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Book Review: The Time-Marked Warlock, Shami Stovall Fantasy: The Time-Marked Warlock, Shami Stovall I am quickly falling in love with books by Shami Stovall. The latest one that has come to my attention is The Time-Marked Warlock. Adair Finch is that time-marked warlock. He is able to reset time back to a specific moment that […]
Book Review: Black Water Sister, Zen Cho Fantasy/Mystery: Black Water Sister, Zen Cho “The first thing the ghost said to Jess was: Does your mother know you’re a pengkid?” That is the first line of Black Water Sister by Zen Cho, a genre shredding book that is a mystery wrapped in a fantasy […]
Book Review: Amoura Awakened, Meg Kramer Fantasy: Amoura Awakened, Meg Kramer Amoura Renly is 16. Some teenagers find a way to become magnets for hostility–they look different, they sound different, they are different, and for many people of all ages different is threatening. Amoura is one of those magnets, and she is often bullied […]
Book Review: Mr. Gearhart, Abernathy Series Book 3, Emily Owen Steampunk/Fantasy: Mr. Gearhart, Abernathy Series Book 3, Emily Owen Oh how I love to read steampunk novels! There is just something delightful about the “what if” in these alternate histories. Often written with a light touch, anachronistic technology dropped into an earlier time period […]
Book Review: Spread: Tales of Deadly Flora, R. A. Clarke (editor) SciFi/Fantasy/Horror Story Collection: Spread: Tales of Deadly Flora, R. A. Clarke (editor) Sometimes even after you’ve read a description of a book, you find yourself completely unprepared for the story at hand. Spread: Tales of Deadly Flora is one of those books. A […]
Book Review: Wild Court, Matthew Samuels Urban Fantasy: Wild Court, Matthew Samuels Ben and Matt have been best friends their entire lives. Now in their 20s, they are living in London and still hanging out together as often as they can. Ben is an assistant librarian, having followed his love of books into a […]
Book Review: Arvia: Wings of the Wild, Tales of Arvia Book 4, D. H. Willison Fantasy: Arvia: Wings of the Wild, Tales of Arvia Book 4, D. H. Willison When I was a teenager, I began reading the Xanth novels by Piers Anthony. Set in the fantasy world of Xanth (which not coincidentally looked a lot like Florida), […]
Book Review: Upstairs at the Beresford, Will Carver Fantasy/Horror: Upstairs at the Beresford, Will Carver Blog Tour November 20, 2023 This is a hell of a story! The Beresford is an old hotel. Nobody really knows how old. It is in the heart of a city, an old city, a city which has […]
Book Review: The God of Endings, Jacqueline Holland Fantasy: The God of Endings, Jacqueline Holland This novel is not just one of the best debut novels I have read this year. It may be the best novel I have read this year. Collette LeSange is an artist living in upstate New York in […]
Book Review: The Angel of the Crows, Katherine Addison Mystery/Fantasy: The Angel of the Crows, Katherine Addison I’m not entirely sure anything could have prepared me for this book. The author does provide enough introduction to get one started, but this is possibly the strangest book I will read this year. It is also […]