A real life royal rivalry at the center of a fictionalized alt-history gay enemies to lovers romance in twelfth century Europe is an enticing draw to Solomon’s Crown. When I was offered the chance to read this one, I didn’t take long to think about it. Phillip of France and Richard the Lion-hearted of England […]
Backpacking through Bedlam is the 12th book the Incryptid series, unless you are reading all the short stories as well, then I think it is closer to triple digits. You should read the entire series in order to really understand everything happening in this book, at minimum you will need to have read Spelunking Through Hell, […]
I dived into this book without much knowledge about the series. I had read this author before with the Jig the Goblin series. I had a really great time with that series and when I needed something to read on vacation, I grabbed this one, I’m really glad I did. I had a […]
Seanan McGuire has built a fantastic world in the October Daye series. A world rich in characters, histories, prophecies and magic. Toby McGuire is a hero in this world and in Be the Serpent she is about to be tested in ways she maybe wasn’t prepared for. This book ended up darker than some of the […]
The build up to the final confrontation from the beginning lead to this moment. An enemies to lovers romance with a twist set in the backdrop of far future space and two clashing empires. The first book in the Bloodright trilogy grabbed my attention and now I am excited to see it come to an […]
Robert Jackson Bennet won me over as a teller of unique and unusual stories when I was first introduced to him. That continues as I read more and more of the book from his imagination. Locklands is the conclusion to The Founders Trilogy following a group of characters thrown into new and increasingly dangerous situations […]
I have been waiting FOREVER for Alice and Thomas’s story and finally with Spelunking Through Hell, the 11th book of the Incryptid series, we are finally here. Alice has been on a journey to find her husband, taken by the Crossroads over fifty years ago. It is her obsession and if all she finds is a […]
What sort of person is behind the creative and far-flung sci-fi and fantasy of such classics as The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The War of the Worlds? I was curious, too, so I eagerly took up this latest of Claire Tomalin’s biographies to read about the early life of a man […]
A galaxy-wide rebellion is in the offing when a conquered Archon Empire rises from the ashes to challenge the mighty machine of the reigning Umber Empire. And, caught up in it all are three young people who are at the helm of destiny while still coming into their own. The first book, Bonds of Brass, […]
I love this author and I’m enjoying the Scholomance series. I’ve always loved this author but I’m not usually a fan of young adult and this is a high school setting. We do get some of the pettiness and cliques. The Last Graduate is the second book and thank goodness I just saw this week […]