Synopsis: Not even the Church of the Invincible Sun is invincible – and somebody has to do its dirty work. Enter Sister Svangerd and her accompanying priest, both accomplished practitioners. Their mission is simple: to make a meddlesome princess disappear (permanently). To get to her, they must attend the legendary Ecumenical Council, the once-in-a-century convening […]
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Book Review: The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
TL;DR Review: Daughter of Empire meets Iron Widow. A fascinating look at the making of a sociopath. Synopsis: Debut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent & the Wings of Night, The Song of Achilles and She Who Became the Sun. […]
Review: Die Slow (The Runeborn Trilogy #2) by Morgan Shank
Synopsis The Runemasters are purged. The Hound, the Tower’s secret weapon, is buried under rubble in the ocean. Most importantly, the mainlanders who ended the Runemasters—Magon, Seneka, High Priest Oath, Itula, and Princess Elthren—survived the ordeal. However, Princess Elthren suffered great loss, and she will never be the same. Itula drained her magic, and she […]
Review: The Price of Fear (The Wretched Trilogy #1) by Miles Lyon
Synopsis: For a Godless like Azreal the Wretched, peace might be a more profitable time, but it’s no less bloody… A decade into the armistice with Inath, the North, once united against invasion, finds itself a divided kingdom. Azreal – an infamous mage of the Northern military – operates in his native land as a […]
Review: Godstorm by Solitaire Townsend
Summary: A Female Gladiator’s Vow. A Stolen Child. A Storm to End Empires In a petrol-fuelled Roman Empire which never fell, Arrow, a gladiatrix turned governess must rescue the child she has loved as her own, a girl who could tear down the world. When Livy is abducted during a devastating Godstorm, Arrow must unleash […]
Review: City of Others (The DEUS Files #1) by Jared Poon
Synopsis Dive into a world where magic lies hidden just below the surface in this charming urban fantasy full of workplace found family, queer romance, and supernatural creatures straight out of Southeast Asian lore, from debut author Jared Poon. In the sunny city of Singapore, the government takes care of everything—even the weird stuff. Benjamin […]
Review: A Tale of Plagues and Perfumes by Jake Halpern & Peter Kujawinski
Synopsis: Every scent tells a story. The last thing Nia wants is to be branded a “Sinsory.” Where she comes from, that’s just as deadly as the devastating plagues that sweep through their land. That’s why she keeps her unusually keen sense of smell a secret. Only two people in the city of Yerat know […]
Review: Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades, #1) by Mai Corland
Synopsis: The king of Yusan must die. The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon. He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined . . . […]
Review: Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs by Adam Bassett
Synopsis: For a thousand years, The Old Town has stood as humanity’s last bastion against the maalkonis, malignant black mists that reduced the rest of the world to ash. They are kept at bay by rusty machines on the town’s walls. In order to survive, the dwindling population depends on one another. Since a young […]
Ganesh’s (Pippin Took) top reads of 2025
I did not read a lot because of work and travel, so my 2025 books read count is not as high as I would like it to be but I did read some amazing books. Here are my top reads for the year in no particular order: Full review- https://fanfiaddict.com/the-emperors-soul-by-brandon-sanderson/ Amazon-https://a.co/d/dmU7m51 Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13578175-the-emperor-s-soul Full review- […]
Harry’s Top 10 Books of 2025
Here are Harry’s Top 10 Reads of 2025!
SPFBO XI: Meet the Fanfiaddict Team
The Fanfiaddict team is so pleased to announce that we’ll be judging SPFBO XI. We have 7 judges this year and we’ve split the 30 books up between us. Every book will have at two judges assigned to it. We can’t wait to start reading! With that, we’d like to introduce the judges and reveal […]