I’ve said many times that summer is the best time to read horror. The sun’s out longer, chasing away those pesky shadows that always seem to move of their own accord, and it’s hot, so the occasional chill is always welcome. And for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere where it’s currently winter … […]
Fantasy Romance Young Adult #OwnVoices Diversity Found Family Heist Mythology Many thanks to JeanBookNerd and Katherine Tegen Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review and for inclusion on this blog tour. Quotes are taken from an […]
Science Fiction Death Many thanks to Titan Books for a review copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review and for inclusion on this blog tour. Call me weird, but the combination of archaeology and dead bodies spoke to me. Something about it just made me take notice and convinced me […]
Science Fiction Fantasy Horror Gore Death Many thanks to Titan Books for a review copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review and for including me on this blog tour. I confess: while I am terribly addicted to nature vs. human movies, I’ve never actually read […]
Fantasy Epic Fantasy Gore War Death Many thanks to Orbit for a review copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. This review may contain spoilers for the first two books. I spent something like 1,500 pages fretting over these characters, and let me tell […]
Oh hai. Is this where I put the caveat that, normally, I’m not a huge fan of epic fantasy? Because I’m not. Or I haven’t been. Lately, I’ve been trying to give things another go rather than writing them off, so here we are. John Gwynne’s The Faithful and the Fallen has been recommended to […]
Fantasy Horror Anthology Short Stories Fairy Tales Retellings Many thanks to Titan Books for an copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. When I first heard of this anthology, I knew it was clearly written for me. Dark fairy tales? Curses? Subverted […]
Middle Grade Action Adventure Graphic Novel Superheroes School Heroes and Villains Many thanks to RockStar Book Tour and Roaring Brook Press for a finished copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. The moment I learned about this series, I knew I […]
Fantasy Historical Gothic Unreliable Narrator Many thanks to Titan Books for a finished copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion. I’m a very simple woman. I see Gothic and a hint of the supernatural and I am there. The Golden Key sounds like a perfect combination […]
I stumbled across this series by chance, as you do, and noticed it has assassins and pirates and magic, and there’s just physically no way I could pass that up. I mean, I’m only human … ish. Mostly. Sometimes. Point is, I’m a major sucker for both assassins and pirates, and having them both in […]