A Violet Fire by Kelsey Quick Genre: Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: December 9th, 2019 Kelsey Quick is a novelist, artist, and businesswoman who loves her husband, huskies, and video games. Since the age of two, Kelsey has been bound and determined to create. From traditional impressionist paintings, to digital comic creation; from … Continue reading
Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke Genre: Graphic Novel Age category: Middle Grade Release Date: September 5, 2017 Review It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a book aimed at the younger crowd, something I like to do on occasion. Mighty Jack and the Goblin King is actually the second of a … Continue reading
Witch and Wizard by James Patterson was originally released in 2009, just qualifying for our retro review requirement of being ten years old or more. It grew into a five-book series and has a manga version as well. I read this book originally pretty close to publication and while I jotted down some thoughts at … Continue reading
Editor’s note: As noted on our Facebook page, we are now doing reviews alongside each author (or, in this case, character) interview. Hopefully this puts the interview in more context and will let you the readers find something new to love. This review will contain minor spoilers from Dark Queen, the twelfth book of Faith … Continue reading
Literary fantasy is one of those genres that many aspire to write but very few can pull off. So when I have the opportunity to read a piece of literary fantasy that lands so well–describing a unique setting with a masterful hand and exploring a difficult part of human history or experience–I’m always grateful. The … Continue reading
The Lightning Thief was first published in June of 2005. Since then it’s pretty much become a staple of middle grade fiction and a required part of the conversation if you’re going to chat about literature that incorporates Greek mythology. The first time I read this book to see what all the fuss was about … Continue reading
Fighter Fred and the Dungeon of Doom by Jason A. Holt Genre: Fantasy, Humor Age category: Adult Release Date: August 1, 2019 Review This book left me feeling…conflicted. Amused, but conflicted. On one hand, it made me laugh out loud quite a few times. On the other hand, I feel if the book were stronger, … Continue reading
Exile in Darkness by Annalisa Carr Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy Age category: Adult Release Date: February 22, 2019 Heritage and magic matter to the London covens. Aristocratic witch, Isabella Pethany, has heritage but not magic. Underworld powerbroker, amnesiac vampire Maldit, has magic but no heritage. Lukas Sindis, coven sorcerer and famous psychopath, has both. Isabella knows her null magic … Continue reading
Wishful Thinking by Helen Harper Genre: Urban Fantasy Age category: Adult Release Date: August 26th 2019 Review This is my first time reading Ms. Harper’s work, and it’s clear from the first few pages of Wishful Thinking that I’m in the hands of a strong writer. The narrative is clever and fun, the right mix … Continue reading
Feeling Lucky by Kathy Bryson Genre: Paranormal Romance Age category: Adult Release Date: June 20, 2019 Review I don’t think I realized prior to this book just how much my other urban fantasy reads have conditioned me to be in constant fear for the characters’ lives. And, yes, this book has just as much urban … Continue reading
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Genre: Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: June 7, 2016 Review I confess came to this book late, after the initial hype around its release had sort of died down a bit. Which might actually be a good thing. I like coming to a new series with my … Continue reading
Empty Eyes (Spine Chillers #4) by Nancy Gray Genre: Horror Age category: Middle Grade Release Date: October 26, 2018 Review: I came to this book because my son has been reading nothing but Goosebumps lately. Both my spouse and my best friend have nodded their heads at this new development with a knowing, “Oh, yes. … Continue reading