Ravenmarked by Amy Rose Davis – SPFBO Review: And Then There Were Two
Geoff Matthews
The SPFBO team have completed their search for a finalist! Today, only one book remains, as we say farewell to Amy Rose Davis and Ravenmarked. You can read our review…
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Jo Niederhoff
It’s a safe bet to assume that most if not all of us have heard of Shirley Jackson, regardless of how much of her work we’ve read. My first experience…
Pretty Little Dead Girls by Mercedes M. Yardley
T. O. Munro
Pretty Little Dead Girls was the first of Ms Yardley’s books I ever read. I sort of flirted with the idea of buying it for quite a while. The title,…
The Raven by Aderyn Wood – SPFBO Review: And Then There Were Two
Richard Bray
The SPFBO team are making steady progress in our search for a finalist. To avoid cruelly stretching things out, we’ll be posting (in no particular order) individual reviews for those…
A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky
Eric Christensen
A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky is the story of M, a very old and very powerful magician, who has returned to New York City after some time away. Although…
Detritus In Love by Mercedes M. Yardley & John Boden + Interview with the Authors
Detritus in Love opens with a fourteen-year-old boy discovering that he can see and hear dead people. Three years later he’s not only made some dead friends, but he’s fallen…
Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope – SPFBO Review: And Then There Were Three
A.F.E. Smith
The SPFBO team are making steady progress in our search for a finalist. To avoid cruelly stretching things out, we’ll be posting (in no particular order) individual reviews for those…
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
Joie
Corsai, Corsai, tooth and claw, Shadow and bone will eat you raw. Malchai, Malchai, sharp and sly, Smile and bite and drink you dry. Sunai, Sunai, eyes like coal, Sing…
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
This review contains spoilers for Magic Binds and the previous books in the series. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the books. I am torn. This was…
Red Tide by Marc Turner
Laura M. Hughes
“What was she thinking? This couldn’t be murder; this was war. Killing wasn’t murder if you stole the victim’s country while you were at it.” Marc Turner is without doubt…
Dracula vs. Hitler by Patrick Sheane Duncan
Charlie Hopkins
Ravaged by the Nazi Secret Service during World War II, Romanian resistance forces turn to one of their leaders, Professor Van Helsing for any way out. To fight these monstrous…
The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster
Jonathan Thornton
This review contains spoilers. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the story. Tor’s novella series was started in 2015, with the aim of promoting this shorter…