Synopsis: She’s been called a murderer, a monster, a villain. But the truth was never hers to tell―until now. Born a Spartan princess. Married to a tyrant. Forced to watch her child sacrificed to appease the gods. In a world where women are used, silenced, and discarded, Clytemnestra does not mourn―she waits. And when her […]
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Review: The Tapestry of Fate (Amina al-Sirafi #2) by Shannon Chakraborty
Synopsis Amina al-Sirafi thinks she’s struck gold. Tasked with hunting down arcane artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savor the occasional rollicking adventure on the high seas with her cherished criminal companions while still returning home to raise her beloved daughter, Marjana. But when Raksh, the spirit of discord with whom she […]
Crimson Dusk (Annals of the Incidental Utopia, #2) by E.P. Soulless
Synopsis: Idd wakes imprisoned in the institution that once forged him, forced to confront what he’s become. His past won’t stay buried. His present won’t hold still. And the voice that kept him alive might be the thing that destroys him. Korthe discovers her crusade was built on lies—but the lies go deeper than betrayal. Armed with […]
Review: The Turn by Rachel Feder
Synopsis When Baxter, a young writer and recent college graduate, accepts a live-in nanny position for an affluent professor’s family in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, she rapidly becomes aware of strange happenings orbiting the family and their children, Quinn and Thebes. After the father becomes estranged and the mother disappears into the night […]
Review: Moon Soul: A Cozy Science Fantasy Novella by Nathaniel Luscombe
Synopsis “I don’t think I can justify it any longer. I’m going to quit my job.”August has never been good with change and isn’t sure who she is beyond her job of reading memories in the sand. When she comes to the conclusion that she has to quit her job, she’s left with an overwhelming […]
Review: Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim
Synopsis: A bracelet. A curse. And golden fishbones to be returned to the sea … Guangdong, 1940. When Ha Yut Ying narrowly escapes Japanese soldiers by turning invisible, she knows her new-found magic must be kept a secret. But her mother, whose dreams foretell the future, suspects her daughter has changed, and warns her of […]
Review: Moss’d in Space (Moss’d in Space #1) by Rebecca Thorne
What a wonderful found family story. Torian buys an ancient alien spaceship with a life support AI called Moss and the entire story unfolds from here. Thorne has masterfully crafted a personality for Moss that suits the AI perfectly, from his complicated feelings around being abandoned by his creator, to his need to protect Torian there’s a great mix of humour and heart within Moss’d in Space.
Review: Dweller in Darkness (The Deadlights Duology #2) by Sam Flynn
Synopsis: “God-killing seemed a lofty ambition. Then again, is that not what we’re here to do in our hunt for the Dweller in Darkness?” All of Cassius Marius’ life has been spent in service to the Pale King. Ever since his birth sixteen years ago on the night the Hero of Hathur died, his mother […]
Review: The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff
Synopsis: When April and Leo’s house burns in the middle of the night, they escape with their two young children and the quiet knowledge that the fire is not the only thing threatening their family. They retreat to April’s childhood home in Dallas, where her spirited parents and siblings provide both comfort and complication. As […]
Review: Caine Black Knife (The Acts of Caine #3) by Matthew Woodring Stover
Synopsis In Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle, Matthew Stover created a new kind of fantasy novel, and a new kind of hero to go with it: Caine, a street thug turned superstar, battling in a future where reality shows take place in another dimension, on a world where magic exists and gods are up close and personal. […]
Review: Spores (The Creature Files #1) by Michael McBride
Synopsis: Secrets aren’t the only things that won’t stay buried. When an earthquake strikes downtown Denver, far from the nearest active fault system, the USGS dispatches Dr. Dayna Raines and an emergency response team to investigate. They discover that the epicenter corresponds to a decommissioned deep injection well once used by the U.S. Army to […]
Review: The Soft Touch: A Low Town novella by Daniel Polansky
Synopsis: Time passesKings fallLow Town endures Low Town is the worst slum in the Empire, where lives are sold on the penny. Once its heir apparent, Wren returns after fifteen years to a city in turmoil, the syndicates feuding and the city on the brink of rebellion. Drawn into a tangled web of intrigue and […]