Where Fiction and Reality Meet
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Title: The River's Edge Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 69 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Jordan Castillo Price conceives the inconceivable and then brings it to life (pun fully intended) in the story of two men who have earned a little grace and redemption. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Body After Body Author: Briar Ripley Page Publisher: Self-Published Length: 232 Pages Category: Sci-Fi Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This book is a full-throated homage to the genres it represents, unique in its substance and delivered descriptively, sometimes gruesomely (beware of cannibalism). Briar Ripley Page just catapulted their way to the top... Continue Reading →
Title: Divinity 36 Series: Tinkered Starsong: Book One Author: Gail Carriger Publisher: Self-Published Length: 333 Pages Category: YA/Teen, Space Opera Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: From the world-building to the characters and the way I became invested in them and their connection to one another, this book simply affirms my love of Gail Carriger's... Continue Reading →
Title: Liam's Doom Series: The Adventures of Sam Hain: Book One Author: Robin Schadel Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 235 Pages Category: Fantasy, LesFic Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Liam's Doom gives great imagination and some new characters I'm looking forward to following on more adventures. If it proves anything, it's that a book in... Continue Reading →
Title: This Is How You Lose the Time War Authors: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Publisher: Gallery/Saga Press Length: 223 Pages Category: SciFi Romance Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: There is an extravagant and dazing wordiness to this story, like gorging on mouthfuls of narrative where simplicity might have sufficed, though the end result... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Lives of Puppets Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Tor Books Length: 417 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: While it would be inaccurate to say this is a perfect book—there a points in the journey that ambled when I wanted them to run—I will always be open to the messages... Continue Reading →
Title: Some Desperate Glory Author: Emily Tesh Publisher: Tordotcom Length: 436 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Teen Fiction Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Engaging with Kyr, as difficult as that frequently is, and a willingness to see her through the good and the bad, is a journey of perseverance that pays off in the end. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Soul Bound Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 146 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Cari Z does the novella/short novel medium so well that she has become a go-to for me in that category. Soul Bound satisfies the craving for a fantasy world with just enough vision and insight... Continue Reading →
Title: The Claws of Winter Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Seven Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 237 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Claws of Winter brings readers one step closer to the end of the Arcane Hearts series, and delivers Jack and Xander one step closer to the altar.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Whole World Tinder Series: Flint and Tinder: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 209 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: One of the things that remains consistent in Ashe's work is that his characters and their various traumas nearly overshadow everything else happening to and around them. Nearly,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Eidolon Series: The Magnus Academy: Book One Author: K.D. Edwards Publisher: Self-Published Length: 195 Pages Category: Fantasy, Teen Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I didn't know this book was so necessary or how much I needed its story until I'd finished it and then sat there with a full heart, jangled... Continue Reading →
Title: Liar City Series: Sugar & Vice: Book One Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 397 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Anyone who has read Allie Therin's Historical Fantasies and was charmed by them and her characters will not be surprised to hear Liar City is not only a... Continue Reading →
Title: Straight Author: Chuck Tingle Publisher: Self-Published Length: 84 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Straight is not for the sensitive reader. It's a bit spendy for its length, and it could have used a proofreader, but its goal was the happy ending for a group of queer friends, and in that,... Continue Reading →
Title: Not All Himbos Wear Capes Series: Villainous Things: Book One Author: C. Rochelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 407 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: C. Rochelle's Not All Himbos Wear Capes won't just threaten you with a good time, it delivers. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Xander Big City is supposedly the... Continue Reading →
Title: Queer Fires Series: Flint and Tinder: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 217 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Queer Fires isn't a mystery as much as it is mysterious. This is a place where the impossible is made possible, the unlikely becomes likely, and the unusual asks... Continue Reading →
Title: The Stagsblood Brother Series: The Stagsblood Trilogy: Book Three Author: Gideon E. Wood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 409 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: If you like an epic fantasy featuring a hero who is tested and tormented, a villain who is pure, unadulterated, personified malevolence, and a man who learns... Continue Reading →
Title: The Reanimator's Heart Series: The Reanimator Mysteries: Book One Author: Kara Jorgensen Publisher: Self-Published Length: 300 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Kara Jorgensen has a storytelling voice that clicked with me in all the best ways, which means if you're particularly squicked out by blood and carnage, those scenes... Continue Reading →
Title: The Solstice Cabin Series: Flos Magicae Author: Arden Powell Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 95 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: If you're looking for something a little different and a bit fantastical this holiday season, a story that reunites two friends and gathers together their fears, strength, and courage... Continue Reading →
Title: The Trials Series: The Spell Saga: Book Four Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 141 Pages Category: Steampunk Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Trials delivers Anton and Camille to the very brink in this action packed and suspenseful series. They were not meant to fight another man’s war, and the means... Continue Reading →
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