll have a great time.
Review: Full Immersion by Gemma Amor
Synopsis: When Magpie discovers her own dead body one misty morning in Bristol, it prompts her to uncover the truth of her untimely demise. Her investigations take her on a terrifying journey through multiple realities, experimental treatments, technological innovations, and half-memories in a race against time and sanity. Accompanied by a new friend who is […]
Review: Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker
Okay I sat on this review for ages because I thought I was getting a horror story, but in reality I got a stunning story of self-discovery and an exploration of mental health all wrapped up in an addictive horror.
It took me a while to figure out where this was going. I’m going to do my best to avoid spoilers so this review is likely to be pretty vague in most places.
Cover Reveal: Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle #1) by S.T. Gibson
Secret societies, lust and lies.
Welcome to The Summoner’s Circle, your brand-new fantasy addiction.
When a family curse threatens the life of David, a medium, he will turn to the only person he’s ever trusted, his sorcerer ex-boyfriend, Rhys—which means he will have to open his heart to Moira, Rhys’s astrologer wife.
Review: Earth Retrograde by R.W.W. Greene (The First Planets Duology #2)
You will struggle to find a better literary Sci-Fi embodiment of the space girl lofi hiphop videos on YouTube than Mercury Rising and Earth Retrograde. There is no drawback to this duology. No downside. Greene nailed it.
Review: The Judas Blossom: Book I of The Nightingale and the Falcon (#1) by Steven Aryan
An imaginative and sprawling epic fantasy reimagining of the Mongol Empire’s invasion of Persia, following the lives and treacherous journeys of four key figures in the heart of war. 1260, Persia: Due to the efforts of the great Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire covers a vast portion of the known world. In the shadow of […]
Review: Myriad by Joshua David Bellin
Synopsis Miriam Randle works for LifeTime, a private law enforcement agency that uses short-term time travel to prevent crimes from happening. Though a seasoned time traveller, she is continually haunted by the death of her twin brother, whose murder remains unsolved years later. When a routine assignment ends in tragedy by Miriam’s hand, she finds […]
Cover Reveal: Earth Retrograde by R.W.W. Greene
R.W.W. Greene’s Mercury Rising was one of my favourite books of 2022. I gave it a perfect 10 in my review: Mercury Rising by R.W.W. Greene Angry Robot have kindly let me reveal the cover for the follow up, Earth Retrograde. I’m excited because just. Look. At. This. Publisher: Angry Robot Release Date: October 24th […]
Review: World Running Down by Al Hess
There’s a huge amount of love in this book. WRD was meant to be a palette cleanser for me in the all-you-can-eat buffet of space opera sci-fi out there at the moment but it shone as a wonderful book in its own right.