Title: A Dowry of Blood Author: S. T. Gibson Publisher: Redhook/Hachette Length: 250 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy, Gothic Horror Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: A Dowry of Blood is an homage to Dracula, passionate and evocative with a lushness of prose that heightened the emotions of the story Constanta tells. It’s a sort of…
Tag: Paranormal Fantasy
Review: A Veiled & Hallowed Eve by Hailey Turner
Title: A Veiled & Hallowed Eve Series: Soulbound: Book Seven Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 485 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Seeing this series come to its inevitable fruition is the proverbial double-edged sword. I’ve been anticipating this for years, loved the way Hailey Turner brought the story…
Review: Bloodline by Joel Abernathy
Title: Bloodline Series: The Memoirs of a Vampire: Book One Author: Joel Abernathy Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Short Novel Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Briskly paced and darkly alluring, author Joel Abernathy delivers an intimate story of monsters and men that I couldn’t put down. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fate made…
Review: The Lights of Prague by Nicole Jarvis
Title: The Lights of Prague Author: Nicole Jarvis Publisher: Titan Books Length: 342 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 2.5 Stars At a Glance: I had such high hopes for this book, which makes it all the more disappointing that I failed to engage with it. Sadly, the story didn’t captivate me like I’d hoped it…
Review: Blind Tiger by Jordan L. Hawk
Title: Blind Tiger Series: The Pride: Book One Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 238 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Blind Tiger was one of my most anticipated novels of the year, and, as always, Jordan L. Hawk delivers a taut, suspenseful, and beautifully imagined story. Reviewed By:…
Review: Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson
Title: Lesser Known Monsters Author: Rory Michaelson Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 289 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy At a Glance: Lesser Known Monsters, while not flawless, is nonetheless a fun and entertaining read. Rating: 4 Stars Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Being the chosen one isn’t always a good thing. Oscar Tundale is useless, or at least…
Review: Love Tokens by Megan Derr
Title: Love Tokens Author: Megan Derr Publisher: Less Than Three Press Length: 40 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: I quite enjoyed this short story revolving around an adorable little bloodthirsty demon with major possessive issues, and a romantic incubus with trust issues. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Chanda is the Lord of Honey Flower House,…
Review: Mongrel Trilogy Bundle by K.Z. Snow
Title: Mongrel Trilogy Bundle Author: K.Z. Snow Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 475 Pages Category: Steampunk, Paranormal Fantasy At a Glance: I loved this series, folks. I’m so very glad I read it; and read it again. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: One day a shadow is cast on the Mechanical Circus, a rollicking seaside carnival where…
Review: What’s in Your Box by A.R. Moler
Title: What’s In Your Box? (Djinn: Book One) Author: A.R. Moler Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 46 Pages At a Glance: Short story with a djinn, a vet with PTSD, and some cute moments. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Dale Edinger has just inherited a house from his aunt. It’s a good thing too because traumatic shoulder damage…
Review: The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor by Jess Faraday
Title: The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor Author: Jess Faraday Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages At a Glance: Clever, clever, clever! Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Billiwack, California, 1884. When translator Rosetta Stein comes across her rival, Bartholomew Vincent, under attack by weird, raven-headed man-beasts behind the infamous Puckered Rosebud Gentleman’s…
Review: LifeFlight by Alexa Silver
Title: LifeFlight (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Alexa Silver Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 34 Pages At a Glance: A daily dose with promise, but too many ideas packed into too short a space. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When winged paranormal Dante is injured in a demon attack, he faces certain death unless he can…
Review: The Soul by S.R. Carrillo
Title: The Soul Author: S.R. Carrillo Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 165 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Evil has flourished since the beginning of time, but at long last it has come to pass – that the world should end at the hands of the divine. A Lesser Earth thrives in the ashes of the old…