TL;DR: A unique premise with an engaging and fun execution. Source: Netgalley - Thank you so much to Tor Nightfire! Plot: Deaths begin to stack up at the Autumn Springs Retirement and residents become suspicious. Characters: I loved these characters, Philip Fracassi knocked this folks out of the park. Setting: The grounds of the retirement... Continue Reading →
Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
TL;DR: Chuck Tingle gets better and better every time. Source: NetGalley - thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: How it made sense was so clever, and just weird enough to make sense. Well done Mr. Tingle. Characters: Unlikable but also so lovable. I was cheering for these folks the whole way through. Setting:... Continue Reading →
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older
TL;DR: Maybe the strongest in this series so far! Source: NetGalley , Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Pleiti heads out on job on her own, and we see a fantastic challenge to an old Sherlockian trope. Characters: I loved the cast on this one, there was a great cast here and we... Continue Reading →
The Witch of Whispervale by R. A. Salvatore
TL;DR: Darker and more tense than the first book, but with a great payoff. Source: Netgalley and a purchase for myself! Thank you to Saga and Me! Plot: This one circles back to Keri, and her seeking life over death. Characters: Many of these were characters we met in the original DemonWars books but with... Continue Reading →
The Price of Power by Michael Michel
TL;DR: A fantastic and intricate grimdark fantasy. Source: eArc via the author - I also purchased my own copies as well because I loved it so much! Plot: Our characters find their paths as conflict looms, each completely separate but tying together so well. Characters: Each character truly had their own strong unique voice, which... Continue Reading →
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean
TL;DR: This is warm, feathered hug in a book and I adore it. Source: Netgalley! Thank you so much to the publisher Plot: An overly anxious zookeeper has to try to get her life and her phoenix charge in order to save a species. Characters: Oh my gosh - I started out not liking our... Continue Reading →
Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
TL;DR: The cozy fantasy romance I didn’t know I needed Source: NetGalley and my own purchase. Thanks me! And thank you to the publisher! Plot: Archduke Felix flees an abusive relationship for the Witch Queen’s tower, but he hides his identity and manages to fall in love in the process. Characters: Absolutely delightful, every last... Continue Reading →