Summary: Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn't what the storybooks promised. Far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically a … Continue reading Book Review: The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons
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Mini Book Reviews: The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King by Holly Black
I'm still behind on book reviews so I'm doing something a little bit different today! I combined both of these books into one post of two mini-reviews. Enjoy! 🙂 Summary: Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of … Continue reading Mini Book Reviews: The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King by Holly Black
Book Review: Where Oblivion Lives by T. Frohock
Summary: Born of daimon and angel, Diago Alvarez is a being unlike all others. The embodiment of dark and light, he has witnessed the good and the horror of this world and those beyond. In the supernatural war between angels and daimons that will determine humankind’s future, Diago has chosen Los Nefilim, the sons and … Continue reading Book Review: Where Oblivion Lives by T. Frohock
Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
Summary: Set in 1491 during the reign of the last sultanate in the Iberian peninsula, The Bird King is the story of Fatima, the only remaining Circassian concubine to the sultan, and her dearest friend Hassan, the palace mapmaker. Hassan has a secret--he can draw maps of places he's never seen and bend the shape … Continue reading Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
Book Review: Lovestruck by Kate Watson
Summary: Sixteen-year-old cupid-in-training Kali is in an Olympus-sized mountain of trouble. Rule number one in arrow-toting matchmaking: don't stick yourself. But accidents happen, and Kali instantly falls hard for her indie rock, bass-playing target, Benicio. The God of Love is going to kill her. Even if he is her dad. Being the daughter of Eros … Continue reading Book Review: Lovestruck by Kate Watson
Book Review: Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker
Summary: The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel, Dracul is a riveting novel of gothic suspense that reveals not only Dracula's true origins but Bram Stoker's -- and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them. It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram … Continue reading Book Review: Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker
Book Review: Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron
Summary: The DFZ, the metropolis formerly known as Detroit, is the world’s most magical city with a population of nine million and zero public safety laws. That’s a lot of mages, cybernetically enhanced chrome heads, and mythical beasties who die, get into debt, and otherwise fail to pay their rent. When they can’t pay their … Continue reading Book Review: Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron
Book Review: The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
Summary: Nahri’s life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad and quickly discovered she would need all her grifter instincts to survive there. Now, with Daevabad entrenched in the … Continue reading Book Review: The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
Book Review: Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
Summary: They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed. Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before—the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the … Continue reading Book Review: Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
Book Review: The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Summary: Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, SĂ©verin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, … Continue reading Book Review: The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi