TL;DR Review: Batman meets Moon Knight, but much grittier and darker. A loyal assassins learns truths that will make him question everything. Synopsis: He was the king’s silent justice. Now he’s the throne’s greatest threat. Risens is the King’s Rightmaker, the silent justice of Halthome, whose word is law and whose blade ensures absolute obedience. […]
Fantasy
Review: Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher
Synopsis: The year is 1899 and Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator without work, prospects, or hope. When the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. But soon enough she […]
Review: Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne #1) by Peter McLean
Synopsis The war is over, and army priest Tomas Piety heads home with Sergeant Bloody Anne at his side. But things have changed while he was away: his crime empire has been stolen and the people of Ellinburg–his people–have run out of food and hope and places to hide. Tomas sets out to reclaim what […]
SPFBO XI: First Cuts and Semifinalist Announcement!
We’re here today to announce our Team Fanfiaddict’s first semi-finalist and some of the books that we sadly have to cut. With 30 books and only 1 finalist, great reads will inevitably get cut in the first round, so we encourage you to check all of these books out! Without further ado, here are today’s […]
SPFBO XI Review: A Smattering of Dave’s Reviews
Hello, hello! Today, I’m here with short reviews for all of SPFBO XI books I’ve read so far but haven’t published a review for yet. I’m just one reviewer and these are my personal thoughts. They don’t represent the entire team or any cuts, etc. So without further, adieu, lets get started! The Dragoneers of […]
Review: Carpentry in the Elven Forest by Alex French
Carpentry in the Elven Forest is the first novel to be released by Alex French and it’s charming and silly in perfect measure. Read on to see just why I enjoyed this book so much … Blurb In a town full of carpenters, how does an apprentice carve his own path? Buckle down, learn his […]
Review: The Book Of Fallen Leaves by A.S Tamaki
Shogun meets Game of Thrones in the blockbuster epic fantasy event of the year ‘Family feuds, political savagery and complex characters on both sides of an epic, unfolding war . . . I loved it’ Nicholas Eames ‘A sprawling, complex fantasy epic that builds toward a brutal finale’Fonda Lee Sen Hoshiakari is an exiled prince […]
SPFBO Review: Blackwater (Serpents and Shadows #1) by Emily Blakeney
Synopsis There is much to be done when the kingdom isn’t looking. Iona Strider is a ruthless pickpocket cursed with a disobedient shadow. Violent, too. Worse, she can’t remember who cursed her, or why. But she does know one thing: with each passing day, her control of the shadow dwindles. In her relentless pursuit of answers, she […]
Review: Discovery (Strange Eons #1) by J.A.J. Minton
Synopsis In 1992, at the dawn of the age of technology, disgraced ex-game show host Manny di Martini schemes for a comeback with a deep-sea television special in the South Pacific. He quickly finds himself in over his head, attracting the attention of a cosmic being who will lead Manny to a television broadcast event […]
Review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Synopsis Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural. But […]
Review: To Clutch a Razor (The Curse Bearer 2) by Veronica Roth
Synopsis: A funeral. A heist. A mission born of desperation. When someone in Dymitr’s family dies, he’s called back home for the Empty Night, a funeral rite intended to keep evil at bay. The secret Dymitr is keeping from them makes returning home downright dangerous, but if he wants to get his hands on a […]
Review: The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga #1) by John Gwynne
Synopsis: A century has passed since the gods fought and drove themselves to extinction. Now only their bones remain, promising great power to those brave enough to seek them out. As whispers of war echo across the land of Vigrið, fate follows in the footsteps of three warriors: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a […]