Title: OKPsyche Author: Anya Johanna DeNiro Publisher: Small Beer Press Length: 124 Pages Category: Transgender Fiction, Speculative Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: OKPsyche is a long short novel. It packs a lot of narrative and food-for-thought into its pages and while the world-building remained elusive to me, the aim of the story is…
Review: Shipwrecked: Being a Tale of True Love, Magic, and Goats by Juniper Butterworth
Title: Shipwrecked Series: Sea Goblins: Book One Author: Juniper Butterworth Publisher: Self-Published Length: 161 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: If you’re looking for something a little wacky and smilesome, filled with whimsy and doesn’t take itself at all too seriously, there are goblins and goats afoot to the rescue. Reviewed By:…
Review: A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey
Title: A Market of Dreams and Destiny Author: Trip Galey Publisher: Titan Books Length: 432 Pages Category: Fantasy, Teen Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: A Market of Dreams and Destiny is bewitching, enchanting, extraordinary, and is one of the most imaginative books I’ve read this year. What makes it an original isn’t its…
Review: A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles
Title: A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel Series: The Doomsday Books: Book Two Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Length: 333 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: When KJ Charles escalates the threat to life and limb, this story tightens its grip and doesn’t relent for breathless moments in time….
Review: The Sleeping Soldier by Aster Glenn Gray
Title: The Sleeping Soldier Author: Aster Glenn Gray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 350 Pages Category: Historical, Remixed Fairy Tale Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: As is the way of fairy tales, there’s a lesson to be learned in The Sleeping Soldier. And it’s Caleb who must learn it. The sweet and satisfying happy ending…
Review: Murder in Shades of Red by Ripley Hayes
Title: Murder in Shades of Red Series: DS Charlie Rees: Book Three Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 193 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There are no few heart-wrenching moments along the way that flipped the script on my emotions and made me love Charlie and Tom even more. For…
Review: The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu
Title: The Death I Gave Him Author: Em X. Liu Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Length: 432 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Technothriller Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Death I Gave Him is a sci-fi locked-room drama. Em X. Liu’s storytelling is utterly lush, and their world-building portrays the claustrophobia of the setting and duplicity of the…
Review: A Draught of Ash and Wine by Kristin Jacques
Title: A Draft of Ash and Wine Series: Midnight Guardians: Book Two Author: Kristin Jacques Publisher: City Owl Press Length: 311 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: The egregious editing notwithstanding, I liked the continuation of what is shaping up to be a trilogy. I’d be lying, though, if I didn’t…
Review: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Title: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth Author: Andrew Joseph White Publisher: Peachtree Teen Length: 399 Pages Category: YA/Teen Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Andrew Joseph White is an uncompromising storyteller. His canvas is the page, his imagination the palette, and his words and experiences the color he uses to paint a…
Review: French Fancy by Lily Morton
Title: French Fancy Series: The Model Agency: Book Two Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 396 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: There’s nothing here that will stand out as unique to this author’s fans, which is not at all a slight but an assurance that if you love Morton’s…
Review: Dark Horse by Kelley York
Title: Dark Horse Series: The Resurrectionists: Book Two Author: Kelley York Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 223 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: York writes a lovely historical romance; I’ve been a long-time fan. Daniel and Theseus’s story is one of building trust and pushing back against one’s own inner struggle. Reviewed…
Review: Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig
Title: Teach the Torches to Burn Series: Remixed Classics: Book Seven Author: Caleb Roehrig Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Length: 372 Pages Category: Teen/YA Romance, Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: In Caleb Roehrig’s enormously sublime reimagining of the classic tale, the patriarchy is the villain, and it’s the forbidden friendship that develops between…
Review: Once a Rogue by Allie Therin
Title: Once a Rogue Series: Roaring Twenties Magic: Book Two Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 309 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This story is a race against the clock to locate old friends and new acquaintances, and Therin transports readers through time and trouble with an endearingly cheeky…
Review: Where the Dead Sleep by Joshua Moehling
Title: Where the Dead Sleep Series: Ben Packard: Book Two Author: Joshua Moehling Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Length: 316 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Deputy Ben Packard doesn’t rely on flash and bang to carry a story. He’s far removed from the snarky, posturing, tough guy cop stereotype. He’s simply…
Review: The Face in the Water by Gregory Ashe
Title: The Face in the Water Series: Iron on Iron: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 298 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: If you’ve read Gregory Ashe’s work in the past, nothing about this book should surprise you in terms of the action and intrigue. Having said that, however,…
Review: The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon
Title: The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer Author: S.E. Harmon Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 326 Pages Category: Fantasy Adventure, Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer is equal parts playful and dramatic, cute and cutthroat. It’s meant to entertain, and that it does, without…
Review: In the Case of Heartbreak by Courtney Kae
Title: In the Case of Heartbreak Series: Fern Falls: Book Two Author: Courtney Kae Publisher: Kensington Books Length: 317 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: While I felt some of the writing, particularly the dialogue, was a bit overly formal, it’s Ben and Adam and their story that kept me turning…
Review: Unknown by Jordan L. Hawk
Title: Unknown Series: Rath & Rune: Book Three Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 182 Pages Category: Historical, Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Widdershins is legendary for knowing its own. It’s a place sorcerers, humans, and those who are not quite human call home, and a place where eldritch horrors visit their…
Review: A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit by R.K. Ashwick
Title: A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit Series: Side Quest Row: Book One Author: R.K. Ashwick Publisher: Self-Published Length: 342 Pages Category: Cozy Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: A Rival Most Vial is a soft little tale that was a simple joy to read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Two potion…
Review: A Wedding in a Week by Con Riley
Title: A Wedding in a Week Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 296 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: A Wedding in a Week is the sort of love story Con Riley does so well, and has been doing consistently for many years. It’s not only about the building up…