Pros: A seriously large urban fantasy collection! Cons: Incredibly scattershot quality Rating: 3 out of 5 Cursed Lands: A Limited Edition Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Dystopian Collection includes more than 20 tales by a wide array of authors. To…
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Review: “Cursed Lands” Collection
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Review: “The Stone Sky,” N.K. Jemisin
Pros: Fantastic plot, characters, and worldbuilding Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 N.K. Jemisin’s The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, Book 3) is a stunning conclusion to the trilogy. Essun is starting to turn to stone, and using her…
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Review: “The Fifth Season,” N.K. Jemisin
Pros: Stunning epic fantasy Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 I picked up N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth) because her The Inheritance Trilogy left a deep and lasting impression on me. I couldn’t wait to read…
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Review: “Exile,” Lisa M. Bradley
Pros: Fabulous characters; fascinating setup Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Amazon publication date is 6/4/2019–I bought an early copy of this book distributed via StoryBundle.com. Lisa M. Bradley’s Exile seems, at first glance, to be yet another post-apocalyptic,…
Review: “Ink,” Sabrina Vourvoulias
Pros: Vivid; amazing characters; scary Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 I’m floored by Sabrina Vourvoulias’s dystopian fantasy Ink. Journalist Finn Riordan is covering immigrant-related stories in a world where immigrants are required to wear identity tattoos and speak…
Review: “Soulsaver,” James Stevens-Arce
Pros: Fantastic story of the Second Coming Cons: The message comes on a little strong Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Soulsaver: A Novel of the Second Coming, by James Stevens-Arce, takes place in San Juan at the very end of…
Review: “The Harvest,” Chuck Wendig
Pros: Plenty of plot twists, tragedies, and excitement Cons: … Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Chuck Wendig’s The Harvest (The Heartland Trilogy Book 3) takes place roughly one year after the Saranyu flotilla fell to the corn. Lane is now…
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Review: “Blightborn,” Chuck Wendig
Pros: Very tense; the Blight is fascinating Cons: Stereotypes of various kinds Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Chuck Wendig’s Blightborn (The Heartland Trilogy Book 2) is the sequel to Under the Empyrean Sky. Be sure to read this trilogy in…
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Review: “Under the Empyrean Sky,” Chuck Wendig
Pros: Fascinating world-building Cons: My pet peeve cliche is back; shallow characters; some logic holes Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Chuck Wendig’s Under the Empyrean Sky (The Heartland Trilogy Book 1) is a fascinating exercise in dystopian world-building. In the…
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