Title: House of Earth and BloodSeries: Crescent City #1Author: Sarah J. MaasGenre: Urban Fantasy, RomancePublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781635574043 Summary: Bound by blood. Tempted by desire. Unleashed by destiny. Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When …
Title: House of Ash & Brimstone Series: Gatewalkers #1 Author: Megan Starks Genre: Paranormal, Romance Publisher: City Owl Press Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781949090505 Summary: Hell has come to collect……but Gisele Walker has no plans to pay the debt. As a half-demon paranormal bounty hunter, Gisele is used to flirting with death, but stealing a curio …
Title: SwallowtailAuthor: Brenna TwohyGenre: PoetryPublisher: Button Poetry Format: Netgalley e-ARCISBN: 9781943735631Rating: ♥♥♥♥ Summary: Swallowtail: A deep dive into the dissection of popular culture, and how the brightness and horrors of it can be mirrors into the daily lived experiences of women in America. Once upon a time, whilst perusing Netgalley, a starving reader came across …
Title: Rain and Embers Author: Ali Nuri Genres: Poetry, #Ownsvoices Publisher: Lion’s Den Format: e-Book ISBN: 9780578559001 Summary: An urgent and necessary study in dualities, Ali Nuri offers a migrant’s perspective on what it means to be torn between East and West, sun and moon, the past and the present. Following the story of a …
In truth, it has taken me an ridiculously long time to post this review, but by golly, here it is! The tale of how Benevolent came to be in my possession is a quaint one: Erin Jensen, the author, reached out to me, asking if I’d be willing to review her novel. A novel, she …
Title: Fusion WorldSeries: Philanthropy #1Author: Joseph TamoneGenre: Science FictionPublisher: Chandra PressFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781949964004 Summary: A small band of young people must find a way to come together as a team to stop a maniac bent on the destruction of the known universe. Through the course of the story the team grows tightly knit and is …
Title: Terrible Lizard: A Memoir of My Time In the Police Dinosaur Unit Author: Doug GoodmanGenre: Fantasy, urban fantasyPublisher: Benu MediaFormat: PaperbackISBN: 1734422718 Summary: Banshee may be a great Police Working Velociraptor, but he’s one terrible lizard. Or so Oak Jones thought. He’s wanted on the Police Dinosaur Unit all his life. Now that he’s …
Title: Wicked FoxAuthor: Kat ChoGenre: Fantasy, urban fantasyPublisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781984812346 Summary: Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret–she’s a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men …
Title: His Hideous HeartEditor: Dahlia Adler Genre: Dark Fantasy, AnthologyPublisher: Flatiron Books Format: PaperbackISBN: 9781250302779 Summary: Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the …
Let’s start from the top, er, front. I’m a sucker for covers, I do indeed judge books by them. Ever Alice‘s is simplistic in design, clean-cut and modern. The font is pretty, the colors stand out, but it didn’t really give me the ‘feels’. Now the blurb, oh the blurb, that drew me in. I …
