Rating: 4 out of 5 Blaze (Tranquility) (Volume 1), by Krista D. Ball, is the first book in the “Tranquility” series. (It is also found in: Beginnings: first novels in multiple series by Krista D. Ball.) Lady Champion Bethany is…
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Review: “The Demons We See,” Krista D. Ball
Rating: 5 out of 5 Krista D. Ball’s The Demons We See (The Dark Abyss of Our Sins Book 1) is also found in: Beginnings: first novels in multiple series by Krista D. Ball (great way to figure out which…
Review: “Mirrorstrike,” Benjanun Sriduangkaew
Rating: 5 out of 5 In Benjanun Sriduangkaew’s Winterglass, Nuawa, trained and shaped since birth to destroy the Winter Queen, won a tribute tournament and became the newest officer in her armies. Part of the reason she’s so good at…
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Review: “Winterglass,” Benjanun Sriduangkaew
Rating: 5 out of 5 Benjanun Sriduangkaew’s Winterglass has one foot in the realm of fairy tale retellings (The Snow Queen), and one foot in fantasy. Sirapirat came under the rule of the Winter Queen 50 years ago, much like…
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Review: “Queen of the Conquered,” Kacen Callender
Rating: 5 out of 5 Kacen Callender’s Queen of the Conquered (Islands of Blood and Storm (1)) is a tornado of a novel: it touches down seemingly out of nowhere and whips your feelings into a frenzy. I’m still feeling…
Review: “A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking,” T. Kingfisher
Rating: 5 out of 5 T. Kingfisher’s fantasy novel A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking is nominally a children’s book, but it’s totally readable for adults. Also, as with many of Kingfisher’s works, there are dark parts to it. Mona…
Review: “Blood Ties,” Skyla Dawn Cameron
Rating: 5 out of 5 Skyla Dawn Cameron’s Blood Ties (Elis O’Connor Book 1) is an intriguing start to a new series. 22-year-old witch Elis O’Connor is a serial killer. She kills “garbage men”–men who molest, abuse, and terrorize their…
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Review: “The War Priest,” Ann Aguirre
Rating: 5 out of 5 Ann Aguirre’s Ars Numina series is almost over. One more book to come after The War Priest (Ars Numina Book 5). Book five picks up right when Callum–head of the bear clan–sets off for home…
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