Book Reviews
The following is a list of books that I have reviewed in the past. Clicking the link will take you to the blog post where the review originally appeared. Please note: My older reviews were posted once a month and contained multiple titles. Beginning in 2022, I started writing separate reviews for each book.
Genres and books are listed in alphabetical order (not series order), by title.
Book Review Request Information
If you have a book you’d like me to read and review, please send me a message through the Contact page on my website, and consider the following before submitting your book:
- I prefer books in the following genres: fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, mysteries. I will read books with some romance, but prefer if it is not the main plot. I will also consider books in genres not listed above, but I will not guarantee they’ll make it onto my TBR.
- I do not review poetry (due to a lack of experience with it.)
- I do not review erotica.
- I do not review children’s books, picture books, or those meant for middle-grade audiences (again, lack of experience, and I don’t have kids of my own.)
- I typically have a backlog of books to get through, and due to work and writing obligations, I average between 4 and 7 books per month. I typically cannot promise a swift turnaround on new review requests.
- While I try to keep my reviews positive, I am honest in them. If you reach out to me, it is not guaranteed that you will receive a glowing review. If you aren’t willing to risk minor criticisms, then I am not the reviewer for you.
I post my book reviews here, as well as on Amazon and BookBub. I do not post reviews on Goodreads. Positive Sci-fi/fantasy/horror reviews will be cross-posted to FanFiAddict.com, as I’m a reviewer there.
Recent Reviews
- Book Review: The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
Book Review: The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding… Read more: Book Review: The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang - Book Review: Motherland by Mark Jonathan Runte
Book Review: Motherland by Mark Jonathan Runte Genre(s): Urban Fantasy Book Synopsis: Kseniya and Semyon only ever knew loyalty to their country, until the death of a policeman forced them to run, raising their children as refugees and then as… Read more: Book Review: Motherland by Mark Jonathan Runte - Book Review: Pieces of Eight by Peter Hartog
Book Review: Pieces of Eight by Peter Hartog Genre(s): Science Fiction / Urban Fantasy Book Synopsis: How do you stop a killer who’s already dead? Some secrets never die. When the mutilated corpse of an ex-con is found in the… Read more: Book Review: Pieces of Eight by Peter Hartog - Book Review: The Revenge of Thousands by Michael Roberti
Book Review: The Revenge of Thousands by Michael Roberti Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: Before we were TRAITORS…Before there was a GRAVE waiting for us all..While more than WORMS remained…It started with a war. It began with REVENGE. Review: I… Read more: Book Review: The Revenge of Thousands by Michael Roberti
All Reviews
CONTEMPORARY FICTION BOOK REVIEWS
General Fiction
Fee Simple Conditional – Review posted 14NOV2022
Paper Castles by B. Fox – Review posted 12AUG2022
Short Stories/Collections
Her Perfect Cup of Tea by Lavina Serrao – Review posted 26AUG2021
When We Come Back: More Stories by D.H. Schleicher – Review posted 13FEB2023
Women’s Fiction
Love, Loss, and Honor by Herbert Wiens – Review posted 28JAN2022
The House with the Orange Gates by Kausar Zain – Review posted 29APR2021
Waiting for Saturday by Catherine Morrison – Review posted 07APR2023
FANTASY BOOK REVIEWS
Cozy Fantasy
A Recipe for Disaster by Chris Durston – Review posted 04OCT2023
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree – Review posted 08JUN2022
Dark Fantasy
Banished by Lou Yardley – Review posted 06FEB2023
Coward by Ayrton Silva – Review posted 11JUL2023
Demonheart: Raging Elementals by J.J. Egosi – Review posted 29APR2021
Demonheart: Walkers from Another Dimension by J.J. Egosi – Review posted 27MAY2021
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff – Review posted 20MAY2023
Obsidian: Awakening by Sienna Frost – Review posted 13AUG2023
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang – Review posted 16FEB2024
The Demons in the Deep by Rebecca F. Kenney – Review posted 06AUG2022
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang – Review posted 08FEB2024
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang – Review posted 15MAR2023
The Teeth in the Tide by Rebecca F. Kenney – Review posted 27FEB2022
Dystopian Fantasy
Imago: A Dystopian Gothic by Matthew Zakharuk – Review posted 01DEC2023
Keepers & Destinies by Carl F. Brothers – Review posted 29APR2021
Legacy of Brick and Bone by Krystle Matar – Review posted 14MAR2024
Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle Matar – Review posted 22JUL2022
Epic Fantasy
A Drowned Kingdom by P.L. Stuart – Review posted 27MAY2021
A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by Adam Holcombe – Review posted 01FEB2024
Crown of Madness by Ryan G. Beaty – Review posted 22AUG2023
Dreamtaker by Azshure Raine – Review posted 10NOV2023
Gifts of Fire and Ice by Darren Boeck – Review posted 02OCT2022
Heart of Fire by Raina Nightingale – Review posted 02NOV2023
I Shall Return with Winter by C. F. Welburn – Review posted 29AUG2022
Immortal by Matthew J. Stenning – Review posted 25NOV2021
Lord and King by P.L. Stuart – Review posted 30AUG2023
Magic of Lies by Joyce Gee – Review posted 29MAR2024
Of Shade and Shadow: The Exiled by Niamh and Rebecca Schimd – Review posted 05APR2023
Path of the Warrior by Melissa Stone – Review posted 08AUG2023
Platinum Tinted Darkness by Timothy Wolff – Review posted 19APR2023
ReBirth by Azshure Raine – Review posted 06OCT2023
Sea of Souls by N.C. Scrimgeour – Review posted 05AUG2023
Shattered Fate by Azshure Raine – Review posted 19MAR2024
Sordaneon by L.L. Stephens – Review posted 15MAR2023
Tears of the Maelstrom by Timothy Wolff – Review posted 12JAN2024
The 13th Zodiac by L. Krauch – Review posted 08AUG2022
The Blood of Outcasts by D.A. Smith – Review posted 30JUN2022
The Game of War by Glen Dahlgren – Review posted 04JAN2023
The Hidden King by E.G. Radcliff – Review posted 12APR2022
The Hungry Fire by A.M. Obst – Review posted 21DEC2023
The Kheld King by L.L. Stephens – Review posted 31MAR2023
The Last of the Atalanteans by P.L. Stuart – Review posted 13MAR2022
The Marked Princess by E.P. Stavs – Review posted 11FEB2022
The Revenge of Thousands by Michael Roberti – Review posted 05APR2024
The Second Stone by L.L. Stephens – Review posted 18JUN2023
The Shield Road by Dewi Hargreaves – Review posted 29APR2021
The Stones of Valtara by Christopher Clargo – Review posted 04NOV2022
The Story of Evil, Volume I: Heroes of the Siege by Tony Johnson – Review posted 18JAN2024
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang – Review posted 25APR2024
The Warriors of Bhrea: The God of Forgotten Things by T.M. Kohl – Review posted 07APR2022
The Warriors of Bhrea: The Hidden Goddess by T.M. Kohl – Review posted 22OCT2022
The Warriors of Bhrea: The Lost King by T.M. Kohl – Review posted 24MAR2022
The Warriors of Bhrea: The Master of Night by T.M. Kohl – Review posted 28MAR2022
Truth of Crowns by Carl D. Albert – Review posted 28DEC2023
Uprooted by Naomi Novik – Review posted 03AUG2023
Fairy Tale Retellings
Bared Magic by Sara R. Cleveland – Review posted 05MAY2023
Mirrors & Ashes by Cat Bowser – Review posted 21MAY2022
Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm by Joel C. Flanagan-Grannemann – Review posted 02JUL2023
The Stone Mermaid by Aisha Urooj – Review posted 29APR2021
Wingfall by K. Dezendorf – Review posted 24SEP2022
Fantasy Mysteries
Light My Pyre by Kat Kinney – Review posted 04JUL2023
The Inquisitor by H.C. Harrington – Review posted 13AUG2022
Fantasy Romance
A Breath of Sunlight by Sydney Winward – Review posted 03FEB2022
Bared Magic by Sara R. Cleveland – Review posted 05MAY2023
Courting Fate by A.R. Kaufer – Review posted 19NOV2023
Curse of the Huntsmen’s Jewel by Kirsten S. Blacketer – Review posted 29APR2022
Jack Frost by Rebecca F. Kenney – Review posted 16DEC2021
Magic in Autumn Springs by KB Davenport – Review posted 16FEB2024
Fantasy Satire / Comedy
Dragonfired by J. Zachary Pike – Review posted 09SEP2023
Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike – Review posted 22AUG2022
Son of a Liche by J. Zachary Pike – Review posted 26AUG2022
Heroic Fantasy
Shadows Under the Shade by Wil Chan – Review posted 29JAN2024
Under an Azure Sky by Wil Chan – Review posted 19NOV2023
Historical Fantasy
Embers of Fate by Michele Quirke – Review posted 10JUL2022
In the Shadow of Ruin by Tony Debajo – Review posted 03JAN2022
Steampunk Cleopatra by Thaddeus Thomas – Review posted 23SEP2021
The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke – Review posted 13JAN2022
Mythological Fantasy
Bound in Blood by Mark Jonathan Runte – Review posted 02SEP2023
Silver & Salt by Mark Jonathan Runte – Review posted 15AUG2023
Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy
Graphite and Turbulence by Jami Fairleigh – Review posted 22APR2022
Oil and Dust by Jami Fairleigh – Review posted 25NOV2021
The Pact by J.E. Hannaford – Review posted 21DEC2022
The Skin by J.E. Hannaford – Review posted 19JUN2022
Science Fantasy
A Moment in Time by Martin Dukes – Review posted 04JUL2022
Bloodlines by Peter Hartog – Review posted 25MAY2023
Echoes of Blood by Halo Scot – Review posted 27MAY2021
Edge of the Breach by Halo Scot – Review posted 29APR2021
Elegy of the Void by Halo Scot – Review posted 27MAY2021
Eye of the Brave by Halo Scot – Review posted 27MAY2021
Quarantine Thirteen by Natalie Kelda – Review posted 19NOV2023
Silence of the Song Trees by Branwen O’Shea – Review posted 30JAN2024
The Fall Is All There Is by C.M. Caplan – Review posted 18OCT2023
Speculative Fiction
The Living Waters by Dan Fitzgerald – Review posted 17OCT2023
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern – Review posted 22FEB2023
Super Hero Fantasy
Black Market Heart by Darby Harn – Review posted 07JAN2024
Fear and Fury by Jamie Jackson – Review posted 29MAY2023
Into the Dark by Robert “the Hook” Hookey – Review posted 28OCT2021
The Darkest Memories by Alyse N. Steves – Review posted 17JUL2023
Urban Fantasy
Archaic Deception: The Guardian of Emblems by Joe Dayvie – Review posted 28FEB2022
Autopsy of a Fairytale by Nicole Scarano – Review posted 07JUN2023
Black Market Heart by Darby Harn – Review posted 07JAN2024
Bloodlines by Peter Hartog – Review posted 25MAY2023
Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton – Review posted 22FEB2024
Enlightenment of the Rogue Emperor – Review posted 27JUL2023
Imago: A Dystopian Gothic by Matthew Zakharuk – Review posted 01DEC2023
Kiss Me Deadly by Jessie Thomas – Review posted 19MAR2022
Light My Pyre by Kat Kinney – Review posted 04JUL2023
Motherland by Mark Jonathan Runte – Review posted 15APR2024
Pieces of Eight by Peter Hartog – Review posted 11APR2024
Powdered Oak and Seven Metals by Ryan Kurr – Review posted 20SEP2023
Sage, Smoke & Fire by Ryan Kurr – Review posted 24JUN2021
The Awakening of Marcianna by Isabelle Markus – Review posted 10SEP2022
The Transcendence of Marcianna by Isabelle Markus – Review posted 02JUN2023
These Violent Nights by Rebecca Crunden – Review posted 21JAN2022
Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton – Review posted 22FEB2024
White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton – Review posted 22FEB2024
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK REVIEWS
Love, Loss, and Honor by Herbert Wiens – Review posted 28JAN2022
Stalin’s Door by John St. Clair – Review posted 30JUL2022
The Forgotten Flapper: A Novel of Olive Thomas by Laini Giles – Review posted 29APR2021
HORROR BOOK REVIEWS
Biological/Pandemic Horror
Mycophoria by Tom G.H. Adams – Review posted 26AUG2021
Pretty/Ugly by Jennifer Anne Gordon – Review posted 06MAR2023
Historical Horror
A Song for the Void by Andrew C. Piazza – Review posted 22APR2023
Paranormal/Supernatural Horror
A Bleak Remedy by D.S. LaLonde – Review posted 25NOV2023
Affinity’s Window by Douglas L. Wilson – Review posted 29APR2021
Banished by Lou Yardley – Review posted 06FEB2023
Cynosura 99 by Sam Weiss – Review posted 20JUN2023
Darke Blood by Lee Hall – Review posted 28OCT2021
Imago: A Dystopian Gothic by Matthew Zakharuk – Review posted 01DEC2023
Open Evening by Lee Hall – Review posted 29APR2021
Owl Eyes Motel by Barbara Avon – Review posted 23SEP2021
Owl Eyes Motel: Lover’s Retreat by Barbara Avon – Review posted 02DEC2023
Speed Bump by Barbara Avon – Review posted 16DEC2021
The Divided by Suzanne Burrows – Review posted 28OCT2021
Psychological Horror
Intercepts by T.J. Payne – Review posted 23SEP2021
Revived by Barbara Avon – Review posted 21JUN2022
Sacrilege by Barbara Avon – Review posted 28OCT2021
Strangers by Michaelbrent Collings – Review posted 29DEC2021
MYSTERY BOOK REVIEWS
Cozy Mysteries
Baking Bad by Kim M. Watt – Review posted 16JAN2023
Paranormal Mysteries
Grave Lies by A.N. Willis – Review posted 08NOV2022
NON-FICTION BOOK REVIEWS
Humorous
Vacuuming in the Nude by Peggy Rowe – Review posted 23DEC2022
Memoirs
Coming About by Mario Del’Ollio – Review posted 24JUN2021
Self-Help (Related to Writing/Publishing)
Consistent Creative Content by Lee Hall – Review posted 29JUL2021
From Book to Best Seller by Penny Sansevieri – Review posted 25NOV2021
True Crime
H.H. Holmes: The True Story of the White City Devil by Adam Selzer – Review posted 31JAN2023
Killer Triggers by Joe Kenda – Review posted 22MAY2022
The Five: The Untold Story of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold – Review posted 29JUL2021
PARANORMAL FICTION BOOK REVIEWS
Extraterrestrials (non-science fiction)
A Snowstorm of Magic by Robert L. Arrington – Review posted 16DEC2021
Ghosts / The Afterlife
Between Worlds by Jacqueline E. Smith – Review posted 28OCT2021
Cemetery Tours by Jacqueline E. Smith – Review posted 29APR2021
Grave Lies by A.N. Willis – Review posted 08NOV2022
Haze by Rebecca Crunden – Review posted 05OCT2022
Postscript by Barbara Avon – Review posted 23APR2022
The Soul Collector by Laura Daleo – Review posted 29APR2021
The Supernatural (Vampires, Witches, Werewolves, Etc.)
Blood of the Wicked by L.B. Black – Review posted 18SEP2022
Darkwitch by Kat Kinney – Review posted 05MAY2022
Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton – Review posted 22FEB2024
Dyrwolf by Kat Kinney – Review posted 26AUG2021
Magic in Autumn Springs by KB Davenport – Review posted 16FEB2024
The Broken Oath by L.B. Black – Review posted 22SEP2022
The Owl’s Crown by L.B. Black – Review posted 05SEP2022
Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton – Review posted 22FEB2024
White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton – Review posted 22FEB2024
ROMANCE BOOK REVIEWS
Fantasy Romance
A Breath of Sunlight by Sydney Winward – Review posted 03FEB2022
Bared Magic by Sara R. Cleveland – Review posted 05MAY2023
Courting Fate by A.R. Kaufer – Review posted 19NOV2023
Curse of the Huntsmen’s Jewel by Kirsten S. Blacketer – Review posted 29APR2022
Jack Frost by Rebecca F. Kenney – Review posted 16DEC2021
Magic in Autumn Springs by KB Davenport – Review posted 16FEB2024
LGBTQ+ Romance
Innocence & Carnality by J. Alan Veerkamp – Review posted 24JUN2021
Sky Full of Mysteries by Rick R. Reed – Review posted 24JUN2021
Paranormal Romance
Blood of the Wicked by L.B. Black – Review posted 18SEP2022
Ladybirds by R. Raeta – Review posted 10FEB2023
The Broken Oath by L.B. Black – Review posted 22SEP2022
The Owl’s Crown by L.B. Black – Review posted 05SEP2022
Romantic Comedy
Clueless in Croatia by Joy Skye – Review posted 29APR2021
dibs by Allison Martine – Review posted 10OCT2022
Time-Travel Romance
The Matchmaker’s Charm by Jodi Jensen – Review posted 06JUL2022
SCIENCE FICTION BOOK REVIEWS
Alternate History
Terra Obscura: A Knock in the Dark by Geoff and Michelle Genge – Review posted 19NOV2023
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal – Review posted 25JUN2023
Dystopian Science Fiction
Blind the Eyes by K.A. Wiggins – Review posted 15MAY2022
Far Removed by C.B. Lansdell – Review posted 11OCT2023
Rim City Blues by Elliott Scott – Review posted 26APR2023
Grimdark Science Fiction
Derelict by Mark All – Review posted 09APR2023
The Mortality Experiment by Halo Scot – Review posted 02APR2023
Hard Science Fiction
Metal by J.F. Lawrence – Review posted 27OCT2023
Of Mycelium and Men by William C. Tracy – Review posted 16OCT2022
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – Review posted 04DEC2022
The Martian by Andy Weir – Review posted 01FEB2022
To a Fungus Unknown by William C. Tracy – Review posted 15SEP2023
Upgrade by Blake Crouch – Review posted 01MAY2023
Light Science Fiction
Echoes of Another Earth by J. Daniel Layfield – Review posted 28MAY2023
Silence of the Song Trees by Branwen O’Shea – Review posted 30JAN2024
The Arid Lands by Kate Kelly – Review posted 06DEC2023
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal – Review posted 25JUN2023
The Key to Reality by F. Ted Atchley, III – Review posted 12DEC2023
The Last Gifts of the Universe by Rory August – Review posted 20JAN2023
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin – Review posted 19AUG2023
Military Science Fiction
Last Hope for Hire by Matthew Wilcox – Review posted 27MAY2021
Near-future Science Fiction
Bloodlines by Peter Hartog – Review posted 25MAY2023
Pieces of Eight by Peter Hartog – Review posted 11APR2024
Refraction by Terry Geo – Review posted 24JUN2021
The Cracked Reflection by Terry Geo – Review posted 30DEC2021
Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
Aestus: The City by S.Z. Attwell – Review posted 27MAY2021
Aestus: The Colony by S.Z. Attwell – Review posted 29JUL2021
The Calling by Branwen O’Shea – Review posted 26AUG2021
The Chasm by Branwen O’Shea – Review posted 18AUG2022
The Drift by Casie Aufenthie – Review posted 04JUN2022
The Symbiosis by Casie Aufenthie – Review posted 27OCT2022
Space Opera Science Fiction
Blood Reunion by J.C.M. Berne – Review posted 24NOV2022
Devil to Pay by R.M. Olson – Review posted 03JAN2024
Hammer and Crucible by Cameron Cooper – Review posted 03APR2024
Quarantine Thirteen by Natalie Kelda – Review posted 19NOV2023
Return of the Griffin by J.C.M. Berne – Review posted 19NOV2022
Stargun Messenger by Darby Harn – Review posted 18MAY2023
Shadow of Hyperion by J.C.M. Berne – Review posted 25SEP2023
The Heartbeat of a Million Dreams by Halo Scot – Review posted 08FEB2022
Thoughtless by Pat Luther – Review posted 26JUL2022
Wistful Ascending by J.C.M. Berne – Review posted 26NOV2022
THRILLER BOOK REVIEWS
Action Thrillers
Ascension of the Phoenix by Jessica Piro – Review posted 01AUG2022
Dueling with Snakes by Jessica Piro – Review posted 03SEP2022
Salford World War by Mike Scantlebury – Review posted 27MAY2021
The Dragon of Russia by Jessica Piro – Review posted 10AUG2022
Crime Thrillers
Bits & Pieces by Dawn Hosmer – Review posted 07JAN2022
Liars, Killers & Thieves by Richard T. Dick – Review posted 15DEC2023
Pieces & Parts by Dawn Hosmer – Review posted 23JAN2022
Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson – Review posted 21OCT2023
The Darkest Memories by Alyse N. Steves – Review posted 17JUL2023
The Puzzle Maker by Ty Hutchinson – Review posted 17MAY2022
Historical Thrillers
Then Came Darkness by D.H. Schleicher – Review posted 08DEC2022
Medical Thrillers
Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson – Review posted 21OCT2023
Psychological Thrillers
Split Therapy by E.P. Stavs – Review posted 27NOV2022