Entrancing and engrossing… Kastle piles on the thrills and chills of a sophisticated murder mystery in this entertaining urban fantasy about love, duty, sacrifice, and ambition. Hiding your powers and your identity while staying away from the pack takes a… Read More ›
Fantasy
Those Who Watch From Afar by Zack Hacker
A fascinating coming-of-age fantasy… Bestseller Hacker’s thrilling first installment in the Magic’s Erosion series tells the coming-of-age story of a young elf looking to find her place in the world. It was Petra’s curiosity that forced her to cross the… Read More ›
The Gopher King by Gojan Nikolich
Quirky and darkly humorous, this is literary fiction at best…. Nikolich’s fantastic debut not only showcases his powers of setting, character, and description but also shines light on his skill of giving a dark story a distinctive and humorous flair…. Read More ›
The Conductor: Book Two of The Circle by Brenda Hardwick
A vivid tale of magic and self-discovery… Hardwick creates a first-rate blend of magic and grit in this second outing in The Circle series as her young protagonist faces a malevolent pair of enemies after the deaths of her mother… Read More ›
Seeking Shelter by Marie Howalt
An absolute page-turner… Howalt’s spectacular Moonless series, the saga of a group of rebels struggling to survive in a ruined world, continues where We Lost the Sky left off. The Florentine rebels, now the residents of a new settlement built… Read More ›
When Darkness Descends (The Relevation Trilogy Book 1) by G.W. Lücke
Absolutely brilliant… In Lücke’s marvelous first volume of the high fantasy saga The Relevation Trilogy, a young man crippled by guilt and anxiety finds himself transported from Earth to a shadowy land of dark magic and becomes entangled in a… Read More ›
The Leprechaun Wars by Wes Snowden
An electrifying, deep dive into fantasy warfare… Set in the aftermath of the great Leprechaun Wars of 1845, Snowden masterfully combines vivid characterization and a fantastic worldbuilding in this gripping fantasy. After his father’s brutal death at the hands of… Read More ›
Shadowshine: An Animal Adventure by Johnny Armstrong
Magical, full of whimsy, and rich in vivid descriptions, this is the animal fiction done right… In this charming debut tale, Armstrong adeptly blends classic storytelling with the usual genre tropes of literary fiction, creating a timeless, brilliant story… Read More ›
Journey to My Voice by Janet Odani
A charming fairy tale… Odani’s short novella, the pleasant tale of Jaron, a flutter-boy born in Amir forest, who is forced to find his way back home after getting lost, achieves meaning through the many lessons Jaron learns during his… Read More ›
Si’Empra’s Queen (Songs of Si’Empra, #3) by Miriam Verbeek
A sweeping, compelling tale… Verbeek wraps up her graceful, gripping trilogy in Si’Empra series with this satisfying third installment which follows the life of Ellen as the Queen of Si’Empra as the story hops across time. It’s been fifteen years… Read More ›