Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
Book Review: Mrs. Covington’s by K.R.R. Lockhaven Genre(s): Cozy Fantasy Book Synopsis: When Jacob Bright strikes out on his own and moves to a new island, he quite unexpectedly finds himself the owner of a failing, capybara-themed pub named Mrs. Covington’s. He quickly learns that he’s going to have to make new friends and innovate if […]
Book Review: The Scroungers by Thomas J. Devens Genre(s): Fantasy / Short Story Collection Book Synopsis: The Lords have fallen. It was the war to end all wars. Violence had plagued the Fractured Kingdoms since the fall of the Old Empire. But as the generals and the lords died in the Valley of Torglen, the […]
Book Review: Animus Paradox by Adam Bassett Genre(s): Science Fiction / Cyberpunk Book Synopsis: There’s a thief on the loose. The Tigres excel at tipping the scales in their favor, be it through bribes, politics, or blood. They unofficially run Viterbo, Italy—and somebody stole from them. Private investigators David and Mafalda De Campo have been […]
Book Review: Keeper of Sorrows by Rachel Fikes Genre(s): Dark Fantasy / Dystopian / Fantasy Mystery Book Synopsis: Whoever rules the bees, rules the world. On a planet stripped of wind, entire ecosystems lie in ashes, leaving humans to the mercy of a sole surviving bee species on a remote isle. Whoever wins the Praxis […]
Book Review: The Devil Walks in Blood by David Green Genre(s): Urban Fantasy / Dark Fantasy Book Synopsis: Hell is real. We’re all living it. Nick Holleran learned that truth the hard way the day he took three bullets to the chest and bled out in an alleyway. Only death didn’t stick, and it’s been […]
Book Review: The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien DeCastell Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. The hat’s a must, too, right? Big, floppy thing. Wouldn’t want a simple steel helmet or something that might, you know, protect […]
Book Review: A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert Genre(s): Urban Fantasy / Novella Book Synopsis: Althus is an anarchist, a Phantom Dragon. Vade is a Whisper–an Imperial agent. Their love was never meant to survive. In a world of magical empires and the anarchists that would tear them down, A Necessary Chaos is the story […]
A.J.’s Completely Random Book Awards: 2024 A lot of bloggers do top 5 or top 10 lists at the end of the year, and after having done that last year, I find I don’t particularly enjoy labeling books as my “top five/ten.” I like so much of what I read that it’s too difficult to […]
Book Review: The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills Genre(s): Science Fantasy / Dystopian Book Synopsis: Zenya was a teenager when she ran away to join the mechanically-modified warrior sect. She was determined to earn mechanized wings and protect the people of Radezhda, the city she loved. Under the strict tutelage of a mercurial, […]
Book Review: The Battlemage by Taran Matharu Genre(s): Fantasy / YA Book Synopsis: Fletcher and his classmates from Vocans Academy―including the elf Sylva and the dwarf Othello―travel through the ether, where they must pursue a mortally dangerous quest to rebuild their world and broker peace. As he leads a small army of soldiers, Fletcher will […]
