Synopsis Solian ata’yar. Dauv ata’yar. Nur temen vie’ryn valana.Live as one. Die as one. For those we’ve lost. The city of Kingspass burns, and Calen Bryer’s world has been shaken to its core. With Valerys at his side, Calen must battle his demons and push forward. There are people who need him, people who need […]
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Review: Ruins of Smoke (The Smokesmiths #0.5) by João F. Silva
Synopsis The Usharian Empire rules the Known World with an iron fist. Imperials protect their world from the tainted hand of the Deceiver, but he is back with an avatar capable of breaking the Empire and grounding humanity into ash. JEHA is a sentinel of the Empire, willing to fight and die for kinship and […]
Review: Dark Woods, Deep Water by Jelena Dunato
Nothing like the cold wintry chill of a delicious dark fantasy debut Summary In the depths of a remote forest, an enchanted castle preys on unwary travellers. The servants of the Goddess Morana sacrifice to their dark mistress every soul who crosses its threshold. One terrible night, three people who should never have met find themselves trapped there: a […]
Review: Rise of the Ranger (The Echoes Saga #1) by Philip C Quaintrell
Filled with elves, magic, dragons, a secret assassins guild (more on them later) and more fantasy tropes than you can shake a magical stick at, Rise of the Ranger is a great start to what promises to be a brilliant series!
Review: Maeve Fly by C.J. 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 – […]
Review: The Ice (The Bound and the Broken #3.5) by Ryan Cahill
Synopsis In Epheria, you are the predators. Here, you are the prey. Almost four hundred years have passed since the fall of The Order. Four hundred years since the empire rose. Four hundred years since the last dragon egg hatched. In the icy wasteland of Valacia, Aeson Virandr searches for the one thing that could […]
Review: Battery Life by Brennan Gilpatrick and Gregory Lang
Summary: Equal parts Z for Zachariah and Mad Max, Gilpatrick and Lang’s darkly funny debut follows a girl from outer space and an aging scavenger who must learn to trust each other in order to survive. Welcome to the Junkyard, a toxic wasteland where humans, machines, and everything in between fight for survival among the […]
Book Tour & Review: Through Blood and Dragons (The Forged and The Fallen, Book 1) by R.M. Schultz
Synopsis Steeped in blood. Ruled by those with dragons. Cimeren is a world divided by a mysterious forest and the vast Lake on Fire. Suspicion brews on both sides, and the south has fallen into chaos as battles and quarrels rage between kingdoms. In the border outpost of Nevergrace, Cyran Orendain is dealing with the […]
Review: Cruel Angels Past Sundown by Hailey Piper
Synopsis New Mexico Territory, 1882: She comes to the Klein ranch at sunset, a strange naked pregnant woman dragging a cavalry saber. Annette Klein and her husband have built peace between their marriage and secret relations beyond, but their serenity dies in bloodshed tonight through a cannibalistic demon and a mad preacher. Annette barely escapes […]
REVIEW: The Insatiable Hunger of Trees by Samantha Eaton
SYNOPSIS Seventeen-year-old Cara Hughes doesn’t have time to believe in monsters. When Cara’s older sister, Shelby, returns home after a year-long disappearance, unable to say what happened or where she went, Cara’s family is thrown into turmoil—again. As it is, Cara’s barely juggling her job, school, and volunteer work, and she’s desperate to be chosen […]
Review: Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series #2) by Brian McAuley
Celebrate your festive season in gore-soaked style with a slasher that does everything right Synopsis When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas, he’s less than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that their holiday getaway was the site of a horrific crime, this […]
Review: Down Below Beyond by T.A. Bruno
Synopsis Levort Aatra is a prospector on the planet Tayoxe. While scavenging the wastes of the abandoned world, he discovers a mysterious starship and stakes his claim on it.Little does he know, he just put a big target on his back. DOWN BELOW BEYOND is a sprawling sci-fi fantasy adventure filled with aliens, planets, and […]