Half a King by Joe Abercrombie – What if it wasn’t labeled YA?
Tom Joyce
Imagine if Half a King had been published without the letters ‘YA’ anywhere near the cover. Just a new novel by Joe Abercrombie, author of The First Law, arriving with…
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Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff – Review
Jayna
Solid story-telling, intriguing characters and plotline.
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence – Review
A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities. A girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on…
Godblind by Anna Stephens
Outside of the carnage there is some delicious political intrigue and machinations which I love in any story.
Planetside by Michael Mammay – Books 1-3 Series Review
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
It’s not flashy space opera, it’s smart, character-focused storytelling with just enough grit, action, and intrigue to keep you hooked from page one.
Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence
...in typical Lawrence fashion the ending left me with just enough questions that I need to read the next book to have some closure.
The Dark Feather by Anna Stephens
The Dark Feather by Anna Stephens delivers an epic conclusion to one of the best dark fantasy series I’ve read. This book has ripped out my heart and stomped on…
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao
JC Kang
Steeped in deep lore inspired by Chinese cosmology, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night infuses wonder and excitement into the common tropes of forbidden magic, lost heirs, and clash of…
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
L. A. Young
The Witch and the Tsar—the debut novel by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore—is a book with a title that draws you towards it without knowing what the story is about. There is…
The Girl and the Moon by Mark Lawrence
S. H. Paulus
“Without the moon we would have been swallowed up long ago.” Mark Lawrence’s The Girl and the Moon is a hopeful, solid conclusion to the Book of the Ice. Unlike…
The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence
Spoiler Warning: This review contains minor spoilers for book one of the Book of the Ice series. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish The Girl in…
The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence
When I first saw the cover of the US edition of Mark Lawrence’s new book, The Girl and the Stars, I had to read it. I promptly contacted Mr. Lawrence,…