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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: 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 […]
Title: Reign of Iron Author: Angus Watson Series: Iron Age #3 Rating: 4 Stars 560 pages Published September 29th 2015 by Orbit Review copy provided by the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Reign of Iron is one of those fantasy books that is a breeze to read. There is not a single dull […]
Title: Foundation Author: Isaac Asimov Series: Foundation #1 Rating: 3 Stars 256 pages Published June 1st 2004 by Spectra Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Galactic Empire, which spans the entire galaxy, is going to crumble. It’s inevitable. The only factor that humanity can influence is how long the period of chaos and […]
Though Nyx Book Reviews is generally dedicated to books of the fantastic persuasion, I also occasionally read outside of speculative fiction. The first book in the Whitstable Pearl series was one of those times (read my review). The second book in Julie’s series is being published this month, and I got to ask her some […]
Title: Slave to Sensation Author: Nalini Singh Series: Psy-Changeling #1 Rating: 3.5 Stars 352 pages Published September 5th 2006 by Berkley Sensation Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The only reason that it took me so long to read Slave of Sensation is the terrible cover and the cringe-worthy title. The book looks like […]
Title: Pooka in My Pantry Author: R.L. Naquin Series: Monster Haven #2 Rating: 3 Stars 236 pages Published March 25th 2013 by Carina Press Bought Goodreads | Amazon I learnt from this book that one truly does not want a pooka in their pantry. Those guys are nasty. Zoey helps people and monsters alike – […]
Title: Black Moon Author: Kenneth Calhoun Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 288 pages Published January 20th 2015 by Hogarth Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository What if the world is hit with an epidemic of insomnia? That is the premise of Black Moon, Calhoun’s debut novel. Often called hallucinogenic […]
Title: Forbidden Author: Cathy Clamp Series: Luna Lake Rating: 3 Stars 352 pages Published August 18th 2015 by Tor Books Received review copy from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Forbidden is the first book in a brand new urban fantasy series called Luna Lake, which ties in with the Tale of the […]
This post is part of the Austen in August event hosted by Roofbeam Reader. Participating in this event, I’m going to tell a little story. The first Jane Austen book I read was in 2010. Growing up in the Netherlands means that I wasn’t familiar with most of the English classics, but ever since joining […]