Title: A Restless Truth Series: The Last Binding: Book Two Author: Freya Marske Publisher: Tordotcom Length: 400 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Maud Blythe is such an engaging heroine, and I loved her intrepid spirit even as I feared for her life at nearly every twist and turn of her…
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Review: Settle the Score by Vaughn R. Demont
Title: Settle the Score Series: The Blackwarren Heists: Book Two Author: Vaughn R. Demont Publisher: Self-Published Length: 347 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I’ve loved this -verse for a long time now, and couldn’t have anticipated it would grow, become lusher and more robust, until it did. Nick is an…
Review: Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk
Title: Even Though I Knew the End Author: C. L. Polk Publisher: Tordotcom Length: 133 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: What would you do in the name of love, even though you knew the end? That’s the question C. L. Polk asks and answers in ways that define the emotion…
Review: Samhain Secrets: World Premiere by David DeMar, Chris Shaffer, Vaughn R. Demont, and Sierra Dean
Title: Samhain Secrets: World Premiere Authors: David DeMar, Chris Shaffer, Vaughn R. Demont, and Sierra Dean Publisher: Self-Published Length: 325 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The diversity of stories and voices and characters in Samhain Secrets: World Premier is significant. Anthologies can be a delicate balance—if there’s a single weak…
Review: Lethal Control by Gregory Ashe
Title: Lethal Control Series: The DuPage Parish Mysteries: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 274 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: One question that never goes unanswered in this author’s work is “What are the stakes?” because every scene builds toward something significant to the characters and their story. This…
Review: Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton
Title: Deadbeat Druid Series: The Adam Binder Novels: Book Three Author: David R. Slayton Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Length: 323 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: While indulging my every love of lush, evocative storytelling, Slayton has also developed a cast of characters who more than undertook the responsibility of this journey; they…
Review: A Teachable Moment by Ripley Hayes
Title: A Teachable Moment Series: Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries: Book Seven Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 249 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ripley Hayes delivers a multi-layered story in this installment of the Daniel Owen Mysteries series. If you’ve yet to give these books a seeing-to, they’re more…
Review: Tales from Blackthorn Briar by Sebastian Nothwell
Title: Tales from Blackthorn Briar Series: Oak King Holly King: Book Two Author: Sebastian Nothwell Publisher: Self-Published Length: 302 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: From the lyrical language to the fruitful abundance of imagination, I couldn’t help but feel Sebastian Nothwell poured his whole heart into the writing of these stories,…
Review: Bone Weaver by Aden Polydoros
Title: Bone Weaver Author: Aden Polydoros Publisher: Inkyard Press Length: 403 Pages Category: YA/Teen, Fantasy/Folklore, Historical Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Aden Polydoros has once again penned a Teen novel that reaches beyond its intended audience and bewitches readers who love fantasy, horror, monster fiction and folklore, and he effortlessly weaves these things into…
Review: Imitate the Dawn by M.A. Grant
Title: Imitate the Dawn Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book Three Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 283 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: M.A. Grant’s voice is gracefully nimble, lyrical when called for in the Darkest Court series, and given to a pure grittiness when her characters are fighting…
Review: Heppel Ever After by Con Riley
Title: Heppel Ever After Series: Learning to Love: Book Five Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: As has been the case throughout the series, Heppel Ever After is composed of compassion, understanding, and it takes great care to include friends and family who ensure…
Review: Subtle Bodies by Jordan Castillo Price
Title: Subtle Bodies Series: PsyCop: Book Thirteen Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Length: 305 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Castillo Price has the boos and the wigglies down cold in the PsyCop series, delivering the chills that come naturally with the territory and that readers have come to…
Review: Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara
Title: Pack of Lies Series: Monster Hunt: Book One Author: Charlie Adhara Publisher: Carina Adores Length: 310 Pages Category: Paranormal, Murder Mystery, Romantic Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Pack of Lies is, simply stated, a fast paced and action packed mystery elegantly intertwined with the relationship between a prickly and secretive Eli and…
Review: His Lordship’s Return by Samantha SoRelle
Title: His Lordship’s Return Series: His Lordship’s Mysteries: Book Three Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Historical Romance, Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I am entirely infatuated with these characters as well as with Samantha SoRelle’s storytelling and the historical elements she brings to the illustration. These books have…
Review: A Clap of Thunder by Nazri Noor
Title: A Clap of Thunder Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Six Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 322 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: It’s not often a Fantasy series offers an equal measure of sweet romance, delightful narration, and life-threatening encounters, and balances them so cleverly. Noor manages it effortlessly. Reviewed…
Review: Dark Water by Ripley Hayes
Title: Dark Water Series: Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries: Book Two Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 192 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ripley Hayes has a knack for compiling interesting characters and placing them in a small town atmosphere that can feel homey and, at the same time, claustrophobic. That…
Review: Deceiver of Minds by Jordan L. Hawk
Title: Deceiver of Minds Series: SPECTR Series Three: Book Five Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 105 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: For fans of the SPECTR series, we know to anticipate the chaos and danger as well as the lovely teases at the end of each novella that…
Review: Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
Title: Hell Followed with Us Author: Andrew Joseph White Publisher: Peachtree Teen Length: 412 Pages Category: YA, Fantasy, Monster Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Hell Followed with Us is not my story. I will never know firsthand what it means, or feels like, to walk in Benji’s shoes. That doesn’t mean I can’t…
Review: Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski
Title: Swimming in the Dark Author: Tomasz Jedrowski Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 224 Pages Category: Literary Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Tomasz Jedrowski’s deeply moving and stunningly portrayed novel of love set against a backdrop of political unrest and divided loyalties reads like both memoir and confessional. It is a passionate novel, beautiful and…
Review: Final Orders by Gregory Ashe
Title: Final Orders Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Five Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 410 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The saying goes that having a child is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. I can’t fathom how that…
