I wanted to like The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent, I really did. It’s set in a vampiric world, and I was ready to navigate the danger with my humanity on my sleeve. Unfortunately, I entered a world that had big, bloody intentions but fell short by skimming the surface of…
Continue reading ➞ The Serpent And The Wings Of Night – No Teeth
Today, I get to review one of my most anticipated books of the year, which is always very exciting. The Archive Undying, by Emma Mieko Candon, is one of those rare books that I don’t know if I recommend. The novel has clear strengths and weaknesses, but the way the scale tips will depend on…
It’s going to be a long summer full of novels with the word sky in them. It won’t be long before you see reviews of The Deep Sky and The Splinter in the Sky from yours truly. Though I would be lying if I said I weren’t excited by the prospect of reading each and…
Continue reading ➞ The Surviving Sky – Falling With Impeccable Style
This post originally appeared on Tor.com. Sometimes, endlessly singing the praises of your favorite fictional universes can pay off. Such was the case with Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere, when a friend who doesn’t read a whole lot finally picked up one of the books. It took some coaxing—in the form of a suggested reading order, a Please Adapt…
Continue reading ➞ Cosmere Cashmere: Finding the Best Fit for Sanderson’s Cosmere Planets
My decision fatigue is taking me into new reading territory this year, which has been great because I’m not overthinking my next book and it has pushed me to read different types of stories. This week’s unanticipated read was a suspenseful mystery tinged with the paranormal called Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin. The…
I love me an adventuring party fantasy. You are telling me you’ve got a crew of weirdos with unique skills who are all going to come together to save the world? Sign me up. I can’t wait to see all the extraordinary things they bring to the table as they save the world and bask…
Continue reading ➞ The Sword Defiant – Friendship Is The Sharpest Blade
Folks, I know I promised to lay off the sauce. It didn’t work out so well. A man’s constitution is only so strong. A little bit of poison helps the world go down. Unfortunately, I’ve become like Mithridates, and no amount of poison will kill me. Not even the more than lethal amount found within…
I think I spoiled this one for myself, folks. We’ve reached peak Harley Quinn saturation. Reading a graphic novel origin story pales in comparison to the brilliant Harley Quinn animated series on HBO Max. Stepjan Šejić’s Harleen sets out to tell of the iconic harlequin’s origin story, but it ends up getting weighed down by…
Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai is a delightful fantasy/paranormal romance that sparks with magic and a little bit of drama. It has two endearing protagonists and a love story set in a unique world that I would have loved to stay in longer. The problems that Elle and Luc encounter are real, fantastical, and totally…
Continue reading ➞ Bitter Medicine – Just What The Doctor Ordered
The Combat Codes, by Alexander Darwin, is the latest in a series of new-age magical school stories with fresh settings and ideas on what constitutes a school. In this case, the reader will find themselves presented with a mashup of MMA fighting and your typical zero-to-hero schoolboy coming-of-age story. Darwin’s injection of passion for gritty…
Continue reading ➞ The Combat Codes – MMA (Magical Masters in Asskicking)
