“It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die” is the ominous opening lines to The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. Ms. Stiefvater has cleverly combined Celtic mythology and traditional themes in this coming of age novel. As a result, The Scorpio Races has the timeless feel of a fairy tale, the […]
Pricked, by new author Scott Mooney, is a really fun idea. It sorta falls into the realm of Shrek, where we are in a fantasy world that makes fun of fairytale tropes while also giving us a brand new story. Briar Pryce is just one of the twenty-something girls living in the Poisoned Apple […]
Fairytale re-telling’s or re-imaginings are totally my jam. I’m always looking for another really good one. Slumber is Sleeping Beauty re-imagined if two princes were sent to wake Aurora at the same time and then needed to figure out who really is her true love. The premise is super promising and a new take, so […]
The Raven’s Mark series is dark and gritty. The main character is Ryhalt and he is a soldier in a long-term war. At the beginning of the third book, Crowfall, he has isolated himself out in the Misery, which is sort of a wasteland partially caused by the war. It was a bit of a […]
The Demon Cycle series is a fantasy that has been in my TBR pile for years and I’ve finally found time and a group to read it with making it more of a priority. The Warded Man is a really good introduction to the world of the Demon Cycle, a lot of it is world-building […]
Michael J. Sullivan (MJS) is one of my favorite epic fantasy writers. He is dependable, great at tying threads together and always gives his reader something a little unexpected. Age of Legend is the fourth book in the the Legends of the First Empire series. This is technically a prequel set thousands of years before […]
Instead of being a new couple, Thornbound continues with the same couple and family from Snowspelled and follows it by a few months in timeframe. Cassandra and her husband are trying to make their lives and dreams come true. Of course, they don’t know each other completely or what the other wants yet. They are […]
I was VERY excited to get Snowspelled on Audio because the author had offered me the ebook to review when I was first starting this blog and I just couldn’t do it at the time. But I wanted it. When I started listening, it was a prequel novella and I thought, ok. But it was […]
I really enjoyed Kill the Queen last year and was very excited to read more. I’ve had Protect the Prince for a few months and finally read it. I hoped for a romantic background to the action but it was mostly angst. The gist is assassination attempt, political bs, assassination attempt, political frustration, assassination attempt, […]
Today is the release of the paperback version of Foundryside. Robin reviewed this last year and you can see her 5 hearts review HERE. Giveaway: We are celebrating the paperback release with the publisher giving away a print copy, US only. a Rafflecopter giveaway