Synopsis: In a world where sound is a tangible force, Muso’mi is a maadiregi―an expert in the art of consuming it. At the prestigious Mahadum, she researches the language of silence, seeking to master the gift her mother calls theft. But academic intrigue turns to deadly peril when her friend vanishes after unearthing a hidden […]
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Review: The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) by Carissa Broadbent
Synopsis: Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart. Vampires meet The Hunger Games in the first book of the New York Times bestselling Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, a heart-wrenching, epic fantasy of dark magic, bloodthirsty intrigue and enemies-to-lovers romance. The adopted […]
SPFBO XI FINALIST REVIEW: JESTER BY TIM CARTER
The Fanfiaddict team is here with our first finalist review! Today, we’re taking on Jester by Tim Carter. Below you’ll find reviews from 4 team members and our final score. Expect more reviews to come–probably two per month–as we read all the finalists! Let’s talk Jester! First, the synopsis: In a realm ruled by idiots, […]
Review: A Snake Among Swans (The Wing and the Ways, #1) by Hannah Kaner
Synopsis: Tilde has always heard the whispers of the kithwood, the voices of her ancestors speaking through the mysterious forest of her homeland. But now both the kithwood and her kingdom are in danger. For Tilde is the only surviving heir of a conquered land. To unite the people and finally stop the bloodshed, she […]
Review: This Machine Kills Billionaires by T.R. Napper
This book contains a novella and three short stories, all of which relate to themes of revolution and at times the morality of that revolution.
Review: Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
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 […]
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.