In the Lives of Puppets is TJ Klune's newest fantasy standalone. I am a huge fan of TJ Klune. The House in the Cerulean Sea is one of my all time favorite books and I really enjoyed Under the Whispering Door and the Extraordinaries trilogy. So I was really excited to start this one and… Continue reading Book Review – In the Lives of Puppets
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older is a sci-fi novella that will be the first of a series. It's marketed as a "cozy gaslamp mystery and sapphic romance set on Jupiter" and while this sounds awesome, this was not a win for me. Goodreads Description On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human… Continue reading Book Review – The Mimicking of Known Successes
I finally read Middlegame by Seanan McGuire and after years of having it on my TBR, I really didn't like it. Flowery writing and a confusing story is not my thing at all, but apparently I'm in the minority since people love this and The Starless Sea. Goodreads Description Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages… Continue reading Book Review – Middlegame
Fireborne by Rosaria Munda is the first book in the Aurelian Cycle, a completed YA fantasy trilogy. I had heard good things about this one and was not disappointed. I gave this book 4 stars and see potential for a 5 star rating later in the series. Goodreads Description Annie and Lee were just children… Continue reading Book Review – Fireborne
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna is an adult cozy fantasy romance. It was nominated for a Goodreads choice award for 2022 and people have been comparing it to The House in the Cerulean Sea so I had to read it. I really enjoyed it and it was a great book… Continue reading Book Review – The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
A Turn of the Tide by Kelley Armstrong is the 3rd book in the A Stitch in Time series. I was excited to get this ARC on NetGalley after giving the first two books each 5 stars but this one just wasn't the best for me. I did a full review of book 2 in… Continue reading ARC Review – A Turn of the Tide
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse is an adult fantasy standalone novella that will be published November 15th. I was excited to get my hands on this one as I loved Black Sun and its sequel and I really wanted to try something else by Roanhorse. Her writing definitely lived up to my expectations although… Continue reading ARC Review – Tread of Angels
Something Bright and Burning by Whitney Amazeen is a new adult contemporary novel set to be published September 20, 2022. I got early access through NetGalley and was excited to dive in but this one didn't work for me, I gave it 2 stars. Goodreads Description Everly Martin, eighteen years old and fiercely ambitious, takes… Continue reading ARC Review – Something Bright and Burning
The Time Trials by Jon McConnell and Dayna McConnell is the first book in a YA sci-fi series featuring a a group of four teenagers who compete in a secret time travel competition. I received this as an ARC through NetGalley but it was actually released last year. The second book is being released in… Continue reading Book Review – The Time Trials
Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans is the first book in a new adult fantasy series. This is Evans' debut novel and it will be hitting the shelves September 13. Goodreads Description Since the city of Bezim was shaken half into the sea by a magical earthquake, the Inquisitors have policed alchemy with brutal efficiency. Nothing… Continue reading ARC Review – Notorious Sorcerer
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