The Vagrant by Peter Newman It’s been a while since I’ve had a story stomp on my heart every chapter, but this story will make you feel miserable and weirdly hopeful the entire time. I dare you not to feel for these characters, and the best part is they’re all slightly strange characters for a … More BOOK REVIEW: The Vagrant
Into the Abyss by J. Langland I pulled this book from a recommendation thread on r/Fantasy, and the premise was entertaining. Tom, a normal boy in our world, goes to a party and gets summoned into another world–as a powerful demon. Tom’s soul is effectively ripped from him, he dies, and he’s bound as a … More BOOK REVIEW: Into the Abyss
Gilded Cage by Vic James The concept of Gilded Cage is pretty basic–aristocrats are magically gifted and commoners are not. The Jardines are a magically powerful family, and the story revolves around their household and the Hadley family, all of whom end up as slaves at the Jardine estate. The world building is deceptively simple, … More BOOK REVIEW: Gilded Cage
A Mortal Song by Megan Crewe The premise behind A Mortal Song is amazing and makes it worth the read. Sora is a mortal girl who has been switched at birth with a kami (magical/goddess) child princess. This isn’t to protect Sora but the kami princess, who’s destined to save the kami at Mount Fuji … More BOOK REVIEW: A Mortal Song
Dark Currents by Lindsay Buroker I loved The Emperor’s Edge, so I dug into Dark Currents almost immediately. Dark Currents picks up where The Emperor’s Edge left off–Amaranthe and Co. are still criminals with hearts of…ugh, gold. Maybe. And only when Amaranthe is in charge. They’ve moved into a pump house and are ‘staying low … More BOOK REVIEW: Dark Currents
Paternus by Dyrk Ashton I skimmed my way to the end of this book to see if there was something in this story that would save it for me, and it’s never a good thing when I find myself skimming. It means I’ve become disinterested in the story, and that’s exactly what happened in Paternus. The … More BOOK REVIEW: Paternus
Freeks by Amanda Hocking I think awkward flirting and adorable family bonds must be a sweet spot in books right now, but that’s GREAT because I’ve found lots of those books that have recently that focus on tight family relationships. For me, paranormal romance and fantasy romance works the best when there are other strong … More BOOK REVIEW: Freeks
Goldenhand by Garth Nix Let’s get this out of the way: this is the book where Garth Nix stops teasing us with the Nick/Lireal relationship. That alone should be why you read this. If you’re not an Old Kingdom fan coming into this book, I can’t say it will convert you. I also don’t think this … More BOOK REVIEW: Goldenhand
The Emperor’s Edge by Lindsay Buroker I love stories about athletic women. It’s a serious sweet spot for me, and Amaranthe is competent and strong from the start. She’s written with enough vulnerability that she doesn’t feel like a generic action girl. There was also a certain vulnerability to Sespian that I liked, too. Incredibly earnest … More BOOK REVIEW: The Emperor’s Edge
I’m trying a few different things with my book reviews lately. I’ve purposefully backed off the book tours at the moment (no time, really) and have found myself trolling through more ‘what I need to catch the fuck up on’ book lists. Incidentally, I’ve fallen onto a trend of reading similar books of late, and … More 2-for-1 BOOK REVIEW: Into the Green and Wolf Moon
Immortal by Nicole Conway I’ve been high on the Dragon Riders series since Avian, which took the characters and standard-but-well-done premise introduced in Fledgling and turned it into something darker and special. This series started off as Harry Potter meets How to Train Your Dragon, and the characters of Becca, Jaevid, Felix, Sile, and Jace … More BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Immortal
I’m doing something a little different with this review because I found these books so similar, and the original inspiration was a little blurb I left on r/Fantasy comparing both of these stories. I read them back-to-back, so a combined review feels appropriate. I was behind on reading Uprooted, but holy shit was this story … More 2-for-1 BOOK REVIEW: Clariel and Uprooted
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