Book Review: The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan

It's been a while since I first read the first Lady Trent book, A Natural History of Dragons, a book I liked but never quite fell in love with. I decided to pick up the next one as part of my reading goal to get caught up on series I've started. I'm so glad I did … Continue reading Book Review: The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan

This Week in Reading: More Dragons, More Dresden, Steampunk Geomancy, and Magic Schools

Last week I did a little more reading than I thought I would (oops!) and I'm now listening to the last Memoirs of Lady Trent book, Within the Sanctuary of Wings, by Marie Brennan. Kyyyyaaaah! I am just loving these books so much that I want to hug them. 😀  If you haven't read them, … Continue reading This Week in Reading: More Dragons, More Dresden, Steampunk Geomancy, and Magic Schools

Author Spotlight: Melanie Rawn

This originally appeared as part of the Author Appreciation series on the r/fantasy forum. You can check out more of the Author Appreciation series here. A Very Short Biography Melanie Rawn was born in 1954. Before getting her start in fiction she worked as a teacher and also an editor. She has a degree in … Continue reading Author Spotlight: Melanie Rawn

This Week in Reading: Dragons Ahoy!

I did a great job finishing up my reading from last week and read a few non-fantasy books over the weekend so I'm not going into the week with much planned reading for once. I'm on vacation for most of the week (starting tomorrow) so not sure how much reading I'll actually get into. We'll … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Dragons Ahoy!

Book Review: Sorcerous Rivalry

This is a review for the TBRinder project hosted at The Weatherwax Report. This project aims to match up self published and indy authors with reviewers that may be a good audience for their book. If you're a self-published author looking for folks to review your work or if you're a reviewer looking for more … Continue reading Book Review: Sorcerous Rivalry

Kushiel’s Legacy Read Along at r/Fantasy

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to give a quick head's up about this. For those of you that don't know me well, I've been a member of the r/Fantasy community on reddit for 4 years now. There's a lot of great community driven resources, reading challenges, book clubs and other reading projects over on r/Fantasy. One … Continue reading Kushiel’s Legacy Read Along at r/Fantasy

Book Review: The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

THANKS TO THE PUBLISHER AND NETGALLEY FOR PROVIDING ME WITH A COPY FOR REVIEW, THIS DID NOT AFFECT MY OPINION OF THE BOOK IN ANY WAY. The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg is the latest story set in the world she created with The Paper Magician. If you're familiar at all with The Paper Magician … Continue reading Book Review: The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

This Week in Reading: Finishing up Maddaddam, Visiting with Lady Trent, more Sorcerous Siblings, and Magic Cabals

I'm finishing up two books from last week and then starting some new things. I'm about halfway through Maddaddam on audio and I have to say, I'm loving it even though it's just as--if not more--weird than the first two books in Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam trilogy. So. Much. Blue. Dong. Waving all around. A lot. … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Finishing up Maddaddam, Visiting with Lady Trent, more Sorcerous Siblings, and Magic Cabals

Book Review: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a copy for review, this did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. So, I finished this about a week and a half ago and I had to sit and percolate on this one before gathering my thoughts to write a proper … Continue reading Book Review: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Book Review: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff is the first in his fantasy series The Nevernight Chronicle. From Goodreads: In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family. Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her … Continue reading Book Review: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff