I tend to avoid fiction that is directly marketed as YA, but sometimes, I see a premise that is too cool to resist. To Shape A Dragon's Breathe (Nampeshiweisit #1), by Moniquill Blackgoose, is a colonial fantasy set in the States during a period when the English (Anglish) still controlled their colonies. The book is…
Continue reading ➞ To Shape A Dragon’s Breath – Hot And Heavy
I am a father. I am a fan of dragons. These are two facts about me. A third fact is that I like to read and review books. A fourth fact is that I'd never considered just how many amazing dragon books there are for kiddos. Now that I have a five-month-old, I’ve been through…
Peter S. Beagle of The Last Unicorn fame recently released I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons. Anything with winged, fire-breathing reptilians is a must-read for me, so here we are! The book follows three main characters. Robert (his real name is Gaius Aurelius Constantine Heliogabalus Thrax, but he’d really prefer Robert, thank you very much) inherits…
Continue reading ➞ I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons – Fear Not!
Today we have an exciting novella called The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond. It is the first in a novella series following the exploits of a dragonslayer named Maddileh. She is a rare lady knight, and there aren’t many women in her line of work. This comes with the classic fantasy period piece sexism package…
Welcome to 2024 everyone, and I wish you a year of excellent reads for all of you. In pursuit of that goal, we have a hot new book right off the press that is a lot of fun. The Dragons of Deepwood Fen is the first book in a new series by Bradley Beaulieu of…
Continue reading ➞ The Dragons Of Deepwood Fen – Every Dragon Has Its Day
My feelings about Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros are complicated. At first, I found the book incredibly entertaining, and I was really invested in the story. But the second half disappointed me, and the more I sat with this story afterward, the more I questioned my experience. As many, many people praise this book, I…
I wasn’t hunting dragons, but I stumbled upon this hoard just the same. My sister took me to her favorite bookshop while I visited her, and The Dragon Universe stood on an endcap and drew my eye. I love Dragons, and I love looking at artist depictions of the beasts. “Buy this for me for…
A few years ago, I read Kate Elliott's Unconquerable Sun. After enjoying the delight that was that novel, I promised I would read more of Elliott's work, and well, I have fallen short. At least until a couple weeks ago, when I read her latest novella. The Keeper's Six is a fun and exciting multi-dimensional…
The best part about being a book reviewer is when you find an underappreciated gem that you get to psychotically rant about to all your friends, family, and readers. I have now purchased 4 copies of Blood of an Exile for friends because I think The Dragons of Terra series by Brian Naslund is one…
Continue reading ➞ Fury Of A Demon – Angry That You Haven’t Read It
Yoon Ha Lee is a science fiction writer with a penchant for the strange and the imaginative. His Machineries of Empire series came out of nowhere a few years ago and wowed the pants off of myself and many other reviews. His work has a tendency to be surreal and confusing but with clever guardrails…
