Publisher: Orbit BooksPage Count: 625Release Date: April 12th, 2022Series: THE BLOODSWORN SAGA, Book 2Rating: 5/5 Stars - Loved It! Warning: Possible light spoilers ahead for earlier books in the series. You can read reviews for those books here: THE SHADOW OF THE GODS The time of the gods is upon us once more. The dragon... Continue Reading →
Most Anticipated: Summer 2022 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Releases
You know, I thought I was doing pretty good managing new releases this year. After all, my current split is 60% backlist, 40% new releases. But Good Lord if the summer release schedule isn't designed to well and truly break me. August alone is enough to destroy my reading schedule for the rest of the... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: 05/18/22
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming releases you’re excited about! Cover links to Goodreads OCEAN'S ECHO by Everina MaxwellRelease Date: November... Continue Reading →
Wyrd & Wonder: Most Anticipated Fantasy Video Games
Time to use Wyrd & Wonder to talk about my OTHER favorite fantasy love: video games! Gaming is my other hobby of choice, so if I'm not reading about spellcasters, then I'm probably playing one. I've rounded up some of my most anticipated video game releases below. The slight catch? Almost none of them have... Continue Reading →
Review: THE TETHERED MAGE by Melissa Caruso
Publisher: Orbit BooksPage Count: 432Release Date: October 24, 2017Series: SWORDS & FIRE, Book 1Rating: 3.5/5 Stars - Liked It! Lady Amalia's life is fairly well-planned out. As the heir to one of the ruling families on the Council of Nine, she is being groomed to follow in her imposing mother's footsteps in a life of... Continue Reading →
Weekly Reading Check-In: 05/14/22
Time for another weekly check-in using WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. Want to participate? Simply answer the three questions below and tag the host site! Book covers link to Goodreads. What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Currently... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: 05/11/22
Cover Links to Goodreads THE STARS UNDYING by Emery RobinRelease Date: November 8th, 2022 My reading these days skews more fantasy than sci-fi, but I'm always up for a good space opera. THE STARS UNDYING promises intrigue, politics, and perhaps an AI with an agenda of its own? And with this being a retelling of... Continue Reading →
Review: THRAWN ASCENDENCY: GREATER GOOD by Timothy Zahn
Publisher: Del Rey BooksPage Count: 408Release Date: April 27th, 2021Series: STAR WARS: THRAWN ASCENDENCY, Book 2Rating: 3/5 Stars - Liked It Warning: Possible light spoilers ahead for earlier books in the series. You can read reviews for those books here: THRAWN ASCENDENCY: CHAOS RISING Senior Captain Thrawn may have won a decisive victory against a... Continue Reading →
Review: THE STARDUST THIEF by Chelsea Abdullah
Publisher: Orbit BooksPage Count: 463Release Date: May 17th, 2022Series: THE SANDSEA TRILOGY, Book 1Rating: 3.75/5 Stars - Liked It! Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant, purveyor of jinn relics, powerful enchanted items from the days before the jinn abused their power and were banished from the earth by the gods. All know that any remaining... Continue Reading →
Wyrd & Wonder Fantastic Five: Forest Fantasies
This one was actually a lot harder to write then I thought it would be! I don't know if it's because I read a ton of fantasy set in more urban environments, or if I read books that have forests in them, but not in a way where they feel like the "star" environment of... Continue Reading →