Novik had created some worlds I’ve really enjoyed. I was excited to get her anthology of short stories. Most of these have been previously published throughout the years, but I hadn’t read any of them previously so I was intrigued. Like most anthologies of short stories, some I really enjoyed and others are just so […]
Burn has some things in common with The River which I read a few years back. The two main characters are male, one from Colorado, one from Vermont, and they like nature, the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Our two guys here have been friends since childhood, growing up together. Jess is our point of view […]
Sunderworld Vol 1: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry is the first book in a new series following Leopold, an incredibly ordinary guy just trying to figure out what the next steps in his life are going to be. He has no plan, is completely mediocre in every way and sometimes sees things that aren’t […]
The Dragon in Winter is the final book in the Kagen the Damned series. Like the endings to most epic grimdark fantasies we don’t wrap everything in tidy little bows and happy endings. But we do get an ending and I will say overall it is a satisfying conclusion to this journey. “We’re all pretending to […]
I never feel like I read enough science fiction. I enjoy the technology and the power structures between humans, aliens, AI and corporations. In the first book Meru, the world has evolved past most of the greed and corruption for monetary purposes and what remains is about ego. Humans ruined the Earth and then Mars once […]
Twist by Dannika Dark is the second book in her series Mageri which follows Silver, a newly-made Mage, as she navigates the paranormal world around her. Picking up several months after the end of Sterling, Silver is continuing her training as a Learner under her Ghuardian, Justus, and his friend Simon. She is honing her defensive skills as needed, learning […]
With a respectful nod to the classics that have come before in the Portal Fantasy niche, The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer caught my fancy the moment I read the blurb. It has been a while since I was in the mood for such a tale, but The Lost Story had a way of winding […]
In the Guild Codex Warped. The overall story arc is connected and like most urban fantasy, I would read them in order. It is also connect with the overall Guild Codex Universe. With Stolen Sorcery & Other Misadventures, we are now past the end of Spellbound, Demonized and Unveiled series. I found this reading order […]
I always love a new book by Ilona Andrews and am honored to get to read and review, Sanctuary. The story further develops a character in the Kate Daniels world. Roman is part of the Slavic mythology serving Chernobog. As a dark god, you would think he would be evil. But dark and light are […]
T Kingfisher is on my automatic buy now list and has been since I first discovered the magic of her fantasy novels. A Sorceress Comes to Call is a loose retelling of The Goose Girl, which I have never read, so cannot compare the two. Kingfisher again did a fantastic job of drawing me into […]