Kingfisher has become one of my favorite authors. Her sense of humor is one I really enjoy, I have so much fun when I read her books. Nettle and Bone was exactly what I’ve come to expect from Kingfisher’s bools. Nettle and Bone is a standalone tale with interesting characters, on a journey they will […]
I loved the Crown of Shards trilogy.  As with any urban fantasy or even other types of series, I prefer to read in order and have the full world building and character backgrounds. The first trilogy had the main character of Everleigh Blair, this next trilogy (?) is about Gemma Ripley. Some of the things […]
Some books and series are predictable and draw the reader into their comfort while other books carry the reader along with the force and unpredictability of a ride on a white water river. The Book of the Ice series has been that for me and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I had no […]
Like Mark Lawrence does at the beginning, which I always appreciate as it is a year between books, I will reiterate a few things from previous books. My first experience with Mark Lawrence’s work was with Red Sister, from the Book of the Ancestor trilogy. The Book of the Ice series is set in the […]
The Hunger of the Gods is the second book in the new Bloodsworn Saga trilogy by John Gwynne. For epic fantasy and long running series, I really appreciate it when there is both a character list and a recap of what happened in the first book for the readers to have their memory jogged without […]
Brandon Sanderson is one of the best known authors of modern fantasy.  The largest Kickstarter of all time is not a beverage cooler or a smart watch, but to fund the publication of four secret novels he wrote during quarantine.* He has a massive bibliography of original work as well as work he’s completed on […]
What if magic existed, but it was off limits to half the planet’s population namely women? And, what if leadership was determined by magic-wielders only namely men? Oh, and even the non-magical men are a step above the women, but they, too, are not with many advantages. It’s a world ripe for a revolution, is […]
Sometimes you just want a good standalone novel. It is nice to know that you can jump into a world and read the story beginning to end in one book.  The Witch’s Heart is not a retelling of any tale I know. It is a new tale steeped in Norse Mythology following the second life of a […]
If the Regency world included magic and magical creatures, imagine the enchantment of a Pride & Prejudice variation with such a background. Author Victoria Kincaid is stellar at transposing Austen’s tale into many creative and clever venues and her first dip into gaslight fantasy is no exception. Paladin mage and warriors, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Charles […]
The Raven Spell it is first book in the new Conspiracy of Magic series. It is a magical mystery set in Victorian England involving twins who are outcasts in their witchling society and a detective come to town to solve a missing persons case. Edwina and her sister, Mary, are twins with very different kinds […]