Summary: While the Iskat Empire has long dominated the system through treaties and political alliances, several planets, including Thea, have begun to chafe under Iskat's rule. When tragedy befalls Imperial Prince Taam, his Thean widower, Jainan, is rushed into an arranged marriage with Taam's cousin, the disreputable Kiem, in a bid to keep the rising … Continue reading Book Review: Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxell
Tag: Romantic Speculative Fiction
Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Awakening by Nora Roberts
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. Breen Kelly had always been a rule follower. So when her father left when she was twelve years old, promising to … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Awakening by Nora Roberts
Book Review: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Summary: Ever since a faerie cursed her, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear, embarrassment, or even happiness—a condition which makes her sadly prone to accidental scandal. Dora’s only goal for the London Season this year is to stay quiet and avoid upsetting her cousin’s chances at a husband… but when the Lord Sorcier … Continue reading Book Review: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Book Review: Dragon Unleashed by Grace Draven #WyrdAndWonder
Summary: Magic is outlawed in the Krael Empire and punishable by death. Born with the gift of earth magic, the free trader Halani keeps her dangerous secret closely guarded. When her uncle buys a mysterious artifact, a piece of bone belonging to a long-dead draga, Halani knows it's far more than what it seems. Dragas … Continue reading Book Review: Dragon Unleashed by Grace Draven #WyrdAndWonder
Book Review: The Absinthe Earl by Sharon Lynn Fisher
Summary: Miss Ada Quicksilver, a student of London's Lovelace Academy for Promising Young Women, is spending her holiday in Ireland to pursue her anthropological study of fairies. She visits Dublin's absinthe bars to investigate a supposed association between the bittersweet spirit and fairy sightings. One night a handsome Irishman approaches her, introducing himself as Edward … Continue reading Book Review: The Absinthe Earl by Sharon Lynn Fisher
Book Review: Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox
Summary: It’s 1946, and the dust of World War Two has just begun to settle. When famous archaeologist Rufus Denby returns to London, his life and reputation are as devastated as the city around him. He’s used to the most glamorous of excavations, but can’t turn down the offer of a job in rural Sussex. … Continue reading Book Review: Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox
Mini Reviews: Shadows Grow & Rebellion Brews by Kara Jaynes
Shadows Grow and Rebellion Brews are books two and three of A Game of Stars and Shadows series. Since I binged all of these together and they're pretty short books which flow together into one another I decided to combine the reviews for books two and three into one post. You can find the full … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Shadows Grow & Rebellion Brews by Kara Jaynes
Book Review: Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis
Summary: For just one moonlit, memorable night, Thornfell College of Magic has flung open its doors, inviting guests from around the nation to an outdoor ball intended to introduce the first-ever class of women magicians to society...but one magician and one invited guest have far more pressing goals of their own for the night. Quietly … Continue reading Book Review: Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis
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
Book Review: An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
Summary: A skilled painter must stand up to the ancient power of the faerie courts—even as she falls in love with a faerie prince—in this gorgeous debut novel. Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread, weave cloth, or put a … Continue reading Book Review: An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
Way Too Fantasy 