THAT TIME I GOT DRUNK AND SAVED A DEMON – Kimberly Lemming

Kimberly Lemming’s That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Orbit 2024, previously self-published in 2021) is not my usual read.  (A huge thanks to the publisher for sending it to me.) It’s absolutely ridiculous and outrageous – and everything it sets out to be.  It’s not the type of book that’s for meContinue reading “THAT TIME I GOT DRUNK AND SAVED A DEMON – Kimberly Lemming”

A LETTER TO THE LUMINOUS DEEP – Sylvie Cathrall

I’m going to start this review with a word of caution and a bit of grace.  When I was halfway through the novel, I suffered a stroke. I read some parts in the hospital and finally finished.  Perhaps that contributes to my overall feelings about Sylvie Cathrall’s A Letter to the Luminous Deep (4/23/24 Orbit);Continue reading “A LETTER TO THE LUMINOUS DEEP – Sylvie Cathrall”

A FEATHER SO BLACK – Lyra Selene

Lyra Selene’s A Feather so Black (Orbit March 12, 2024 – thanks to the publisher for the advanced copy!) is a lush romantasy full of fae, magic, curses, and morally grey characters.  Using Irish folklore, this Swan Princess retelling set in Tír na nÓg  had a lot of potential but ultimately fell short due to,Continue reading “A FEATHER SO BLACK – Lyra Selene”

THE FRACTURED DARK – Megan E. O’Keefe

After raving about the first book in Megan E. O’Keefe’s The Devoured Worlds series, I couldn’t wait to dive back into space with my favorite out of this world duo, Naira and Tarquin.  The second book in the series, The Fractured Dark, releases TOMORROW (9/26/2023), and I am so grateful Orbit sent me an earlyContinue reading “THE FRACTURED DARK – Megan E. O’Keefe”

THE BLIGHTED STARS – Megan E. O’Keefe

I didn’t have crying over a spaceship on my 2023 reader’s bingo card, but Megan E. O’Keefe’s The Blighted Stars (Orbit 2023) was a pleasant surprise.  This space opera is nonstop action, pulling the reader along before you can even catch your breath or gather your thoughts.  And it’ll make you cry over a spaceship.Continue reading “THE BLIGHTED STARS – Megan E. O’Keefe”

THE SUN AND THE VOID – Gabriela Romero Lacruz

Gabriela Romero Lacruz’s The Sun and the Void, Book One of The Warring Gods (Orbit 2023) boasts one of my most favorite covers and a premise that had me chomping at the bit to get lost in this magical world inspired by the history and folklore of South America – a world where two youngContinue reading “THE SUN AND THE VOID – Gabriela Romero Lacruz”

THE JASAD HEIR – Sara Hashem

Sara Hashem’s debut, The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne #1) (Orbit Book, publication date 7/18/2023) is a slow burn of an enemies to lovers, which takes a backseat to political intrigue, genocide, and the meaning of self.  The novel is chock full of fantasy tropes that bleed into each other – Reluctant Hero, Orphan Hero,Continue reading “THE JASAD HEIR – Sara Hashem”

THE BONE SHARD WAR – Andrea Stewart

Orbit Books recently sent Andrea Stewart’s The Drowning Empire trilogy in anticipation of the release of book three. (A huge thanks for the gifted books.) Reviews for the first two of the trilogy, The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, have already been posted.  The riveting conclusion to the trilogy, The Bone Shard War, willContinue reading “THE BONE SHARD WAR – Andrea Stewart”

THE FAIRY BARGAINS OF PROSPECT HILL – Rowenna Miller

Rowena Miller’s The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill (Redhook/Orbit, publication date 3/28/2023) is a bit The Once and Future Witches meets Practical Magic, but with fae instead of witches.  It’s a cozy fantasy of sisters, mothers, and womanhood woven with brilliant bits of family, society, and legends.  (A huge thanks to the publisher for thisContinue reading “THE FAIRY BARGAINS OF PROSPECT HILL – Rowenna Miller”

THE BONE SHARD EMPEROR – Andrea Stewart

Orbit Books recently sent me Andrea Stewart’s The Drowning Empire trilogy in anticipation of the release of book three in April. (A huge thanks for the gifted books.) I reviewed the first installment last month. The second of the trilogy, The Bone Shard Emperor was published in 2021. If you haven’t read the first inContinue reading “THE BONE SHARD EMPEROR – Andrea Stewart”