Of Mages and Makers by Rel Carroll – SPFBO #11 Semi-Finals Review
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
Steampunk, chicanery, and robbery all collude to deliver a romance that is lighthearted, but which emphasizes a lesson in consent.
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
City of Stone by K. T. Holder – SPFBO #11 Semi-Finals Review
Overall, this is a book with a solid foundation, a lot of heart, and characters I genuinely enjoyed spending time with.
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Seventh and Final Fall
And that is it for our cut posts! Thank you once more to every author who entered and had the courage to put their work in front of us. We…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Sixth Fall
We are nearing the end of the cut posts for this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we say goodbye to three more books in our Sixth Fall.
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Fifth Fall
We are deeper into June and deep into the cuts for this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we bid farewell to three more books in our Fifth Fall.
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Fourth Fall
June is here, and so is another round of cuts in this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we are saying goodbye to three more books
Charms, Charts, and Conspiracies by David Green – Review
Charms, Charts, and Conspiracies is cosy fantasy doing exactly what the genre does best: creating a world so warm and full of good people that you feel the loss of…
Blood of Liscor by Pirateaba – Review
When a series makes you care this much about this many characters, a few weaker threads are easy to forgive. Blood of Liscor is exactly why this series is so…
The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E. B. Hudspeth – Review
If you love fictional non-fiction, scholarly characters going gloriously off the rails, or just something that feels genuinely unlike anything else on your shelf, this one is worth your time.
Chosen by Benedict Jacka – Review
The action is as sharp as ever. Alex can't blast his way through problems like some mages. He plans, he outmaneuvers, he uses his foresight and his wits, and watching…
Of Song and Shadow by G. R. Matthews – ARC Review
What stayed with me most is that quiet thread running through everything. Determination. People pushing forward, rebuilding, adapting. Finding their place, even when the world has already taken something from…
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss – Review
Witty, character-driven, and richer in scope, this sequel sends the Athena Club across Victorian Europe, mixing reimagined monsters, found family warmth, and darker historical realities into a story that is…