I have to admit I was a bit excited when I saw that this book was a “Jimmy Patterson” selection. I received this book in one of my bookish subscription boxes, and let’s be honest, it has a powerful and eye-catching cover. I had a hard time putting this book down. I really enjoyed it, …
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Q&A With R.R Campbell, Author of Imminent Dawn
Hello my pretties! I’m kicking off the first weekend of February with an in-depth interview with the one and only R.R Campbell, author of the newly released science fiction thriller, IMMINENT DAWN. As part of this blog tour, I’ll be posting a review of the novel later today, where I will discuss my general thoughts …
The Phoenix Empress by K Arsenault Rivera
Title: The Phoenix EmpressAuthor: K. Arsenault RiveraGenre: High Fantasy, LGBTPublisher: Tor BooksFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9780765392572 Summary: Since she was a child, the divine empress O Shizuka has believed she was an untouchable god. When her uncle, ruler of the Hokkaran Empire, sends her on a suicide mission as a leader of the Imperial Army, the horrors …
My Real Children by Jo Walton
Title: My Real ChildrenSeries: Author: Jo WaltonGenre: FantasyPublisher: TorFormat: HardbackISBN: 0765332655 Summary: It’s 2015, and Patricia Cowan is very old. “Confused today,” read the notes clipped to the end of her bed. She forgets things she should know—what year it is, major events in the lives of her children. But she remembers things that don’t seem possible. She remembers …
On a Summer Night by Gabriel D. Vidrine
Title: On a Summer NightSeries: Author: Gabriel D. Vidrine Genre: Contemporary RomancePublisher: NineStar PressFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781948608367 Summary: Fourteen-year-old Casey is determined to have fun this summer going to camp with his best friend, Ella. His overprotective mother frets that attending this one instead of trans camp like he’s always done will cause problems, but Casey has his heart set …
The Red Threads of Fortune — Book Review
Title: The Red Threads of FortuneSeries: Tensorate #2Author: J.Y. YangGenre: FantasyPublisher: TorFormat: PaperbackISBN: 0765395398 Summary: The Red Threads of Fortune is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to JY Yang’s Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls “effortlessly fascinating.” For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Black Tides of Heaven, available now.Fallen …
Creatures of Will and Temper
Title: Creatures of Will and TemperSeries: Diabolist’s Library #1 Author: Molly TanzerGenre: FantasyPublisher: John Joseph Adams/Mariner BooksFormat: PaperbackISBN: 1328710262 Summary: “A delightful, dark, and entertaining romp . . . Molly Tanzer is at the top of her form in this beautifully constructed novel.”—Jeff VanderMeer, best-selling author of the Southern Reach trilogy Victorian London is a place of fluid …
We Are Okay Book Review
Title: We Are Okay Author: Nina LaCour Genre: YA Fiction Length: 234 pages My rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Blurb: You go through life thinking there’s so much you need… Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn’t spoken to anyone from her old life since the …