Audiobook review: Radical by Colleen Cowley Radical picks up about two months after the conclusion of the first title, Subversive. The beginning of the book continues to see Peter working on a defense against the weapon he created, while Beatrix and Ella work on their Plan B – teaching women how to use magic in hopes of […]
Audiobook review: Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian Note: I split my time reading this book roughly 50/50 between the audiobook book and the ebook. This review reflects a review of both mediums. Although the tragic Arthurian Legion is familiar, Ms. Sebastian creates an engrossing story, told from a new perspective. Like the legendary Mists […]
The Long Winter Trilogy: Winter World, The Solar War, The Lost Colony Author: A.G. Riddle Reviewer: Nima Rating: A What I’m Talking About: A few weeks ago, I needed a book for a cross-country flight and downloaded Andy Weir’s new book, Hail Mary—ready to lose myself in vastness of space while enduring the lack of […]
Audiobook review: Subversive by Colleen Cowley Imagine a world where women don’t have many rights, only certain men can perform magic, and those few men hold the highest offices in government. When Peter Blackwell returns to his small hometown to be its wizard, he forces Beatrix Harper to be his assistant. Beatrix is a part of the […]
Audiobook review: Love Code by Ann Aguirre When Helix wakes from a crash on a distant planet, not only are his memories from the past half cycle missing, but he’s been changed. Once a bodiless A.I. who lived on a ship, Helix is now an organic being. Qalu, a brilliant Tiralan scientist saved him by putting his […]
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels Author: India Holton Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Cecilia Bassingwaite is a respectable member of the Wisteria Society, excited that she’s attracted her first assassination attempt. She’s long desired a promotion within the group of lady scoundrels, and she’s certain this will be the catalyst. Ned […]
Audiobook review: Sorrowfish by Anne C. Miles Sara Moore is a college student in Kentucky, struggling to finish her senior project and graduate after an accident put her twin in a coma. At night, she dreams of a far-off land with quaint humans and fairytale gnomes. Sara doesn’t understand that her dreams are real, and on […]
Seduced by Darkness Author: Bec McMaster Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Seduced by Darkness is a sexy novella from the amazing Dark Court Rising fantasy romance series. Even though the story is set thirteen years before the start of the first book (chronologically making it a prequel), it really should be read after […]
Audiobook review: Forest 404 by Timothy X Atack Have you ever thought, “What happens if ‘The Cloud’ gets filled up?” What happens to your digital data after you’re gone? The generations which are now on the back half of their life did not grow up with smartphones where every photo and every whim of thought gets […]
Uncharted Author: Alli Temple Reviewer: B. Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Having been fascinated by tales of women pirates for years (after reading an article about Cheng I Sao), I was very excited to read Uncharted by new-to-me author Alli Temple. Told through the experiences of Lady Georgina (aka “George”), the story begins with a […]
Audiobook review: The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken The Princess Knight opens with a short backstory of Gemma, the War Monk, learning that her sister Beatrix would be a soulless queen and that Gemma’s mentor sent her to protect her family. The story then quickly jumps to current times where Queen Keely’s troops are rooting out […]
Audiobook review: How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge by K. Eason How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge is the follow up tale to one of my favorite books from last year, How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse. The books are fantastic adventures, existing somewhere in the gray areas between fantasy and science fiction. The story takes place […]
The Raven Lady Author: Sharon Lynn Fisher Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: In describing the series, Fisher says, “The Faery Rehistory weaves Ireland’s ancient mythological races with Victorian-era technology and manners into an Ireland that was never conquered by the British.” So imagine an alternative world where the fairies of Ireland’s folklore […]
Crown of Darkness Author: Bec McMaster Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Crown of Darkness is the second story in the must-be-read-in-order Dark Court Rising fantasy series. Just a heads up on this one – it ends in what I would call a cliffhanger, with much of the story left up in the air […]
Audiobook review: A Touch of Stone and Snow by Milla Vane A Touch of Stone and Snow is the second sweeping tale in Ms. Vane’s Gathering of Dragons fantasy romance series. While a standalone romance, separate from the first book in the series, the overarching plot of the Destroyer coming back to the Western Realms continues. […]