Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Third Five Fall
Jennie Ivins
One more week of May, and one more month for Round One of this year’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we will be saying goodbye to another five books: our…
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Novellas: An Underrated Art Form
Angela Boord
If you’re having a hard time sustaining your attention these days (and who isn’t), give a novella try. In many cases, you can read them in one sitting and they’re…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Second Five Fall
On this, the first day of May, we are saying goodbye to our second round of contestants in this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! And just as a reminder, we…
Of Song and Shadow by G. R. Matthews – ARC Review
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
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…
Fleet Champions by Rob J. Hayes – Review
Fleet Champions balances explosive action with deepening character arcs in a way that feels earned.
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The First Five Fall
Our judges whittle down our group of 30 books by letting go of five at a time. We don’t read the books in any particular order, and so we don’t…
The Tattling Whisperwoods by Tilly Wallace – Review
playful, magical, and full of heart. Stronger than the first book, richer in character, and still deeply comforting. It’s not about sweeping epic stakes. It’s about community, care, stubborn hope,…
Aspirant’s Oath by Levi Jacobs – Review
The academy concept intrigues me, the dragon element is exactly my kind of thing, and I’m very curious to see how this world and these characters deepen over a full-length…
Mumbai Singularity by Nym Coy – Review
Overall, this felt like stepping into a different storytelling tradition and letting it unfold in its own voice. The mix of grounded character work, big concept ideas, and mythic scale…
Hammerfall by Rob J. Hayes – Review
It is dark, emotional, sometimes brutal, but also full of heart. It is the kind of story that reminds you that people are rarely just one thing, and that sometimes…
Demon by Rob J. Hayes – Review
Demon is not a comfortable read, nor is it meant to be. It is harsh, bloody, and morally thorny, but if you are already invested in this world, it is…
Threadlight Trilogy by Zack Argyle – Review
The Threadlight series may stumble a bit at the start, but it grows stronger with every book, delivering engaging characters, an intriguing world, and a satisfying conclusion.