Book Review: Upgrade by Blake Crouch Genre(s): Science Fiction Book Synopsis: “You are the next step in human evolution.”At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep. But before long, […]

Book Review: Rim City Blues by Elliott Scott Genre(s): Science Fiction / Noir Book Synopsis: They want Felix Lasko to solve a murder while getting chased by coyotes, one-eyed assassins, and killer robots. He’d say no, but that’s not an option—since they’ll kill him outright if he refuses. Felix had always dreamed of becoming a […]

Book Review: A Song for the Void by Andrew C. Piazza Genre(s): Historical Fantasy / Horror Book Synopsis: A Mind Imprisoned Is The Greatest Of Hells. 1853. South China Sea. While on patrol between the Opium Wars, the crew of the steam frigate HMS Charger pursues a fleet of pirates that have been terrorizing the […]

Book Review: Platinum Tinted Darkness by Timothy Wolff Genre(s): Fantasy Book Synopsis: The Kingdom of Boulom has been lost. The realms have already seen what happens when the Gods and their Harbingers are left unchecked. Destruction. Chaos. Death. The Gods cannot be trusted. No one knows that better than David Williams, the leader of the […]

Book Review: Derelict by Mark All Genre(s): Science Fiction Book Synopsis: If you find alien technology … don’t turn it on. Beyond the farthest reaches of explored space, survey ship Cerberus arrives at an unclaimed planet to find a deserted vessel already in orbit. When newly commissioned captain Janet Hollander leads a team to the derelict, they […]

Book Review: Waiting for Saturday by Catherine Morrison Genre(s): Women’s fiction Book Synopsis: Abigail Preston can’t understand why she isn’t happy. She’s married to Kevin, a successful salesman whose generous salary allows her to be a stay-at-home mum to their four-year-old daughter. She tries her hardest to give her husband the perfect home – but […]

Book Review: Of Shade and Shadow: The Exiled by Niamh and Rebecca Schmid Genre(s): Fantasy / YA Book Synopsis: The Great War is won… so everyone tells her. But even with her brother now king, Astra Verzaer knows the fight is far from over. When her sudden exile finds her alone in the dreary country […]

Book Review: The Mortality Experiment by Halo Scot Genre(s): Science Fiction Book Synopsis: Secrets are sentient. In the far, foreign future, a deep-space mission turns catastrophic when the crew’s personal demons become literal demons and seek revenge. The Ward gathers broken souls for doomed missions. RJ, Kaj, Mazha, and Jace fit the bill perfectly…perhaps too […]

Book Review: The Kheld King by L.L. Stephens Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: The King is dead.Long live the Kheld King The Triempery lies crippled, its godborn princes slaughtered by treachery, its ruling houses desperate to maintain their monopoly of the god-machine Entities. In the aftermath of the slaughter, Stefan Stauberg-Randolph inherits his grandfather’s throne. […]

Book Review: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang Genre(s): Fantasy Book Synopsis: When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, […]