Tag: Stephanie Burgis

Review: Claws and Contrivances..

Review: Claws and Contrivances by Stephanie Burgis

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 […]

Sunday Snippet: Claws and Cont..

Posted August 6, 2023 by Jen in Sunday Snippet
Sunday Snippet: Claws and Contrivances by Stephanie Burgis

Claws and Contrivances Author: Stephanie Burgis Publisher: Five Fathoms Press Release Date: July 10, 2023 Series: Regency Dragons series #2 Genre: Regency fantasy rom-com Snippet: Rose had an illicit meeting to attend, and she was already late. Fortunately, Mr Aubrey had found himself a distraction. When Rose opened the door to the old converted chapel, which now […]

#TBRChallenge2023 Review: Scal..

#TBRChallenge2023 Review: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis

Scales and Sensibility Author: Stephanie Burgis Reviewer: Jen Rating: B #TBRChallenge April’s Theme is “Unusual Historical” This book has been on my TBR since October 2021, and I’ve owned it since October 17, 2022. It’s an historical with dragons! What I’m Talking About: Elinor and her sisters were orphaned a year ago. No relation would take all three […]

Sunday Snippet: Good Neighbors..

Posted January 30, 2022 by Jen in Sunday Snippet
Sunday Snippet: Good Neighbors by Stephanie Burgis

Good Neighbors: The Full Collection Author: Stephanie Burgis Publisher: Five Fathoms Press Release Date: February 2, 2022 Series: A standalone collection of linked fantasy rom-com stories (standalone for now, at least – more novellas may follow someday in the future) Genre: Fantasy Romance Snippet: Unfortunately, it was almost impossible to intimidate someone who embodied the concept of […]

Sunday Snippet: Scales and Sen..

Posted October 3, 2021 by Jen in Sunday Snippet
Sunday Snippet: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis

Scales and Sensibility Author: Stephanie Burgis Publisher: Five Fathoms Press Release Date: October 4, 2021 Series: Regency Dragons, Book 1 Genre: Regency Fantasy Rom-Com Snippet: If there was anything worse for a lady of dignity than being sent head-first into a ditch, it was, of course, being witnessed flying head-first into a ditch. Even as Elinor jerked […]

Review: Moontangled by Stephan..

Review: Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis

Moontangled Author: Stephanie Burgis Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: With big wigs in attendance for a formal ball scheduled at the Thornfell College of Magic, Juliana is excited to finally see the love of her live, and secret fiancee, Caroline. It’s been three months since Juliana and Caroline were together. It was […]

Sunday Snippet: Moontangled by..

Posted February 9, 2020 by Jen in Sunday Snippet
Sunday Snippet: Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis

Moontangled Author: Stephanie Burgis Publisher: Five Fathoms Press Release Date: February 3, 2020 Series: Harwood Spellbook #2.5 Genre: LGBTQ, Lesbian Romance, Fantasy Romance, and Romance Novellas Snippet: Spells shot across the room, sparkling and fizzing. Fireworks made of light showered overhead, letting off deafening cracks of thunder. Different gowns squared off against each other in mid-air as different […]

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: ..

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis

Audiobook review: Thornbound Author: Stephanie Burgis Narrator: Emma Newman Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: The Harwood Spellbook #2 Genre: Fantasy Romance, Historical Source: Author Picking up a few months after the conclusion of Snowspelled, Thornbound follows Cassandra as she fights to open the first ever school of magic for girls. Shared once again from Casandra’s first person POV, […]

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: ..

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis

Audiobook review: Spellswept and Snowspelled Author: Stephanie Burgis Narrator: Emma Newman Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: The Harwood Spellbook #0.5 & #1 Genre: Fantasy Romance, Historical Source: author Note: The audiobook edition of Snowspelled includes the prequel novella, Spellswept. I include reviews for both, below. Spellswept: Spellswept is the prequel to the Harwood Spellbook series. It is shared […]

Sunday Snippet: Thornbound by ..

Posted March 10, 2019 by Jen in Sunday Snippet
Sunday Snippet: Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis

Thornbound Author: Stephanie Burgis Publisher: Five Fathoms Press Released: February 25, 2019 Series: The Harwood Spellbook #2 Genre: Romantic fantasy Snippet: I’d planned to begin with a stirring five-minute lecture that would have lit a fire in any young woman magician—but it would have outraged any member of the Boudiccate. So, with my critical new audience members […]

Sunday Snippet: Snowspelled by..

Posted December 31, 2017 by Una in Sunday Snippet
Sunday Snippet: Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis

 About the Book Snowspelled    Author:  Stephanie Burgis Publisher:   Five Fathoms Press Released:  September 4, 2017 Series:   Harwood Spellbook #1 Genre:  Fantasy Author contact links:   Website Purchase links:  Amazon REVIEW Snippet: They were all gone a moment later, along with the servants who’d led their way.  Even their hushed voices disappeared behind the closed door of […]

Review: Snowspelled by Stephan..

Posted August 29, 2017 by Una in Rating A, Reviews, Sci-Fi or Fantasy Fiction
Review: Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis

Snowspelled Author: Stephanie Burgis Reviewer: Una Rating: A  What I’m Talking About: Snowspelled is a delightful and intriguing short introduction to a fascinating world.  The Harwood Spellbook series has hooked me, and I eagerly await the next story. Though only a novella, I was thoroughly captivated by Cassandra and the world she lives in.  Angland […]