One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig – Review

Published: September 27, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: The Shepherd King #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0  A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster....

The Dark Between the Trees by Fiona Barnett – Review

Published: October 11, 2022 Publisher: Solaris Series: N/A Genre: Horror Pages: 304 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:An unforgettable, surrealist gothic folk-thriller with commercial crossover appeal from a brilliant new voice. 1643: A small group of Parliamentarian soldiers are ambushed...

The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne – Review

Published: May 1, 2020 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Series: Underwater Investigation Unit #1 Genre: Mystery, Thriller Pages: 328 (Kindle) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis:For a Florida police diver, danger rises to the surface... Coming from scandalous Florida treasure hunters and drug smugglers, Sloan McPherson is forging her own path, for herself and for her daughter, out...

The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford – Review

Published: September 20, 2022 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: The Five Crowns of Okrith #1 Genre: Fantasy, Romance Pages: 368 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Gripping and action-packed, The High Mountain Court is an adrenaline-filled, high fantasy with fae courts, powerful...

The Mystical Murders of Yin Mara by Marshall Ryan Maresca

Published: August 2, 2022 Publisher: Artemisia Books Series: Maradaine Saga Story #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 158 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Phadre Golmin and Jiarna Kay are perfectly matched. Both astounding intellects, sharing a passion for academic pursuits and each...

Servant of the Underworld by Aliette de Bodard – Review

Published: January 5, 2016 Publisher: JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc Series: Obsidian and Blood #1 Genre: Fantasy, Mystery Pages: 340 (Kindle) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis:The first book in the critically acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy: Year One-Knife, Tenochtitlan the capital of the Aztecs. Human sacrifice and the magic of the living blood are the only things...

Farilane by Michael J. Sullivan – Review

Published: June 7, 2022 Publisher: Riyria Enterprises Series: The Rise and Fall #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 440 (Kindle) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis:Some truths are dangerous, certain secrets best concealed, and one story never should have been written at all. Being an unwanted twin in the imperial line of succession, Farilane becomes a scholar, an adventurer,...

Electric Idol by Katee Robert – Review

Published: January 18, 2022 Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Series: Dark Olympus #2 Genre: Romance Pages: 375 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis:He was the most beautiful man alive.And if I wasn't careful, he was going to be my death. *A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Psyche and Eros that's as sinful as it is sweet.* In the...

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn – Review

Published: September 6, 2022 Publisher: Berkley Books Series: N/A Genre: Thriller Pages: 368 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine...

The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken – Review

Published: September 5, 2017 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Series: Prosper Redding #1 Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Pages: 362 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis:I would say it's a pleasure to meet thee, Prosperity Oceanus Redding, but truly, I only anticipate the delights of destroying thy happiness. Prosper is the only unexceptional Redding in his old and storied family...