Synopsis: HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO BE FREE? Inside the paradise of a Dyson Sphere, artificial intelligence has been outlawed and hunted. When a robot is dug up at the equator, it will have to flee if it wants to survive. Told from the different perspectives of the humans and creatures who encounter the […]
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Review: The Cracks by T.H. Huddleston
Synopsis Following the death of her husband, Sandra Riley is left all but destitute: jobless, penniless and about to lose her home. But an encounter with an old university friend seems to offer a lifeline. Gerry McManus was always well-to-do; now he’s risen to join the landed gentry, as his wife Joy takes possession of […]
Review: Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
Synopsis Sancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one. And her latest target, a heavily guarded warehouse on Tevanne’s docks, is nothing her unique abilities can’t handle. But unbeknownst to her, Sancia’s been sent to steal an artifact of unimaginable power, an object that could revolutionize the magical technology known as scriving. The […]
Review: Steel Gods (The Great Silence #2) by Richard Swan
Arcane task force is back, and they are still trying to figure out the Great Silence – the heavens are being eaten by the Vorr along with anyone who dies. Ultimately, this book is a medieval zombie apocalypse but written in the incredible way Swan writes, with prose that’ll melt your eyes; it’s so very good.
Review: The Last King of Faerie (Shadowhunters Novel: The Wicked Powers, 1) by Cassandra Clare
Synopsis: Welcome to a world of demon-hunting, betrayal, secrets and forbidden love. The highly anticipated first book of The Wicked Powers, the final Shadowhunters trilogy! #1 New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare brings the global phenomenon that began with The Mortal Instruments to a stunning conclusion. It’s Drusilla Blackthorn’s third year at Shadowhunter Academy […]
Review: Lethal Kiss by Taylor Grothe
Synopsis: Discover a stunning, dark academia horror-romance by Taylor Grothe. Lethal Kiss is perfect for the morally grey sapphic romance readers and fans of Ali Hazelwood’s Bride. Knowledge isn’t the only thing she’s hungry for . . . Three centuries on Earth have taught Marcella one thing: when the bodies pile up, it’s time to […]
Review: The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow by Caitríona Moran
Synopsis: Healer. Harlot. Heretic. Magdalena Overmorrow is the magician that women go to when they need illegal abortions in the kingdom of Astoleyn. When she is betrayed and arrested, she is banished to the realm’s northernmost city to await her trial where she will be watched over by the pious Lord Proctor of Cair Gramora. […]
Review: The Twelve Loves of Christmas: an advent calendar of festive romance stories for Christmas
Synopsis: Count down to Christmas with twelve sealed festive love stories from various romance authors. The perfect treat for yourself or a gift for friends, partners, family and romance fans looking for a little extra love and magic this Christmas. The Twelve Loves of Christmas is a swoon-worthy, novelty advent-style short story collection – some […]
Review: Mortality Gauntlet (The Hybrid Helix #9) by J.C.M. Berne
Synopsis: Hyperion was Rohan’s hero. His idol. His mentor. Even his friend.The shadow of that man has been Rohan’s ward, his confidante, then his rival, and ultimately his enemy.That Hyperion has caused the death of innocents. Has attempted to destroy the entire human race. Cares for nothing but his own revenge.He’s stronger than Rohan, tougher. […]
Review: A Requiem for Fallen Stars (Cadence of the Fallen) by Hazel S. Wilkes
Synopsis: Lyra Izacalli does not clutch onto the jagged remnants of her past—she buries them deep beneath her skin. To feel is to give power to the past—to let grief and memory carve through her like a blade. But Lyra refuses to let them win. She will not let the sharpened words of men who […]
Review: The Worth of Scars (Book One of the Scarred Saga) by Gabriel Farrell
Synopsis A bookworm, a brothel madam, a gangster, an aristocrat, a widow and a war hero walk into an inn – though it turns out there’s nothing funny about what happens next. For humanity’s ancient enemy the Serafin are rumoured to have returned, and the old man who assembled such an unlikely band believes these […]
Review: A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 6) by Sarah J. Maas
Synopsis: What was broken will be remade. Deep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he’s been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories, attracting powerful allies hell-bent on reclaiming what was once theirs: the human lands. The […]