Behooved by M. Stevenson

TL;DR: Don’t look too closesly and you could have a fun ride with this one.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Bianca tries to figure out how to save her horse-husband and they avoid assassins.Characters: I meaaannn… don’t look too close.Setting: There are two kingdoms… and war. And magic but again, don’t look... Continue Reading →

This Movie Doesn’t End The Way We Want by Hailey Piper

TL;DR: An absolutely fantastic horror about what haunts you. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Val survives an even that takes her sister and friend and she lives with that while it haunts her. Characters: I really enjoyed everyone in this story. Flawed but engaging and believable. Setting: This felt very important especially with... Continue Reading →

Nightstrider by Sophia Slade

TL;DR: Not for me, insta-love and unrealistically ‘badass’ MCSource: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Four PoVs, the outline of one world, an evil king, and that’s about it.Characters: Fairly flat and predictable, especially for the genre.Setting: I wish there had been so much more here.Romantasy: Insta-love, which was frustrating after a brief... Continue Reading →

Broken Souls and Bones by L.J. Andrews

TL;DR: Definitely not for me. Dull and a bit predictable.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Girl gets kidnapped, falls in love with the ‘enemy’ and has great, awesome power.Characters: Fairly run of the mill, though our MMC was mute, so that was a nice mix-up.Setting: Ehhh, it was clearly not important so... Continue Reading →

Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher

TL;DR: Delightfully fun with a unique side character.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Edmund accidentally pulls a sword out and an ‘angel’ saves him - ha.Characters: I know the quirky characters Kingfisher writes are not always people’s favorites but I adore them.Setting: For Kingfisher fans, this is familiar land but it’s a... Continue Reading →

Among Serpents by Marc J. Gregson

TL;DR: Slowed down but still overly packed with action?Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Conrad sets out on a secret mission, and of course it gets messy.Characters: Sometimes it felt like any growth we got was cut off by wild action sequences, so I’m not sure we got much on this front.Setting:... Continue Reading →

The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah

TL;DR: Probably just not for me.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Snow White wakes up in what should be a horrific world and has to take it back… and ehh?Characters: Ugh, my least favorite type of MC.Setting: There was a lot of promise, but not a great execution.Fantasy/Romance: The fantasy was fine,... Continue Reading →

She’s a Doll by Barbara Truelove

TL;DR: A fun ‘good for her’ style haunting.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Lucy didn’t plan on getting killed, but when she is, she definitely wants to plan revenge.Characters: A very interesting cast, I loved Nicola and her more thoughtful foil to Lucy.Setting: This one had a decent setting but it wasn’t... Continue Reading →

The First Step by Tao Wong

TL;DR: An incredibly fun start to a progression fantasy.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Long Wu Ying never planned on becoming a cultivator but then the army calls and plans change.Characters: I love a good level headed MC and that’s what we get here.Setting: Lovely, not too strong but strong enough to... Continue Reading →

The Sixth Nik by Daniel Kraus

TL;DR: A 9 year old is sent off to solve an adult problem. It goes poorly.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: All of the trigger warnings as a small child flies in a flesh ship into space.Characters: No one here is likable, and yet I enjoyed all of them?Setting: 60% Flesh Ship,... Continue Reading →

Website Built with WordPress.com.

Up ↑