Speculative Fiction Reviews for my Ever Increasing SFF TBR Pile
Cursed Moon is the second in the Prospero’s War series by Jaye Wells. I have really enjoyed listening to these as audiobooks, I find them to be light and fun compared to much of what I typically read. Really a nice change of pace for me. But, don’t take that to mean they are completely mindless either. A reader can...
Be aware that if you tend to get offended or bothered by swearing or crude language, you might want to pass on this book as it has more than its fair share. That said, I this book was just a ton of fun. The world is vivid, it’s an urban fantasy where magic comes in two forms: clean and dirty. Clean magic is...
The Autumn Republic brings an exciting and tense, yet satisfying conclusion to the Powder Mage Trilogy. It is wrought with subterfuge and political juxtaposition. There are bloody battles both mundane and magical, that bring fear and tension and excitement to the reader. There are unexpected and surprising twists. And underneath it all,there are the relationships and characters that help bring the story to life. This...
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms was a fresh and enjoyable read. Something about it just felt different then what I typically read, in a very good way. There are some familiar elements in the beginning: An unexpecting heir (Yeine) comes to court, unprepared, somewhat ignorant of how things work. This is something I have seen before, and honestly, it can go either way...
Touch by Claire North is a thrilling and unexpected journey through time and people. It starts with a murder in a crowded train station and quite frankly, just keeps running at full speed. This is a book about the experience of walking in another’s skins. Literally. Ghosts exist by commandeering the bodies of the living, using their bodies/skins as vessels...
Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine to let us share our excitement for books coming out soon. I read my first book by N.K. Jemisin earlier this month and am eager to read more. While I know there are a number of published books I need to catch up on, I am also quite looking...
Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine to let us share our excitement for books coming out soon. I featured this on my list of 10 new series/standalones to look for in 2015, but I wanted to feature it by itself as well to make sure no one missed it. I love a dark epic fantasy, and I...
Sometimes I really crave a good character driven book. I want to experience the story from the central character, feel and understand them, get inside their head. This was exactly that (plus magic and a cool new world). True there are two POVs in this, but they are actually self-contained stories with no intersection or overlap. Yet. I have to...
If the blurb isn’t enough, here’s the trailer. It gives quite a good feel for the tone of the book: [video src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_Xo3A5UTjso”] I just loved this book. I don’t want to say too much about the plot because I think it is better to go into this one knowing as little as possible. But as you can likely gather from...
This is a spoiler free review, but assumes you have read The Promise of Blood, so it is probably not spoiler free for that. If you are new to the series, I suggest you check out my review for Promise of Blood and know that I feel Crimson Campaign is on par with the first book. Once again, I...
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