Synopsis Born to wealth and stifling privilege, Tito lives a cocooned life of luxury and dull Edwardian convention. Groomed to follow a career in the church, he finds joy in the unlikeliest of places: Vanessa Agnew, the daughter of a once renowned professor who studies butterflies and moths. Yet, just as Tito wins her hand, […]
Fantasy
Review: The Worth of Scars: 1 (The Scarred Saga) by Gabriel Farrell
Synopsis: A bookworm, a brothel madam, a gangster, an aristocrat, a widow and a war hero walk into an inn – though it turns out there’s nothing funny about what happens next. For humanity’s ancient enemy the Serafin are rumoured to have returned, and the old man who assembled such an unlikely band believes these […]
Review: The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue #1) by Christopher Buehlman
I’m rereading both The Blacktongue Thief and The Daughters’ War in time for the upcoming The Thrice-Bound Fool; Buehlman’s magnificent book of goblins, krakens, crafty thieves, cantrips, and war corvids gets better every time you read it. I laughed, I cried, and I had a lot of fun.
Review: Wrath of Olympus (Ships of Britannia Book 1) by E.M. Kkoulla
Synopsis: The Roman Empire never fell. The Gods are real. Ships are alive. In the Province of Britannia, ruled by descendants of King Arthur and on the brink of an industrial revolution, young Maia Abella is on the run. Something unseen has murdered her cruel mistress and she’s being blamed. The streets and factories of […]
Review: House of Curses (Royal Houses Book 3) by K. A. Linde
Synopsis: From bestselling author K. A. Linde, House of Curses is the third swoon-worthy, slow-burn romantasy in the Royal Houses series. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, and Rebecca Yarros. Against all odds, Kerrigan Argon passed her dragon training. She’s now an official member of the Society. Everything should be well. But […]
Review: Blood & Steel (The Legends of Thezmarr, #1) by Helen Scheuerer
Synopsis: Heartstopping slow-burn romantasy, blending dark magic, high-stakes trials and an unforgettable enemies-to-lovers romance. Set in a world of elite warriors, Blood & Steel is the first entry in the sensational Legends of Thezmarr series from Helen Scheuerer. Perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom, From Blood and Ash and The Witcher. ‘A true man won’t cut you down as you […]
Review: Threshing Day (The Empyrean, #3.5) by Rebecca Yarros
Synopsis: THIRTEEN UNFORGETTABLE STORIES.ONE LEGENDARY DAY. Welcome to Threshing Day, the brutal, high-stakes trial where would-be riders at Basgiath War College fight to earn the bond of a dragon or die trying. Amid ruthless competition and dragon fire, these thirteen cadets must survive a battlefield where desperate rivals will do anything to gain an advantage […]
Review: Victorious (Villains, #3) by V.E. Schwab
Synopsis: The triumphant conclusion to the Villains trilogy from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. The ExtraOrdinary of Merit City, a secret group of individuals gifted with a power connected to their manner of near-death experience, have been keeping a […]
Review: Tales from the Territory: A Cosy Collection of Legends & Lattes Short Stories by Travis Baldree
Synopsis: From Sunday Times bestseller Travis Baldree, Tales from the Territory is a beautiful collection of cosy fantasy tales, set in the much-loved world of Legends & Lattes. There are many tales yet untold . . . ‘GOBLINS & GREATCOATS’: Chaos goblin Zyll is involved in a case of mistaken identity, where she solves a murder at an inn whilst simultaneously […]
SPFBO XI Finalist Review: The Honorable Con
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, […]
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 […]