Book Review: Sacaran Nights by Rachel Emma Shaw Genre(s): Fantasy / Dark Fantasy Book Synopsis: Sacara is decaying. The dead walk the streets, fungi light the night and Dagner must fight to keep the rot at bay. The Spare of Galenn died the turn his brother fell into the putrefaction fields, tumbling into the decaying […]

Book Review: The Silence that Remains by Meg Wingerter Genre(s): Historical Fiction Book Synopsis: The famine that decimated Annushka’s village officially never happened. Since she was a child, she’s kept quiet about what she saw in an implicit bargain with the Soviet regime: behave, and you might live to see your parents again. She survives […]

Book Review: Under Story by Chloe Benjamin Genre(s): Speculative Fiction / Light Science Fiction Book Synopsis: “We wake up to tomorrow, never yesterday.” At the edge of the world, biologist Laurel Salter is hiding from everything she’s ever known. For ten hours a day, six days per week, she works as a dishwasher at McMurdo […]

Book Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Genre(s): Fantasy / Fantasy Heist Book Synopsis: An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered […]

Book Review: Crimson in Quietus by Eugen Bacon Genre(s): Science Fantasy / Urban Fantasy Book Synopsis: In a world where sound is a tangible force, Muso’mi is a maadiregi―an expert in the art of consuming it. At the prestigious Mahadum, she researches the language of silence, seeking to master the gift her mother calls theft. […]

Book Review: Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati Genre(s): Mythological Fantasy Book Synopsis: She’s been called a murderer, a monster, a villain. But the truth was never hers to tell―until now. Born a Spartan princess. Married to a tyrant. Forced to watch her child sacrificed to appease the gods. In a world where women are used, silenced, […]

Book Review: Dweller in Darkness by Sam Flynn Genre(s): Dark Fantasy / Fantasy Horror Book Synopsis: “God-killing seemed a lofty ambition. Then again, is that not what we’re here to do in our hunt for the Dweller in Darkness?” All of Cassius Marius’ life has been spent in service to the Pale King. Ever since […]

Book Review: Spores by Michael McBride Genre(s): Science Fiction / Biological Horror Book Synopsis: Secrets aren’t the only things that won’t stay buried. When an earthquake strikes downtown Denver, far from the nearest active fault system, the USGS dispatches Dr. Dayna Raines and an emergency response team to investigate. They discover that the epicenter corresponds […]

Book Review: The Monsters We Feed by Thomas Howard Riley Genre(s): Fantasy / Dark Fantasy Book Synopsis: The morning before he found the dead body, Jathan Algevin thought he had his whole life just the way he wanted it.  He knows his city inside and out, and doesn’t bother carrying a sword, trusting his wits […]

Book Review: Reflections of Lilje Damselfly by Natalie Kelda Genre(s): Historical Fantasy / LGBTQ+ / Romantic Fantasy Book Synopsis: When a mysterious ailment refuses to leave water nymph Lilje, her father sends her to a human spa retreat. Lilje quickly discovers she has a lot to learn about human nature and culture when she accidentally […]