The Burning Star by Jessie Lane YA Fantasy May 24, 2012 Pub It Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...just book me a train to crazyville, because apparently that’s where we are headed. “ Seventeen year old Kay is living under a death sentence. Diagnosed with cancer, she has been given six months to live. Her mother moves them to Asheville, NC, hoping to find a miracle. Instead Kay finds her life turned upside down when she meets the insanely gorgeous Ryan and learns she is a real life Continue Reading
Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Throne Of Glass (Throne Of Glass #1) by Sarah J Maas YA Fantasy August 7, 2012 Bloomsbury Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “- she crouched over his chest, the iron-coated tip of the staff at his throat. She brought her mouth close to his ear. "My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered.’ “ 18-year-old Celaena Sardothien was one of the most feared assassins in Andover until she was caught and transported to the deadly salt mines of Endovier. After a year of hard labor, she is Continue Reading
Review: Wake of the Bloody Angel by Alex Bledsoe
Wake Of The Bloody Angel (Eddie LaCrosse #4) by Alex Bledsoe Fantasy July 3, 2012 Tor Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Oh, a bribe. With a harbor full of uncouth and barbaric sailors, no one's thought to try that yet. My God, you're brilliant.“ Eddie LaCrosse never thought bar owner Angelina would ever need his services, but he’s been wrong before. Twenty years ago, Angelina met and fell in love with a young sailor. He left her to seek his fortune and though he promised to Continue Reading
Guest Review: Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey and Giveaway
Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey May 29, 2009 Science Fiction/Fantasy Grand Central Publishing Jill Sorenson is back with another review! You guys! I found it. The most awesome book in the universe. SQUEEE!!! This was recommended multiple times in a thread at Smart Bitches. When I saw it at my local library, I snatched it up. I’m so glad I did. The author delivers strong characters, a sweet romance, and a fascinating dystopian world. Santa Olivia is a small town on the border of Continue Reading
Guest Review: Cage the Darlings by Elora Bishop
Cage the Darlings by Elora Bishop F/F Fantasy November 2011 Self Published Guest Review by Jill Sorenson This is a difficult review to write. I don’t read much Fantasy, and this story didn’t make a big impression on me. It’s easier to review books with obvious strengths and weaknesses. For Cage the Darlings, I had to look hard to find the flaws that led me to put it down. This fairy tale retelling opens with a young woman stealing a necklace from her latest conquest, a Continue Reading
Review: The Source of Magic by Cate Rowan
The Source Of Magic by Cate Rowan Fantasy April 17, 2011 Ebook Self-Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Gee, that’s great. I’m so proud...pompous ass”. Jilian Stewart hasn’t seen or heard from her father in years so when he passes and leaves her his home, she and her mother decide to travel together to Scotland for an impromptu vacation. Jilian’s mother falls prey to a mysterious illness while there and Jilian is plagued by dreams of a gorgeous, mysterious man, Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Dead Iron by Devon Monk
Dead Iron (The Age Of Steam #1) by Devon Monk Steampunk Fantasy July 5, 2011 Paperback Roc Trade Favorite Quote: “I mean to find his killer. And there is nothing that will stand in my way.” Cedar Hunt and his brother Will were cursed with lycanthropy by a Pawnee God to hunt the Strange. Settling in the small town of Hallelujah, Cedar does some small time bounty hunting, haunted with the loss of his humanity and guilt of his brother’s death. When a small boy is stolen in the dead Continue Reading
Review: The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess by Leanna Renee Hieber
The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess by Leanna Renee Hieber (Strangely Beautiful #3) Fantasy May 3, 2011 Paperback DP Reviewed by Mandi The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess is a prequel to the first two books in Leanna Renee Hieber’s adorable historical fantasy series. In this book, we are taken back to a time before The Guard that we have come to know. The Goddess and her beloved Phoenix start a new guard in Cairo. We are introduced to Beatrice, The Leader, Verena Continue Reading
Review: Twilight’s Dawn by Anne Bishop
Twilight’s Dawn by Anne Bishop (The Black Jewels #9) March 1, 2011 Fantasy Hardcover Roc Reviewed by Tori Blurb: Anne Bishop's Black Jewel novels have enthralled readers and critics alike with their mixture of fantasy, intrigue, and romance. Now in Twilight's Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four all-new captivating novellas that provide us with satisfying conclusions to some of her most beloved characters. -THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS- Twilight’s Dawn is a Continue Reading
Review: Shalador’s Lady by Anne Bishop
Shalador’s Lady (A Black Jewels Novel #8) by Anne Bishop Fantasy March 2, 2010 Hardcover Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It is better to break you own heart then to break your honor.” Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop is the 8th book in her Black Jewels series. It is also the sequel to her 7th book, The Shadow Queen. I adore the Black Jewels series. A deliciously dark and traumatic series that celebrates the triumph of evil. Unequivocal world building sustained by dramatic and Continue Reading