Synopsis After divorce, death, and having his reformatted soul uploaded into a new body, Sasha expected resurrection to be a fresh start. His time spent in digital Limbo with the program’s cheeky AI guardian angel, Metatron, was cathartic, but what good is a second life when he only sees his daughter on the weekends, he […]
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Book Review: Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon
TL;DR Review: Big on the adventure and action, even bigger on the feelings. A visceral and emotional exploration of identity and vulnerability. Synopsis: This is How You Lose the Time War meets Ex Machina: Seth Haddon’s science fiction debut, Volatile Memory, is a sapphic sci-fi action adventure novella. With nothing but a limping ship and an outdated mask to […]
Review: DuMort by Michelle Tang
Synopsis Mrs. Mina Braithwaite has never quite fit into Mydalla’s polite society. Her features are so different from the other noblewomen, more like the city’s foreign workers, and she chafes at all the rules. Then there’s the furious entity that has followed her for years, crawling from shadows to hurt her and staining every memory […]
Book Review: 24-Hour Warlock (Chronos Chronicles #3) by Shami Stovall
TL;DR Review: Bigger, badder, and better! The stakes keep rising, and our hero rises with them. Synopsis: The most powerful warlock in the world, Adair Finch, has drawn the ire of a sociopathic wizard. While building up his PI agency, Finch’s sister-in-law, Jessica, comes to him with a major problem. She cheated the wizard, Maldonado, […]
Book Review: The Gryphon King (The Chaos Constellation #1) by Sara Omer
TL;DR Review: Action, intrigue, rebellion, and dark legends abound in this epic, addictive historical-feeling fantasy story. Synopsis: The first in a stunning Southwest Asian-inspired epic fantasy trilogy brimming with morally ambiguous characters, terrifying ghouls and deadly monsters. Combining cut-throat dynastic politics with expansive worldbuilding and slow-burning romance, this book is perfect for fans of Godkiller […]
Review: The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O’Keefe
Megan E. O’Keefe is one of my absolute favorite scifi authors and her books always shoot to the top of my TBR. I have not yet been disappointed by anything I’ve tried from her. There is always something for me to love that stands out in each book. I’m glad that I still have some […]
Cover Reveal: Memento Mori Station (Grave Chronicles #3) by Shannon Knight
A few months ago, we helped Shannon Knight with the reveal for the cover of Death Rights. Today, I am excited to show you all the cover for the third book in the Grave Chronicles trilogy! This series has some really striking covers and Memento Mori Station fits right in with that! Memento Mori Station […]
Review: The Memory of the Ogisi (The Forever Desert) by Moses Ose Utomi
Synopsis: The epic conclusion to Moses Ose Utomi’s critically-acclaimed Forever Desert series, The Memory of the Ogisi shatters every truth, interrogates every lie, and is a story of oppression you’ll never forget. Even deserts have a beginning. Even gardens have an end. Even water has a story. The City of a Thousand Stories stands resolute on the […]
Book Review: A Graveyard for Heroes (Dreams of Dust and Steel #2) by Michael Michel
TL;DR Review: Ambitious, imaginative, and incredibly compelling. The most epic grimdark world I’ve read since Abercrombie. Synopsis: Treachery looms across the land. The Scarborn have deposed the once-great Ironlight family. With scores to settle, the lowborn shake rust from their knives and trade allegiances for a promise of blood while the highborn rally their armies. […]
Book Review: Words of Power by Shami Stovall
TL;DR Review: A new approach to leveling up and gaining power. A progression fantasy hero unlike any other, and a fresh addition to the genre. Synopsis: Power is not given. It’s taken. In the Tze Empire, spirits and demons rule the wilds, but Ring Warlocks control civilization. For Rimon, the son of a courtesan and […]
Review: Garden of Rotten Roses (World Without Love #2) by Nicole Hidalgo
Synopsis: While investigating the kidnappings of young, impoverished girls, Arianell Acraea uncovers a sinister conspiracy involving rogue Champions of Ares and forbidden sacrificial rituals fuelled by a magic that defies the laws of the Supreme Goddess herself. Ellis, a nomad with an aversion towards divinity, wants nothing but the peace of a quiet life, away […]
Review: The Godsblood Tragedy (Passage One of the Divine Godsqueen Coda) by Bill Adams
Synopsis: An orphan, without a trueborn name, returns to the city of her birth to uncover her past. Hounded by the servants of the Dark God and dying from the poisonous mist that covers the land, her path leads to one of the magical seals protecting the holy ruin of Eminence. A father, murdered and […]