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Title: The Mark of the Witch Author: Maggie Shayne Series: The Portal #1 Rating: 4 Stars 394 pages Published September 2012 by Harlequin Received review copy from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Mark of the Witch is a delightful soft paranormal romance. Unlike many books in the genre, Mark features two […]
Title: Magic Shifts Author: Ilona Andrews Series: Kate Daniels #8 Rating: 4 Stars 342 pages Published August 4th 2015 by Ace Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository As Magic Shifts is the eight book in the Kate Daniels series, this review might contain spoilers for the earlier books. Some really big stuff went down […]
Title: The Fifth Season Author: N.K. Jemisin Series: The Broken Earth #1 Rating: 4 Stars 468 pages Published August 4th by Orbit Borred from the library Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Tired of the endless slew of Tolkienesque fantasy, I asked for recommendations of fantasy-loving friends. N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy came up again […]
Title: The Dragonbone Chair Author: Tad Williams Series: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #1 Rating: 4 Stars 672 pages Published March 1st 2005 by DAW Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository What a fantastic story. Some people can’t stand special snowflake Simon, but I love it all. The Dragonbone Chair is takes a long time […]
Title: Down With the Shine Author: Kate Karyus Quinn Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 355 pages Expected publication April 26th 2016 by HarperTeen Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Kate Karyus Quinn not only has a fantastic imagination, but also the skills to translate that onto the page. Everyone […]
Title: Chimera Author: Mira Grant Series: Paraistology #3 Rating: 4 Stars 488 pages Published November 24th 2015 by Orbit Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Mira Grant – of Feed fame – has finished another wonderful science-fiction trilogy, proving again that she knows how to write good endings. In the final Parasitology book, the […]
Title: The Owl Killers Author: Karen Maitland Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 640 pages Published March 1st 2010 by Penguin Books Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I don’t often read historical fiction, but when I do, I read novels like The Owl Killers – books backed up with solid research, featuring issues that […]
Title: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Author: Philip K. Dick Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 193 pages Published March 2010 by Gollancz Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a science-fiction classic from the 1960s that has been largely forgotten outside of the genre. After World War […]
Title: Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Bronte First Publication: 1847 Jane Eyre starts with Jane’s terrible childhood and the awful conditions she faces at school, until she becomes a governess. Though I’m nothing like her at all, I like Jane. She doesn’t mind following the path others lay down for her, but when that path goes […]
Title: Fairies in My Fireplace Author: R.L. Naquin Series: Monster Haven #3 Rating: 4 Stars 226 pages Published September 2nd 2013 by Carina Press Bought Goodreads | Amazon Fairies in My Fireplace is the best book in the Monster Haven series so far. Naquin proves that she has developed from the cute fluff of Monster […]