I have to admit I was a bit excited when I saw that this book was a “Jimmy Patterson” selection. I received this book in one of my bookish subscription boxes, and let’s be honest, it has a powerful and eye-catching cover. I had a hard time putting this book down. I really enjoyed it, …
Title: The Wicked KingSeries: Folk Of the Air #2Author: Holly BlackGenres: FantasyPublisher: Little Brown Books Released: January, 2019Format: Hardcover, B&N EditionISBN: 9780316310338 Summary: You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself strong. After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to …
Title: Imminent Dawn Series: Empathy #1 Author: R.R Campbell Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: NineStar Press Format: Paperback ISBN: B07N1Q8C6G Summary: Four people. One study. The internet-access brain implant to bind or destroy them all. Art-school dropout Chandra would do anything to apologize for her role in her wife’s coma—including enroll in the first round of …
Title: Ragnarök Unwound Author: Kristen Jacques Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Publisher: Midnight Tide Publishing Format: e-Book ISBN: 9781953238085 Summary: Prophecies don’t untangle themselves. Just ask Ikepela Ives, whose estranged mother left her with the power to unravel the binding threads of fate. Stuck with immortal power in a mortal body, Ives has turned her back on …
Title: Winter of SummersSeries: Author: Michael FaudetGenre: Poetry, RomancePublisher: Andrew McMeels PublishingFormat: PaperbackISBN: 1449496393 In case you missed the memo, I’ll restate this for the record: I FREAKING LOVE POETRY. Pretty much every poetry collection that comes out of Andrew McMeel makes it to me, whether by way of the library, Amazon, or gifts, but despite the abundance of …
Title: City of Broken MagicSeries: Chronicles of Amicae #1Author: Mirah BolenderGenre: Urban FantasyPublisher: Tor BooksFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781250169273 Summary: Five hundred years ago, magi created a weapon they couldn’t control. An infestation that ate magic—and anything else it came into contact with. Enemies and allies were equally filling. Only an elite team of non-magical humans, known …
I really enjoyed Molly Tanzer’s Creatures of Will and Temper, so I was quite excited about the sequel Creatures of Want and Ruin. I’m happy to say that it didn’t disappoint.
Title: Empire of SandSeries: The Book of Ambha #1Author: Tasha SuriGenre: Fantasy, RomancePublisher: OrbitFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9780356512006 Summary: Mehr is a girl trapped between two cultures. Her father comes from the ruling classes of the empire, but her mother’s people were outcasts, Amrithi nomads who worshipped the spirits of the sands. Caught one night performing these …
Title: The Phoenix EmpressAuthor: K. Arsenault RiveraGenre: High Fantasy, LGBTPublisher: Tor BooksFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9780765392572 Summary: Since she was a child, the divine empress O Shizuka has believed she was an untouchable god. When her uncle, ruler of the Hokkaran Empire, sends her on a suicide mission as a leader of the Imperial Army, the horrors …
Title: The Lady Astronaut of Mars Author: Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Books Format: Paperback ISBN: B07QKTNM2P Summary: On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render …
