Cursed by Benedict Jacka
This review contains some spoilers for Fated and Cursed. Please read with caution. Fated, the first novel in the Alex Verus series from Benedict Jacka is, in my opinion, one…
This review contains some spoilers for Fated and Cursed. Please read with caution. Fated, the first novel in the Alex Verus series from Benedict Jacka is, in my opinion, one…
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Last year I reluctantly read The Painted Man. I say reluctantly because everyone told me that I had to read it but based on the tagline, ‘Sometimes, there is very…
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We here at Fantasy-Faction are getting excited about the coming Halloween celebrations and figure that there is no better way to get yourself in the mood for Halloween than with…