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
Review: The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg
The Soul Mirror (Collegia Magica #2) by Carol Berg January 4, 2011 Fantasy Paperback, 528 Pages Roc Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I don’t despise you. I don’t pity you....I know you. I see you.” Anne de Vernase rejoices in that she has no magic. A devoted woman of science, magic has obliterated her family. It has driven her mother mad, condemned her father to death, imprisoned her brother, and killed her younger sister. When Portier de Savin-Duplais, the King’s royal Continue Reading
Review: The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
The Iron Queen (Iron Fey #3) by Julie Kagawa YA Fantasy January 25, 2011 Paperback, 358 Pages Harlequin Teen Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Do what you must. I’ll be here whatever you decide. If it takes one year or a thousand, I will keep you safe.” Fairy tales are often told of the beautiful and benevolent fae bestowing gifts of wonder and delight to unsuspecting humans. But Meghan Chase knows better. She sees the real fae and has lived in their cruel world. Being half human Continue Reading
Review: Cold Magic by Kate Elliott
Cold Magic by Kate Elliott (Spiritwalker #1) September 2, 2010 Fantasy, Steampunk Paperback, 528 Pages Orbit Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:”When I saw you coming down the stairs that evening, it was as if I were seeing the other half of my soul descending to greet me.” Catherine (Cat) Hassi Barahal’s life is about the change drastically when she is mistaken for her cousin and forced in to marriage with a cold mage she doesn’t know. When it comes to light that she is not her Continue Reading
Review: A MidWinter Fantasy Anthology
A Midwinter Fantasy Anthology November 23, 2010 Fantasy E-book (Trade Oct 2011) 336 Pages Dorchester “A Christmas Carroll” by Leanna Renee Hieber Just days after the ending of Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker, Headmistress Rebecca is lonely and sad. The death of her friend and fellow guard member Jane lays heavy on her soul. She feels guilty for her death, and just all around miserable. For twenty years she served in the guard, and for twenty years she has pined Continue Reading
Review: Geist by Philippa Ballantine
Geist (A Book Of The Order #1) by Philippa Ballantine Fantasy October 26, 2010 Paperback, 304 Pages Ace Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Keep sailing Young Pretender...you know where to find me, have you a need.” When Deacon Sorcha Faris’s husband and partner Koyla is critically injured during an violent geist attack, she gains a new and untried partner; Deacon Merrick Chambers. Rumors have been whispered that the geist are attacking throughout the land so Sorcha and Merrick Continue Reading
Review: Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson
Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson (Tairen Soul #5) October 26, 2010 Fantasy Paperback, 480 Pages Avon Reviewed by Mandi This is a spoiler-free review of Crown of Crystal Flame. However, I do talk about previous events that occur in this series. I adore this series and these characters C.L. Wilson has brought to life. She writes the evilest of all villains and the most tortured of all heroes. Between these two men is Ellyseta, a woman so in love with the light, yet Continue Reading