Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Avenger of Sins Series: SPECTR: Book 3.6 Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: JordanLHawk.com Length: 141 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The way Jordan L. Hawk has guided this series through heart-pounding fright and intrigue, then woven that with equally heart-palpitating romance, and then was so damn bold as to... Continue Reading →
Title: Rogue Community College Series: The Liberty House: Book One Author: David R. Slayton Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Length: 336 Pages Category: New Adult Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This beautiful, exceptional heartbreaker of a book. If reading through tears is a favorite pastime, Rogue Community College is the perfect trigger for it. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Luxury to Die For Series: SOS Hotel: Book Six Author: Adam Vex Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 220 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Adam Vex (Ariana Nash) continues to charm and entice readers with her witty and lovable characters. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: My big secret is out. Adam Vex may... Continue Reading →
Title: Geist Fleisch Series: Haunted Hearts Author: Christian Baines Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 176 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy, Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Geist Fleisch is not only a fantastic peek into Baines' imagination, but its historical setting adds a particular sense of dread to the story, and the human monsters that troll... Continue Reading →
Title: Nobody Loves an Incubus Series: Fangville High: Book Two Author: Dylan James Publisher: Deep Hearts YA Length: 165 Pages Category: YA, Paranormal Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I'm fully on board with this delightful YA adventure through the hallowed halls of monster academia. It's just so darn cute. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Serge... Continue Reading →
Title: Far Flung Author: Utunu Publisher: Self-Published Length: 306 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Far Flung is composed of warmth and affection. The love between Bori and Tuther and Samna grows to something all-encompassing, sweet and sincere, and, ultimately, life altering. I got exactly what I hoped for, and then some.... Continue Reading →
Title: Secondhand Skin Series: Soulbound Universe: Book Two Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 362 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Never let it be said that Hailey Turned doesn't pen breathtaking action and battle sequences. That remains true in a way only a dragon shifter could deliver. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: How We End Series: How We Survive: Book One Author: LM Juniper Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 343 Pages Category: Dystopian Horror, Post-Apocalyptic Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: LM Juniper metes out the fear in a perfect contrast to the strong emotions that come with loss and a growing bond. I'll cut... Continue Reading →
Title: Check Me Out Authors: Jordan Castillo Price, Clare London, Dev Bentham & Kim Fielding Publisher: Self-Published Length: 201 Pages Category: Anthology, Romance, Contemporary, Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Check Me Out gives good feels and has a little something to please every reader. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurbs: THE PRICE OF HAPPINESS by... Continue Reading →
Title: No Rest for the Wicked Series: SOS Hotel: Book Five Author: Adam Vex (Ariana Nash) Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 214 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Adam Vex is doling out this story at just the right pace. It’s engaging, it’s page-turning fun, and most of all it’s charming as... Continue Reading →
Title: Lion's Tale Series: The Pride: Book Two Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 242 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Found family and deep, abiding love is something Jordan L. Hawk does so brilliantly. It's a feature of his storytelling that never runs out of ways to... Continue Reading →
Title: Feed Them Silence Author: Lee Mandelo Publisher: Tordotcom Length: 105 Pages Category: Sci-Fi Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Feed Them Silence isn't a book to pick up if you're looking for a short, light read. It's a great story, though, and I couldn't put it down despite how irked I was most of... Continue Reading →
Title: Bluebird Author: Ciel Pierlot Publisher: Angry Robot Books Length: 464 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Space Opera Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: This is some tense and action-packed Sci-Fi/Cyberpunk with a heroine who gets by on a little snark and a lot of grit and determination. Despite the pace being slow in places, in the end,... Continue Reading →
Title: SOS Hotel Series Author: Ariana Nash writing as Adam Vex Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Short Novels Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I devoured these books, no other word for it. I was charmed, start to finish, by the characters and the world Adam Vex (aka Ariana Nash) has built. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Awakening in Sapphire Series: Once & Forever Kings: Book One Author: Jonathan Hawker Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 502 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Stylistically speaking, this book and I didn't jibe, but overall, Awakening in Sapphire throws out some great surprises and originality to give an awesome spin to an... Continue Reading →
Title: The Woods All Black Author: Lee Mandelo Publisher: Tordotcom Length: 153 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Horror is not always about the things that go bump in the night or hide in the places that light can’t touch. Horror is as often about the inhumane masking as human, the... Continue Reading →
Title: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself Author: Marisa Crane Publisher: Catapult Length: 342 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Dystopia Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Marisa Crane delivers such a thought provoking, disturbing, and emotional story in this, her debut novel. I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself is a book I couldn't put down. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: Skeleton Crew Series: PsyCop: Book Fourteen Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Length: 302 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Jordan Castillo Price continues to tap into her extensive imagination and uses it to its full advantage to pull readers back into the PsyCop world, book after book, with... Continue Reading →
Title: Tears in Time Series: The Arcadia Trust: Book Four Author: Christian Baines Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 284 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The momentum of this installment of the Arcadia Trust series is breakneck. Fortunately for readers, only in the figurative sense. For some of its characters, not so... Continue Reading →
Title: Sins of the Son Series: The Arcadia Trust: Book Three Author: Christian Baines Publisher: Self-Published Length: 284 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Reality is merely a concept in this installment of the Arcadia Trust series, so much so that I didn't know if I should believe what Reylan was... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sins on Their Bones Author: Laura R. Samotin Publisher: Random House Canada Length: 414 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Sins on Their Bones is decidedly more character than action driven, but that doesn't mean the story lacks urgency. It's the very urgency of the threat, in fact,... Continue Reading →
Title: Welcome to Forever Author: Nathan Tavares Publisher: Titan Books Length: 435 Pages Category: Sci-Fi Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I can't begin to imagine what it must be like to carry a story this big and characters this vibrant around in my head. For Nathan Tavares to be able to get them from... Continue Reading →
Title: Beyond the Veil Author: S.C. Wynne Publisher: Blind Eye Books Length: 299 Pages Category: Romantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Beyond the Veil unfolds with no big surprises, which isn't a bad thing as it keeps the plot flowing briskly without needing to pause for unnecessary detail or description that wouldn't have served... Continue Reading →
Title: A Botanical Daughter Author: Noah Medlock Publisher: Titan Books Length: 337 Pages Category: Gothic Fantasy, Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: A Botanical Daughter is not a fast-paced page-turner. In fact, the myriad botanical details made me feel a bit lost deep in the weeds at times (sorry), but as the story... Continue Reading →
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