For the book lover, every season is a series of monthly celebrations. Christmas doesn’t stop on December 25th and ringing in the new year isn’t just about making resolutions to improve ourselves. Any moderately book-obsessed-word-owl will tell you that the world revolves around new releases and tbr piles. We live and breathe for the novels …
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Y’Keta By Sandra Hurst [Book Review]
Author: Sandra Hurst Publisher: Createspace Genre: Epic Fantasy Release date: March 17, 2017 Pages: 268 My rating: ♥♥♥♥ Blurb: A young exile, Y’keta, finds a place to belong, only to find his new home threatened by secrets from his past. If Y’keta reveals what he knows to the villagers, it will tear their history and traditions apart…but sharing his secrets …
Hindsight 2017: Best Book Releases I Read This Year
A backwards glance at the best books read in 2017. What were your top picks this year?
Good Me, Bad Me By Ali Land
A Ravenous review of Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land – a thrilling tale of the tragic nature of nurture gone wrong and the girl at the heart of it.
Clockwork Boys — Book Review
Title: Clockwork BoysSeries: Clocktaur War #1Author: T. KingfisherGenre: FantasyPublisher: Argyll ProductionFormat: PaperbackISBN: 1614504164 Summary: A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, but rather an espionage mission with deadly serious stakes. T. Kingfisher’s new novel begins the tale of a murderous band of criminals …
The City of Brass — Book Review
Title: The City of BrassAuthor: S.A ChakrabortyGenre: FantasyPublisher: Harper VoyagerFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9780062678102 Summary: Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all …