SPFBO Finalist Review: The Hallows by H. L. Tinsley
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
The Hallow serum was once sacred to the Auld Bloods. Used to gain access to their lost ancestral powers, now it is regulated and administered by the powerful Providence Company.…
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
A Healer’s Guide to Adventuring by David Green – Cover Reveal
Today is a special day, because I finally get to share the cover for David Green’s newest book! A Healer’s Guide to Adventuring is a sapphic cosy fantasy about a…
SPFBO Finalist Review: Jester by Tim Carter
You’d think an army of zombie trolls and undead ogres would catch the nobility’s attention. You’d be wrong. The rulers of Halfsock are deeply in denial. Besides, they have taxes…
Fall Red Empire Book Release – Guest Blog from Kerstin Espinosa Rosero
It starts with a rift that burns a thousand scars into the sky. It makes the winds stop. It makes the stars go dark. It awakens an ancient beast. And…
SPFBO Finalist Review: No More Levels by Benjamin Barreth
Life sucks when you’re a potato farmer. That’s why Rin can’t wait to turn sixteen and conquer the nearest beginner dungeon. Only then can he acquire a powerful class in…
A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair – Review
A Coup of Tea is the literary equivalent of wrapping your hands around a warm mug on a rainy afternoon. Flawed, a little too convenient, but genuinely comforting and exactly…
SPFBO Finalist Review: Carrion Saints by Hiyodori
Crow can pass for human. She may come off as eccentric, but she’s good at hiding her wings. As a saint, she’s devoted her endless life to protecting humanity from…
An Instruction in Shadow by Benedict Jacka – Review
A darker, grittier contemporary fantasy with a protagonist who feels younger than his years and a world that rewards patient readers.
Dawn of Silence by Heiner de Wendt – Review
Dark, inventive, and genuinely warm beneath all the ash and undead. A post-apocalyptic world full of strange corners, a found family that actually works, and enough ideas to fuel a…
Merchant Magician by John Champaign – Review
If you want urban fantasy with a protagonist who'll bargain with a leprechauns just as well as washing dishes without complaint, this one's for you. Charming, creative, and easy company.
Atlanta’s Guide to Cryptids by Kevin A. Davis – Review
I genuinely appreciated that there is no romance here at all. Female leads without that are still rarer than they should be.
Investigation, Mediation, Vindication by Chris Tullbane – Review
This is not a book that will stay with you for weeks, but it is an easy, entertaining read with rough edges and real promise. Tullbane's debut does enough right…