Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh SbranaFantasy RomancePublished February 27, 2024- Harper Voyager Reviewed by Kate I so wanted Lore of the Wilds to be a slam dunk, and while there are certainly parts of the book that I loved, I don’t think that as a cohesive whole it was as good as it could have been. The first 40% or so of Lore of the Wilds was the best part of the book. Lore was exploring the library, figuring out the fae and trying to make sense of the world around her. This part was Continue Reading
Review: A River of Golden Bones by A.K. Mulford
A River of Golden Bones by A.K. MulfordPublished on December 5, 2023 by Harper VoyagerFantasy RomanceReviewed by Kate I was attracted to A River of Golden Bones because of the fairy tale elements to the story - the sleeping curse, a princess named Briar, you know, the usual. Once I got into it though, I realized that there was so much more to love about the book. It’s one of those books that just sucks you in and makes you want to keep reading into the night. Please note, for Continue Reading
Review: Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik
Capture the Sun by Jessie MihalikStarlight's Shadow #3Science Fiction RomanceJune 20, 2023 by Harper VoyagerARC Review by Angela The third and final book in the Starlight's Shadow science fiction romance series features the crew's daring recovery specialist, Lexi Bowen, and the Valovian teleporter, Nilo Shoren, who once left her standing in a bar by herself while he stole her job. To say I was excited about this book would be an understatement. I was in full gimme, gimme, gimme Continue Reading
Review: Conquer the Kingdom by Jennifer Estep
Conquer the Kingdom by Jennifer EstepGargoyle Queen #3FantasyMarch 7, 2023, by Harper VoyagerARC Review by Angela This is it! The conclusion to the Gargoyle Queen trilogy, which features Gemma Ripley- princess, spy, and powerful mind magier. At the end of the previous installment, Tear Down the Throne, we left Gemma and her former enemy, now lover, Prince Leonidas Morricone at a tentative peace after Leo's brother, Milo, almost managed to fulfill his murderous plan. Leo and Gemma are Continue Reading
Review: Eclipse the Moon (Starlight’s Shadow #2) by Jessie Mihalik
Eclipse the Moon by Jessie MihalikStarlight's Shadow #2Science Fiction RomanceJuly 12, 2022, by Harper Voyager Review by Angela This author has quickly become one of my absolute favorites in the fantasy/sci-fi genre. When one of her new or upcoming releases hit my Kindle I drop everything and settle in for a rollicking good time. I'm never disappointed. Eclipse the Moon is the second book in this series, which began with Hunt the Stars and the introduction of this world and the now Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid and A Mirror Mended by Alix E Harrow
Juniper & Thorn by Ava ReidFantasy Horror/ RetellingJune 21, 2022 by Harper VoyagerARC I discovered this author when I read her The Wolf and the Woodsman last year. Her sophomore release, Juniper & Thorn is a retelling of one of Grimm's darker fairytales, The Juniper Tree. Readers meet Marlinchen, the youngest daughter of the last great wizard Zmiy Vashchenko. Tucked into their home, while the city of Oblya grows and changes around them, the three Vashchenko witches take on Continue Reading
Review: Tear Down the Throne by Jennifer Estep
Tear Down the Throne by Jennifer EstepGargoyle Queen #2FantasyMay 3, 2022, by Harper VoyagerARC Review by Angela The third book in the Gargoyle Queen series by Jennifer Estep picks up just a short time after the events in the previous installment. Princess Gemma Ripley of Andvari is back home from Morta, but her time spent there and the tortures she suffered will never be able to be forgotten. She still hasn't quite figured out what devious plots Prince Milo has planned or forgotten the Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt: Tear Down the Throne by Jennifer Estep
I'll be back later today with a review! Come back and check it out! Tear Down the Throne by Jennifer EstepGargoyle Queen #2FantasyMay 3, 2022, by Harper Voyager Summary: Bestselling author Jennifer Estep continues her Gargoyle Queen epic fantasy series where magic reigns, alliances are tested, and a dangerous attraction could tear down a throne. . . Crown princess. Clever spy. Powerful mind magier. Gemma Ripley of Andvari is all those things--and determined to stop an enemy from Continue Reading
Review: Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik
Hunt the Stars by Jessie MihalikStarlight's Shadow #1Science Fiction RomanceFebruary 1, 2022, by Harper VoyagerARC Review by Angela Y'all. Y'ALL. This author just gets better and better with each new release. I might have mentioned that my addiction of choice in these trying times is fantasy/science fiction romance and whoooboy, was I glad I picked Hunt the Stars up for review because it rocked my socks off. This is the first book in the new Starlight's Shadow series and features both Continue Reading
New Release Excerpt: Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik
Come back by tomorrow for Angela's full review. (Y'all WANT this book.) Hunt the Stars by Jessie MihalikStarlight's Shadow #1Science Fiction Romance2/1/2022 by Harper Voyager Blurb: The critically acclaimed author of Polaris Rising takes readers on an exciting journey with the start of her brand-new series about a female bounty hunter and the man who is her sworn enemy. “Jessie Mihalik is an author to watch.” — Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling Continue Reading