Audiobook review: The Great Big Bear and Other Stories of the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne The Great Big Bear and Other Stories of the Iron Druid Chronicles is a treat for fans of the series. The anthology includes short stories shared from the three druids of the original series, plus several stories from Gladys […]
Audiobook review: After Dark by Jayne Castle Indiana Jones meets futuristic sci-fi and paranormal romance! Things get interesting After Dark, the first of Jayne Castle’s Harmony series. After really enjoying other books and series by the author under her Jayne Ann Krentz name and her Amanda Quick name which she uses to distinguish her various […]
Hybrid (audiobook/ebook) review: Nobody’s Quest by Alyssa Day Soli lost her mother when she was young and subsequently turned over to indentured servitude with no hope of release since she is marked as a Graymind. When the king summons her to join a dangerous quest to save the kingdom, it comes with the prize of freedom, […]
Audiobook review: Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez Worst Wingman Ever is a darling short in a series of stories involving “improbable meet-cutes.” At just over 1 hour and 15 minutes in length, the small tale fills a big space. Holly is a hospice nurse and her current patient is her own grandmother. It’s weighing on […]
Audiobook review: The Alchemist and an Amaretto by Annette Marie The Alchemist and an Amaretto is the eighth book in the Guild Codex universe. For the read-along, we are following the author’s recommended reading order, found HERE. It’s nearing Christmas time, approximately five weeks since the events of Halloween and the rogue demon hunt. The […]
Audiobook review: The Vampyre Client by Jeri Westerson Benjamin Watson and Timothy Badger are back to work when an oddly dressed man hires them to come to his country estate to talk to the villagers and dispel the notion that he is a vampire. Unfortunately, their client, Mr. Wicker, is murdered and left with a […]
Audiobook review: A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau After Margot’s father died six months ago, she took over the reins of the family’s large food and canning company, and despite the hardships of being a businesswoman in 1912, she is determined to keep the company running. However, when Margot discovers her father’s former assistant dead in […]
Audiobook review: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton When he wakes in the woods with the name Anna on the tip of this tongue, Dr. Sebastian Bell remembers nothing of who or where he is. Spending the day believing he witnessed a murder is only the start of his troubles, especially after […]
Audiobook review: The Mermaid in the Shot Glass by Hailey Edwards The Mermaid in the Shot Glass continues the story of Ana Sartori, who until recently believed she was a latent wolf in a mafia-like shifter pack. Learning she is actually a dragon who was kidnapped at birth is both exciting and upsetting for Ana. […]
Audiobook review: The Orb and the Airship by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt Woken from centuries of sleeping existence, an old man sets out with his new companions, a military trainee and an airship pirate, on an adventure that will change the world. Jenelle Leanne Schmidt’s gaslamp fantasy series wasn’t even on my radar, but I am grateful […]
Audiobook review: Platform Decay by Martha Wells Murderbot is back!! Picking up an indeterminate time (but not too long) after the conclusion of the previous book (System Collapse), Platform Decay opens with Murderbot on a mission to extract three members of Dr. Mensah’s family from a Barish-Estranza installation. Readers are tossed right into the action […]
Audiobook review: Paranormal Payback Anthology Paranormal Payback is a solid urban fantasy anthology, featuring short to novella-length stories that focus on balancing scales with a revenge aspect and paranormal twist. On whole, the book is entertaining. Each story is a standalone, although some (several?) are related to existing (long-standing) series. I felt a little lost/confused […]
Audiobook review: Hellhound Guilds & Other Misdirections by Annette Marie & Rob Jacobsen Hellhound Guilds & Other Misdirections is the seventh book in Marie’s Guild Codex Universe while also being the second book in the Warped series. For the read-along, we are following the author’s recommended reading order, found HERE. Former criminal turned MPD trainee […]
Audiobook review: The Goblin in the Sink Drain by Hailey Edwards The Goblin in the Sink Drain picks up immediately after conclusion of the first book when main character Ana Sartori discovered that her alpha (asshole) wolf father kidnapped her when she was young. Ana and her best friend Sloane are safely inside Walsh territory, […]
Audiobook review: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews One night, Maggie fell asleep in her apartment in Boston and woke up the next morning naked and covered in mud in Kair Toren, a city from her favorite fantasy book series. Unsure how or why she’s sent there, she quickly realizes that 1) […]