I’ve been a huge Jennifer Estep fan ever since I started reading her Elemental Assassin series back in 2011. She has won me over with wonderful characters, fun and action packed plots and interesting world-building. I’ve found that isn’t just limited to to Gin and the gang, but also in two other series that I’ve […]
A Dream of Fire is the first book in a new Dragon Queen series. It is unusual because instead of being about someone with magic or power in a world with dragons, it is about the guy with no magic that teaches at a school for magic. Griffin lost his magical parents when he was […]
The first half of The Library of the Unwritten, I had first book syndrome. I struggled to assimilate the world, the characters; it was made worse because of the angels and demons. Luckily, there wasn’t much in a religious nature and by the second half, I was starting to enjoy the story. The premise with […]
I was sent Life and Limb by the publisher in print, then requested the eARC since that is easier for me to read. The blurb noted it as a modern western fantasy series. I liked the sound of it and the mythology. However, it wasn’t clear to me that it is about angels versus demons […]
Alex Stern can barely catch a break; the world is forcing her to drink from the fire hose from a very young age. Everyone seems to be using her and no one caring for her. Fortunately, Alex is smart and more than that, a survivor. I felt for her and I came to like her. […]
I love being back in the world of Gary Karkofsky, a.k.a Merciless: The Supervillainy without Mercy. This time Gary and his band of supervillains are traveling to the center of the earth to fight Nazis. There are some crossovers from some of Phipps other series. Don’t worry though, if you haven’t read the other series, […]
I admit, I picked up The Thief, the first book in The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner, because Steve West was the narrator. Insert blushing emoji. Although this series has been around for a long time and is a perennial favorite with middle school librarians, I went in totally blind to this story […]
Juliet Marillier is a master storyteller. I have enjoyed everything I have read of her work. I was so excited to read The Harp of Kings; it has been on my radar for almost a year. Unfortunately, it was off timing because I was exhausted from moving and it is a longish book. I always […]
Now we have reached the end of The Great Library series. I have enjoyed them all. The series should be read in order as the political and personal happenings would be tough to follow out of order. The characters develop over time and these young adults find their way, fight for their ideals and strive […]
It is no secret I’m a big of Charles Phipps’ writing. His stories are always good for a laugh. When he asked me to try this Wraith Knight series, I figured why not. This story follows Jacob Riverson, a former war hero, but after falling in battle, he became a wraith knight and fight for […]