Summary: England, 1895. An unsolved series of magician murders and opus thefts isn’t a puzzle to Elsie Camden. But to reveal a master spellcaster as the culprit means incriminating herself as an unregistered spellbreaker. When Elsie refuses to join forces with the charming assassin, her secret is exposed, she’s thrown in jail, and the murderer … Continue reading Book Review: Spellmaker by Charlie N. Holmberg #Spellmaker
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Book Review: Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg
Summary: The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group … Continue reading Book Review: Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg
Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg
Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link up your posts. The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg
Book Review: The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg
Summary: A spellbinding story of truce and trickery from the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician series. Enna knows to fear the mystings that roam the wildwood near her home. When one tries to kill her to obtain an enchanted stone, Enna takes a huge risk: fighting back with a mysting of … Continue reading Book Review: The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg
This Week in Reading: A Bit of a Break From SFF
Well, I read A LOT over the last week but most of it was NOT SFF, but instead Romance. Sometimes one just needs a bit of a break from their preferred genre. 🙂 Actually, several of the romances also had some speculative fiction elements so I'll probably do some mini-reviews of them here at some … Continue reading This Week in Reading: A Bit of a Break From SFF
This Week in Reading: Nothing’s Gonna Break My Stride
Finally started catching up on some reading this past week, although it was still hard squeezing in reading time when I was busy catching up on things from last weekend and doing so many activities. The only good thing about winter coming is that some of those activities should wind down a bit once we … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Nothing’s Gonna Break My Stride
Monthly Wrap Up: July 2019
Well, here we are at the end of another month already. This year is just flying by. Managed to read 13 books--8 Specfic (5 Fantasy, 2 SciFi), 4 Romance, and 1 Thriller. Overall, not a bad month by any means, but I was hoping to get through more books on my 20 Books of Summer … Continue reading Monthly Wrap Up: July 2019
Book Review: Myths & Mortals by Charlie N. Holmberg
Summary: Sandis has escaped Kazen’s grasp, but she finds herself unmoored, reeling from her thief friend Rone’s betrayal. Kazen has been hurt but not stopped, and he’ll do anything to summon the monster that could lay waste to the entire world. Sandis knows she must be the one to stop him, but with her own … Continue reading Book Review: Myths & Mortals by Charlie N. Holmberg
Monthly Wrap Up: January 2019
Oh my gosh, I can't believe an entire month of 2019 has gone by already! That means the year is 1/12th of the way over, and I still have about a billion books to get to! Welp, better up my game I guess, haha. (Although, honestly, not sure how I could do that other than … Continue reading Monthly Wrap Up: January 2019
Book Review: Smoke and Summons by Charlie N. Holmberg
Summary: A captivating world of monsters and magic from the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician Series. As a human vessel for an ancient spirit, Sandis lives no ordinary life. At the command of her master, she can be transformed against her will into his weapon—a raging monster summoned to do his … Continue reading Book Review: Smoke and Summons by Charlie N. Holmberg