I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died Author: Amanda Flower Reviewer: Ang Rating: A What I’m Talking About: It was riveting to return to Amhurst with Willa and Emily. Watching their friendship continue was as interesting as the situation they were in; watching their brains, especially Emily’s, work the case was as enlightening as […]
Audiobook review: The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher The Olympian Affair is the second offering in Butcher’s fabulous Cinder Spires series and picks up two years after the conclusion of the battle between the Albions and Aurorans depicted in The Aeronaut’s Windlass. This series is complex and must be read in order, and with there […]
Never Met a Duke Like You Author: Amalie Howard Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Lady Vesper Lyndhurst loves love for others and views herself as a premier matchmaker, but doesn’t want love for herself. She was in love with her neighbor and best friend, Aspen, now Duke of Greydon, but when he […]
City of Bones Author: Martha Wells Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Earlier this year, I ventured to pick up my first fantasy read by the author after being introduced to her work through her sci-fi, Murderbot Diaries series. Next, I spotted City of Bones and was well-primed to enjoy another fantasy […]
Audiobook review: Black Vault by Alma Katsu As a big fan of mysterious phenomena and conspiracy stories, I spotted the blurb on Black Vault and I was excited to grab it up. The author and narrator were new to me, but that just increased my anticipation for this short thriller with a minor sci-fi element. […]
Audiobook review: Masquerade in London by Emily L. Finch Forced to live with her controlling uncle after her parents died, Samantha has done her best not to upset Sir Arthur lest she deal with his wrath. When her aunt and uncle are murdered and Samantha found on the scene, she must flee and find a […]
Spells and Shadows Author: Victoria Kincaid Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Absolutely bewitching when Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice is given an infusion of a magical world of mages and dark necromancy to a powerful romance pair. Fitzwilliam Darcy is a secret operative for the Mage Council and he’s on a […]
Audiobook review: Kilt to Order by Susannah Nix At twenty-eight, Cassie is going on her first date since 10th grade. Her love life is non-existent and something always goes spectacularly wrong. She thinks that if she has sex just once, she’ll get over the awkwardness and her nervousness that leads to sneezing, and her good friend […]
Alien Incognito Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rating: A What I’m Talking About: He fooled her once and broke her heart and her trust. Is he fooling her now? Her sister’s freedom and life may depend on a male who trades in lives. Or does he? Alien Incognito is the second in the closely tied […]
Audiobook review: Shattered by Kevin Hearne Shattered opens with the exciting addition of Atticus’s arch-druid, Owen, fresh off one of the time islands and unaware of the millennia that have past. As Atticus and Oberon work to acclimate Owen to the twenty-first century, Granuaile takes her own Druidic journey, heading to India to meet up with Latcha […]
Claws and Contrivances Author: Stephanie Burgis Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Claws and Contrivances is the sophomore title in Ms. Burgis’s Regency Dragons series. Set in the Welch countryside, the stories take place in the Regency era with the added twist of the existence of cat-sized dragons which are kept by wealthy socialites as fashion […]
The Lucky Shamrock Author: Carolyn Brown Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: It may be hotter than a firecracker outside in this Texas small town, but that is nothing to the heat this trio of feuding cousins can generate when they all come back to their hometown to take care of their […]
Once a Rogue Author: Allie Therin Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Wesley and Sebastian are on a boat bound for New York when they receive a cryptic cable from Jade. However, when they arrive, they discover that Jade, Zhang, Arthur, and Rory have all mysteriously left town. Additionally, an acquaintance of Wesley’s […]
Witch King Author: Martha Wells Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Waking up and discovering someone made a strong effort to make sure your dead and stay that way is not a propitious day in a demon’s life. I was all anticipation when I got my hands on this fantasy because […]
Audiobook review: The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks Set in a fantasy world divided by kingdoms and run by magic wielders, The Witch Collector follows twenty-four year old Raina Bloodgood, a mute village girl who hides her magical talents. She hates the Frost King and his Witch Collector who comes once a year to conscript […]