Silo (Frozen World #1)
Silo Frozen World 1# Post-apocalyptic action book review Silo (Frozen World #1) by Jay.J.Falconer is a post-apocalyptic action story with light thriller elements set in a frozen wasteland with competing warlords, scarce resources, and cannibals. Silo offers a relatively compelling setting; the ice, the resources, the warlords, the cannibals, it all […]
Savior’s Spell
Savior’s Spell Urban-Fantasy book review Savior’s Spell by Gwen Rivers is an urban, paranormal fantasy of werewolves, soul mates, and fae with themes of vengeance and trauma. In the terms of the paranormal/urban fantasy sub-genres I have always favored the classic monster of werewolves over vampires, so Savior’s Spell’s focus on […]
The Winds of Change
The Winds of Change (The Elements of Time) High-fantasy book review The Winds of Change by Sam Paisley is an epic, action adventure, fantasy coming of age story with tyrannical gods and nuanced character dynamics. The core of this story is the friendship and character work of Cooper and Reid, our […]
The Children of Chaos high-fantasy
The Children of Chaos High-fantasy book review The Children of Chaos (Cruel Gods #2) by Trudie Skies is the high fantasy sequel to the Thirteenth Hour. The Children of Chaos is of similar quality to the first book; the characters remain likable with fun interactions and chemistry. We see more of the other […]
Fire From Ashes high-fantasy book review
Fire From Ashes by Jessica Barberi is a high-fantasy book of a classical dragon archetype and survival built around a strong core character narrative.This book’s strength lies in its character work. Ciran is a solid protagonist, being both reasonably likable, flawed, and believable; though it is how the author uses his character narrative that makes […]
Seeds of War high-fantasy book review
seeds of war High-fantasy book review Seeds of War (goodreads) is a high-fantasy book of returning gods, morally gray characters, and a little bit of politicking. The book’s strength lies in its characters, all of whom are varying degrees of internal moral complexity, from mercenary lords, to false prophets, and pseudo mob-bosses. Most […]
Spirits of Vengeance fantasy book
spirits of vengeance High-fantasy book review Well executed but doesn’t really innovate on the preceding high-fantasy books in the series. Spirits of Vengeance focuses more on the spirit side of the world building, and does so with fair success, but it just doesn’t end up feeling like a different experience then the preceding […]
CROOKED LADDER fantasy book
crooked ladder High-fantasy book review The CROOKED LADDER is a high-fantasy book that has decent to good prose, solid character work and complexity that is well executed and displayed via interactions and story progression. The fantasy world-building is decent but a little bare bones, with the more interesting elements only emerging in the […]
SIREN AND SCION romantasy book review
SIREN AND SCION Siren and Scion is a bit slow to start with its main characters being more morally complicated than the preceding books; one is a gambling addict and the other is doing her best to strong arm herself into a political marriage. So it took time for me to be able to emotionally […]
THE HOUSE WITCH Romantasy book
the house witch High-fantasy book review A cozy fantasy with a loose plot wrapped around a series of shorter adventures and a slow burn romance. The House Witch has a very specific style it’s going for, cozy, but it doesn’t quite hit the mark, and I can’t quite pinpoint why. There […]
Small Miracles indie-fantasy book
small miracles High-fantasy book review Enjoyable, mostly lighthearted and consistently amusing, Small Miracle is just a fun indie-fantasy book that is relatively short read. The characters are full of personality (Gadriel, our MC, especially) and immensely likable, with strong motivations. There many scenes and interactions where their personalities and those motivations […]
Hall of Skulls Science-fiction VLOG/book review
Vlog review for Hall of Skulls science fiction book
Reign and Ruin fantasy-romance book
Reign and ruin fantasy-romance book review I thoroughly enjoyed the fantasy-romance book Reign and Ruin (StroyGraph) from start to finish. The pacing is excellent and while this fantasy book does lean more towards the political and character aspects (which I very much enjoyed) there are enough action scenes and scenes of immediate peril […]
“NEVER DIE” – high-fantasy VLOG/book review
Vlog review for high-fantasy book Never Die