Today, Team Fanfiaddict is back with another finalist review. We’ll be taking on The Honorable Con by Michele C. Shaw. Let’s see what the judges had to say! Michael Vadney: What impressed me most about The Honorable Con is how well Shaw understands people. This is a story about levers, about what makes people move, […]
Fantasy
Review: The Bookshop Book by Mark Lawrence
Synopsis: A fantasy adventure through cozy, cluttered bookshops and into the pages of classic literature itself, set in the world of international bestselling author Mark Lawrence’s groundbreaking The Library Trilogy. Bookshops have always been places where worlds collide. Places where ideas make war, where cultures meet and mingle. For Frederick “Red” Archer, a young man […]
Review: Blood Drunk by Ben Shepherd
Dead good Synopsis Freddie Burns just wants ten pints, football violence, and the chance to take over his uncle’s fading gangland empire. But when a routine hit goes tits up, Freddie discovers a new kind of organised crime – one where vampires are real and monsters hide in plain sight. Good thing Freddie has a […]
Review: The Fires of December (Hoid’s Travails #3) by Brandon Sanderson
Synopsis: In the next Cosmere standalone novel, Hoid has an epic tale to share: In a forgotten land sustained by colorful rivers of demon blood, a young woman named December learns a devastating plague is on its way. But who will believe her? Against impossible odds, she sets sail up the River Violet to warn […]
And Then There is the Bard by D.W. Walters, Illustrated by J L Pilgrim
Synopsis: A party of heroes, who are far from zeroes. Quests to slay a dragon, so join the bandwagon. But with such high stakes, do they have what it takes? Review: And Then There Is The Bard is a silly children’s story about a band of fantasy heroes hoping for a grand adventure. The illustrations […]
Review: Eight Tastes of Treachery (What We Eat #2) by Ryan Rose
Paprick is back and his legend is growing – with writing as sharp as the Chef’s knives, plot as big and expansive as a Drakephon and world-building as intricate as the steps needed to create a new greater recipe, this was one hell of a sequel that tore my heart out and has refused to give it back.
Review: The Swamp (Tales of Temerity #2) by Palmer Pickering
The Swamp is the second instalment in Palmer Pickering’s Tales of Temerity series. It’s a Lit-RPG-lite with a jewel-based magic system. Super simple, super fun. Don’t believe me? Peep Dark Town, the first in the series, here. Book Review: Dark Town by Palmer Pickering | FanFiAddict Anyway, let’s plunge into The Swamp! Synopsis A Seer, […]
Review: The Tethered God (The Shattered Song #1) by Noah Brisk
Synopsis The gods of Ashkareth built their world on blood and silence. Someone else’s blood. Someone else’s silence. Brann spent fourteen years drinking away the things he’d done-what the gods demanded, what the temple required, what his bond was built on. He was done with all of it. Then a name he buried came back […]
Review: The Siren’s Cursed Kiss (Everwood Falls #3) by Kat Kinney
Synopsis: EVERWOOD FALLS… a small supernatural community tucked up in the Colorado Rockies where witches, werewolves and vampires can live without fear of discovery, and those with curses they can’t control are sent to keep the existence of magic from being revealed to Mundanes. Green witch Sage Summers is no stranger to curses. The night […]
Review: Seven Recipes for Revolution (What We Eat #1) by Ryan Rose
With vibes, themes and character of Attack on Titan and food-based powers that reminded me of Toriko – two of my favourite mangas – Seven Recipes for Revolution is an incredible debut. It offers one of the most unique and authentic point of views I’ve ever read.
Review: The Godsblood Tragedy (The Divine Godsqueen Coda #1) by Bill Adams
A deeply Grimdark story set in a steampunk fantasy world where magic and technology collide, this book pulls no punches.
Review: Crownfall by Michael Vadney
Crownfall is an ambitious debut—and it sticks the landing. A clever standalone with something for everyone.