The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Gray by B.A. Williamson Genre: Portal Fantasy Age category: Middle Grade Release Date: April 28, 2020 Review When it comes to children’s entertainment, there’s always two categories: the stuff kids will like and the stuff grown-ups want them to like. It’s a rare work that fits into both, yet Gwendolyn … Continue reading
Last month, we featured a review and character interview from Faith Hunter’s newest book Shattered Bonds. It seemed to me if I was going to post a review for the most recent book in a series that I really ought to review the first one as well. This is another novel that just recently had … Continue reading
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
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
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab Genre: Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: June 7, 2016 Review For the first review on the new UrbanFantasyMagazine.com, I wanted to start positive. Granted, I rarely have nothing but negative things to say about a book, but there are the books I was fine with, the books … Continue reading