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Title: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueAuthor: V.E. SchwabGenre: Historical FantasyYear Published: October 6, 2020 Date finished: May 7, 2022 “Be careful what you ask for, be willing to pay the price. And no matter how desperate or dire, never pray to the gods that answer after dark.” ~Estelle This was a marvelous book full... Continue Reading →
Title: General Jack and the Battle of the Five KingdomsAuthor: David BushGenre: FantasyYear Published: October 28, 2020 Date finished: February 14, 2022 It’s been a while since I’ve read an anthromorphic story and it’s mainly because I haven’t found one that I liked. General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms by David Bush... Continue Reading →
Title: The King’s DeathAuthor: Ed Cannon Genre: FantasyYear Published: May 31, 2019 Date Finished: January 5, 2022 I didn’t read the first book because this book could be read without having read it. In this story, Silik becomes king and must defeat the enemy. He is granted help from magical healers who are able to provide... Continue Reading →
I finished reading Gold Spun by Brandie June and am getting ready to post the review. In the meantime, I decided to do an unboxing of the book and created a new YouTube channel to share my book unboxing. I don't get a lot of physical books to review so I'll probably add reviews (?)... Continue Reading →
Title: For the WolfAuthor: Hannah WhittenGenre: Fantasy, GrimdarkYear Published: June 2021 Date finished: May 12, 2021 For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten is a dark fantasy about a forest that takes from the living. The main character is a nineteen-year-old girl named Red who has a special power within her and she’s afraid to hurt... Continue Reading →
Title: ExileAuthor: Martin OwtonGenre: FantasyYear Published: 2019 Date finished: April 20, 2021 Exile by Martin Owton is a fantasy novel about a man named Aron who was exiled from his home and ends up being asked to protect an earl’s son. Things seem to go smoothly until a brawl ensues and suddenly nothing is going... Continue Reading →
Title: The Phantom of Faerie MountainAuthor: E.M. McIntyreGenre: Fantasy, YA, Middle-gradeYear Published: 2015 Date finished: April 9, 2021 The Phantom of Faerie Mountain, by E.M. McIntyre is a young adult/middle-grade fantasy story about a fourteen-year-old girl named Abby who finds herself in a world of magic and mystery. This was a really fun read! Abby... Continue Reading →
Title: Gideon the NinthAuthor: Tamsyn MuirGenre: Fantasy, Dystopian, GrimdarkYear Published: 2019 Date finished: March 25, 2021 Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is a dark fantasy about a sort of princess, known as the Reverend Daughter, and her guard/soldier/protector. They were invited to an event where the game was about who wins and who dies.... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Lover Author: J.R. WardGenre: Urban Fantasy, EroticaYear Published: 2018 Date finished: March 10, 2021 Dark Lover by J.R. Ward is an urban fantasy erotica romance about a vampire named Wrath who was asked to turn a half human half vampire woman into full vampire. Before he even considered doing the job, he’d already fallen... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lost QueenAuthor: Signe PikeGenre: FantasyYear Published: 2018 The Lost Queen by Signe Pike is a novel written through the eyes of Languoreth, the daughter of Morken, a high chieftain in the Kingdom of Strathclyde. We follow Languoreth from ten-years-old until her mid-thirties. The story takes place in 550 AD (6th century) in what... Continue Reading →
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