Expected publication: June 22nd 2021 Author: Celeste Baxendell There is still worth in broken things. With the end of her mourning period approaching, Princess Eirwen of Glaciar knows her time is up. Her aunt, Queen Regent Isolde, is going to strike soon, but Eirwen’s ready—as ready as one can be for their own assassination. As… Continue reading Book Review: Mirrors of Ice (Bewitching Fairy Tales #2) (ARC)
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Book Review: The Moria Pearls (Lady Diviner #2)
Published January 2021 Author: Rosalie Oaks A missing necklace, a murder, and an extra helping of plum pie... The magical Moria Pearls are hidden somewhere in Devon, and Miss Elinor Avely and the tiny vampire Miss Zooth are on the case – but a certain washed-up selkie prince is determined to find the powerful necklace… Continue reading Book Review: The Moria Pearls (Lady Diviner #2)
Book Review: The Forgotten Kingdom (The Lost Queen #2) (RC)
Published September 15th 2020 Author: Signe Pike The story continues in The Forgotten Kingdom, the second book in the astonishing Lost Queen trilogy, already hailed as “Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan) and “The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker). AD 573. Imprisoned in her chamber, Languoreth awaits news in torment. Her husband and son have ridden… Continue reading Book Review: The Forgotten Kingdom (The Lost Queen #2) (RC)
Book Review: The Lost Queen (The Lost Queen #1) (RC)
Published September 4th 2018 Author: Signe Pike I write because I have seen the darkness that will come. Already there are those who seek to tell a new history... In a land of mountains and mist, tradition and superstition, Languoreth and her brother Lailoken are raised in the Old Way of their ancestors. But in… Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Queen (The Lost Queen #1) (RC)
Audiobook Review: The Burning God (The Poppy War #3)
Published November 17th 2020 Author: R.F. Kuang Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Audiobook Length: 23 hours 48 minutes THE EXCITING END TO THE POPPY WAR TRILOGY, R.F. KUANG'S ACCLAIMED, AWARD-WINNING EPIC FANTASY THAT COMBINES THE HISTORY OF THE 20th-CENTURY CHINA WITH A GRIPPING WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS, TO DEVASTATING, ENTHRALLING EFFECT. After saving her nation… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Burning God (The Poppy War #3)
Audiobook Review: The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War #2)
Published: August 6th 2019 Author: R.F. Kuang Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Audiobook Length: 23 hours 47 minutes In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman and warrior Rin is on the run: haunted by the atrocity she committed to end the war, addicted to opium, and hiding from the murderous commands of her vengeful… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War #2)
Audiobook Review: The Poppy War (The Poppy War #1)
Published February 10th 2015 Author: R.F. Kuang Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Audiobook Length: 18 hours 58 minutes When Rin aced the Keju-the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies-it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Poppy War (The Poppy War #1)
Book Review: Wendy, Darling (ARC)
Expected publication: June 1st 2021 Author: A.C. Wise A lush, feminist re-imagining on what happened to Wendy after Neverland, for fans of Circe and The Mere Wife. For those that lived there, Neverland was a children's paradise. No rules, no adults, only endless adventure and enchanted forests - all led by the charismatic boy who would never grow… Continue reading Book Review: Wendy, Darling (ARC)
Audiobook Review: Realm Breaker (Realm Breaker #1)
Published May 4th 2021 Author: Victoria Aveyard Narrator: Natalie Naudus Audiobook Length: 16 hours 34 minutes A strange darkness grows in Allward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient lineage—and the last… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Realm Breaker (Realm Breaker #1)
~ Blog Tour: The Immortal Game – Review ~
An exiled goddess goes on a quest to clear her name and save Mount Olympus in Talia Rothschild & A C Harvey’s action-packed young adult debut, The Immortal Game! Published May 25th 2021 Galene, daughter of Poseidon, desperately wants to earn her place among the gods. But when a violent attack leaves Mount Olympus in chaos… Continue reading ~ Blog Tour: The Immortal Game – Review ~
Audiobook Review: Sing Me Forgotten
Published March 9th 2021 Author: Jessica Olson Narrator: Caitlin Kelly Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Isda does not exist. At least not beyond the opulent walls of the opera house.Cast into a well at birth for being one of the magical few who can manipulate memories when people sing, she was saved by Cyril,… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Sing Me Forgotten
~ Blog Tour: Ariadne – Review ~
Welcome to my stop on the book tour for Ariadne by Jennifer Saint for Flatiron Books! A mesmerizing retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Perfect for fans of CIRCE, A SONG OF ACHILLES, and THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS. Published May 4th 2021 As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King… Continue reading ~ Blog Tour: Ariadne – Review ~
Book Review: In Deeper Waters (ARC)
Published April 20th 2021 Author: F.T. Lukens A young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour in this swoony adventure that is The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Pirates of the Caribbean. Prince Tal has long awaited his coming-of-age tour. After spending most of his… Continue reading Book Review: In Deeper Waters (ARC)
Book Review: Lady August (ARC)
Published March 30th 2021 Author: Becky Michaels August Summer thinks she is a nobody until a London solicitor barges into her employer’s drawing room, revealing not only is she the daughter of an earl but a wealthy heiress as well. Optimistic about a new life, she travels to her ancestral home of Linfield Hall, only… Continue reading Book Review: Lady August (ARC)
Book Review: The Beautiful Ones (ARC)
Published: April 27th 2021 Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail’s most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina’s chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife. But the Grand Season has just begun, and already Nina’s debut has gone disastrously awry. She has always struggled to… Continue reading Book Review: The Beautiful Ones (ARC)
Book Review: The Shadow in the Glass (ARC)
Published March 18th 2021 Author: J.J.A. Harwood Once upon a time Ella had wished for more than her life as a lowly maid. Now forced to work hard under the unforgiving, lecherous gaze of the man she once called stepfather, Ella’s only refuge is in the books she reads by candlelight, secreted away in the… Continue reading Book Review: The Shadow in the Glass (ARC)
Book Review: The Legend of the Lakes (The Once & Future Queen #3) (ARC)
Expected publication: June 24th 2021 Author: Clara O’Connor I thought to die that night in the solitude where they would never find me…Cassandra stands silent upon a ravaged battlefield, watching as the druids prepare the dead for the pyres, embers drifting up into the still winter darkness. She can barely breathe through the agony of… Continue reading Book Review: The Legend of the Lakes (The Once & Future Queen #3) (ARC)
~Blog Tour: Duchess If You Dare~
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Duchess If You Dare by Anabelle Bryant! From the glittering ballrooms of the ton to the city's grittiest corners, London has no shortage of wrongs in need of righting--and the Maidens of Mayhem are prepared for the challenge. United by secrecy and sisterhood, these daring women from all… Continue reading ~Blog Tour: Duchess If You Dare~
Audiobook Review: The Witch’s Heart
Published February 9th 2021 Author: Genevieve Gornichec Narrator: Jayne Entwistle Audiobook Length: 12 hours 4 minutes When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this moving, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse mythology. Angrboda's story begins where most witches' tales end: with a… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Witch’s Heart
Audiobook Review: The Lost Apothecary
Published March 2nd 2021 Author: Sarah Penner Narrator: Lorna Bennett, Lauren Anthony, & Lauren Irwin Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to The Lost Apothecary.... Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Lost Apothecary
