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. […]
The Lost Princess Returns Author: Jeffe Kennedy Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- The Lost Princess Returns wraps up one of the primary over arching story of the Uncharted Realms series: the conflict between the Tala and Dasnaria. In the previous book, the Thirteen Kingdoms and its allies were able to stop one facet of the attack, […]
The Mother Code Author: Carole Stivers Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: What if—we fight terrorists holed up in a network of caves, where troops are at a disadvantage, with a bioweapon that will wipe them out instead? What if—that virus is man-made? What if—we discover we can’t control it? This is the setting […]
Audiobook review: Thief of Dreams by Bec McMaster Zemira Az Ghul is the half-fae daughter of the Wraith King, a sadistic ruler who uses his daughters to do his dirty work. He is willing to free Zemira and return the missing part of her soul if she steals the Dragon’s Heart from Prince Keir from the […]
The Year of the Witching Author: Alexis Henderson Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Born an orphan and an outcast, seventeen-year-old Immanuelle Moore has never known anything outside of Bethel. As the child of a Bethelan mother accused of witchcraft and an Outskirter father who was burned at the stake, she wears the […]
Where Vultures Dare Author: Scott Warren Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Fans of Scott Warren’s Union Earth Privateers series will definitely enjoy Where Vultures Dare. It has all the hallmarks of Warren’s earlier books that made them worth the reader’s time. They are thick with details and action. In Where Vultures Dare […]
Audiobook review: Dragon Unleashed by Grace Draven Dragon Unleashed is the second title in the Fallen Empire series (however events in the book have me curious if it’s only a duology or if there will be more). While primarily a sweeping fantasy, the story also shares the slow-burn romance between main characters Halani and Malachus. The […]
Audiobook review: Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik When I started Chaos Reigning I was a bit surprised to find out that it was the final book in the series… there is so much going on and only two of the six von Hasenberg siblings had their HEAs… won’t they all have a story?! While the book […]
Audiobook review: Strange Love by Ann Aguirre Zylar comes from an evolved biped, bird-insect-like race. He has failed to secure a mate at four consecutive annual Choosings. This year is his last chance so he makes a match with an off-world female. Unknown to him, his ship makes an error, and they end up on an unidentified […]
Audiobook review: Cursed by Keri Arthur Cursed is the second book in Keri Arthur’s Kingdoms of Earth & Air fantasy series; however, the other than taking place in the same world has the first book, it is a standalone story with no real ties to Unlit. We are introduced to Nyx, the princess and rightful heir […]
The Prince’s Dragon Authors: W.M. Fawkes and Sam Burns Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Beginning any new series seems like it would be a tall order, regardless of genre, but I imagine doing so within the parameters of an imagined world and time, while trying to craft unique plotlines and characters, might […]
The King’s Dragon Authors: W.M. Fawkes and Sam Burns Reviewer: B. Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: I don’t get to read many fantasy stories, much less LGBTQ titles in the genre, so I was really excited about the potential surrounding The King’s Dragon. Both authors are new to me as well, which further piqued […]
A Paradox of Fates Author: Rebecca Hefner Reviewer: Jen Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: A Paradox of Fates is a time travel story about a scientific team trying to prevent their apocalyptic present by going to the past to change history. In 2035, the U.S. President sets off nuclear bombs for no apparent reason. […]