What I read: Seasons of Sorcery by Jennifer Estep, Grace Draven, Amanda Bouchet, and Jeffe Kennedy Fantasy Anthology November 13, 2018 by Brightlynx Publishing Winter's Web by Jennifer Estep This novella is part of the Elemental Assassins series and features Gin Blanco aka The Spider. Gin and crew are headed to the Ren Faire appropriately named Winter's Web. They are there because Owen won tickets, which somehow turned into them each volunteering their services. But what is supposed to Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright Amaranthine Saga #1 Fantasy Romance February 21, 2018 by Twinkle Press This book was so very interesting, with world-building and characters so unlike any I've ever seen before. Of course I added it to my TBR list because Ilona Andrews featured it on a blog post and if Ilona Andrews recommends something you absolutely one-click. The main protagonists are Tsumiko, who inherits an estate, a fortune, and a person from an Continue Reading
Review: Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep
Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep Crown of Shard, #1 Urban Fantasy/NA October 2, 2018 Harper Voyager Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I had no desire to become someone else's puppet..." Lady Everleigh Saffira Winter Blair, heir to the throne, went to live with relatives in the royal court of Bellona after her parents were assassinated. Thought to have no magic, she is regulated to a life little above a servant. When her cousin, the crown princess, stages a coup; assassinating her Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep Crown of Shards #1 Fantasy October 2, 2018 by Harper Voyager Favorite Quote: "Traitors always pay for their sins," I hissed. Kill the Queen is the first book in Jennifer Estep's brand new fantasy series, Crown of Shards. I picked this book up to read at the end of the day, thinking I would get in a few chapters before bed and then finish it the next day. HAHAHAHA. It wasn't until I was huddled with my Kindle under my comforter at 2 Continue Reading
What Mandi Has Been Reading
First, the good stuff. And oooooooh, have I fallen in love with a series. This has been out for years, and for all those years I've seen people rave about it on Twitter, and I had it sitting in my TBR. And now I've read book one, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, and I'm halfway through book two, A Court of Mist and Fury, and I'm. In. Love. Book one starts maybe a tiny bit slow, and although I was ready to give it four solid star, when I hit the 70% mark (for those that have Continue Reading
Review: Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven
Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven Fallen Empire #1 Fantasy Romance September 25, 2018 by Ace Favorite Quote: "Stay with me, Gilene," he whispered in her ear. "I can't," she murmured, still half asleep. "I will conquer all of the Empire to bring you back." Reviewed by Angela This was probably my most anticipated book this year. If you were to ask me to make a list of my favorite fantasy romances of all time, Grace Draven would have four or five titles in my top ten. She Continue Reading
Review: The Wolf Lord by Ann Aguirre
The Wolf Lord by Ann Aguirre Ars Numina, #3 PNR/Fantasy March 14, 2018 Self Published Favorite Quote: “Maybe a marriage of convenience to a wicked wolf wasn’t so bad after all.” Reviewed by Tori Roguish. Reckless. Unreliable. Raff Pineda has a certain reputation among the Animari. He’s the one to call if there’s a party starting, not the man to rely on when all hell breaks loose. Though he’s nominally the leader of the Pine Ridge pack, he defers to his second on the tough calls. Continue Reading
Review: Thalgor’s Witch by Nancy Holland
Thalgor’s Witch by Nancy Holland Historical Fantasy Romance February 22, 2018 Tule publishing Favorite Quote: "Eat, witch. You are no use to me dead." "And little use to you alive, to hear you tell it. Reviewed by Tori In a land of perpetual war and wandering, warrior Thalgor not only leads his people in battle, but keeps the hope alive that someday his displaced tribe can rebuild the kingdom that was lost to the treachery between witches and men. When he captures a beautiful Continue Reading
Review: Dark Alpha’s Night by Donna Grant
Dark Alpha's Night by Donna Grant Reaper, #5 Paranormal/Fantasy Romance March 6, 2018 Macmillan Favorite Quote: "She hadn't been raised to be a lady. She'd been raised to be a warrior." Reviewed by Sheena To some Fae, I am their worst nightmare. For I do Death’s bidding. But for all our strength and skill, a powerful enemy has risen up. Finding Ettie could change everything. The Half-Fae is our one chance. She’s sharp and strong and fierce. She steals my breath every time I'm near Continue Reading
Review: Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
Lake Silence by Anne Bishop World of the Others, #1/The Others, #6 Urban Fantasy, Mystery March 6, 2018 Ace Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Human laws do not apply in the territory controlled by the Others--vampires, shape-shifters, and even deadlier paranormal beings. And this is a fact that humans should never, ever forget.... Vicki DeVine has decided to reopen a rustic resort on Lake Silence, having been awarded it in her divorce from her abusive husband. Vicki is ill-prepared Continue Reading