Book Review: Never Die by Rob J Hayes

Hello Everyone, Book Title: Never Die Author: Rob J Hayes Genre: Fantasy Publisher: self published (?) Page Count: 300 Series: Standalone, but part of the Mortal Techniques series. Goodreads Summary: The Mortal Techniques novels are a series of stand-alone stories that can be read entirely independently, set in the award-winning Mortal Techniques universe. Samurai, shinigami, …

Netgalley Review: They Drown Our Daughters

Hello Everyone, Such a pretty cover! Title: They Drown Our Daughters Author: Katrina Monroe Series: Standalone (?) Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Page Count: 300 Genre: Gothic Horror Trigger Warnings: suicide, drowning Goodreads Summary: For fans of Jennifer McMahon and Silvia Moreno-Garcia comes a haunting and atmospheric new novel from debut author Katrina Monroe. If you …

Upcoming Release: Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

Hello Everyone, I just saw it on Twitter and wanted to share a huge anticipated release. I read a book ages ago and adored it. She's one of my favorite authors and just did a cover drop. Ta-da! Such a stunning cover! 😍 After the ending of the Iron Widow I can guess that it'll …

New Release Review: Nettle and Bone

Hello Everyone, Such a gorgeous cover! 🥰 Book Title: Nettle and Bone Author: T Kingfisher Series: Standalone (I think) Genre: Adult Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Page Count: 300 Trigger warnings: starvation, murder, rotten teeth scene, gore, death of dogs, demonically possessed chickens, dark magic, child abuse, off screen rape, abusive husband, light language …

Book Review: The Circus Rose

Hello Everyone, Such a beautiful cover! Title: The Circus Rose Author: Betsy Cornwall Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy, YA, Retelling Publisher: Clarion Books Published: 2020 Page Count: 300 Goodreads Summary: A queer retelling of “Snow White and Rose Red” in which teenage twins battle evil religious extremists to save their loves and their circus family.Twins Rosie …

Book Review: The Border Keeper

Hello Everyone, Title: The Border Keeper Author: Kerstin Hall Series: Book 1 Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor dot com Page Count: 300 Goodreads Summary: She lived where the railway tracks met the saltpan, on the Ahri side of the shadowline. In the old days, when people still talked about her, she was known as the end-of-the-line …

Library Book Review: Warrior of the Wild

Hello Everyone, Title: Warrior of the Wild Author: Tricia Levenseller Series: Standalone Genre: Fiction, Fantasy Page Count: 400 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends  Trigger Warnings: mentions of rape, bullying, favoritism, violence and monster gore Book Summary: How do you kill a god? As her father's chosen heir, eighteen-year-old Rasmira has trained her whole life to become …

So I Read The Belgariad Series: A Review

Hello Everyone, Such lovely fantasy covers, don't you think? Back in my teens, before The Lord of the Rings and The Wheel of Time there was a little lesser known (or so it seems to me) fantasy series titled The Belgariad. I plowed through them all, one by one, and fell in love. There were …

Novella Review: A Dead Djinn in Cairo

Hello Everyone, Book Title: A Dead Djinn in Cairo Author: P. Djeli Clark Genre: Fantasy Series: #0.1 Publisher: Tor Page Count: 45 ~•~•~•~•~ Book Summary: Egypt, 1912. In an alternate Cairo infused with the otherworldly, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine. What starts off …

Ebook Review: The Traitor Baru Cormorant

Hello Everyone, Such a gorgeous cover! Book Title: The Traitor Baru Cormorant Book Author: Seth Dickinson Series: Book One of Four Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Macmillan Page Count: 400 Goodreads Summary: Tomorrow, on the beach, Baru Cormorant will look up from the sand of her home and see red sails on the horizon.The Empire of Masks …