Book Review: Blood of the Wicked by L.B. Black Genre(s): Paranormal Fiction / Paranormal Romance Content warning: There are a couple fairly detailed sex scenes in this book, as well as scenes of violence. Evie and Lawrence are once again on the trail of the necromancer Warren, and this time he’s upped the stakes. He’s […]

Book Review: The Awakening of Marcianna by Isabelle Markus Genre(s): Speculative Fiction / Urban Fantasy Content warning: There are a few scenes depicting violence and/or abduction. Marcianna Caruso’s life is busy; she’s a pediatrician, has a family and three kids, and still makes time for her two closest friends. But when strange and inexplicable things […]

Book Review: The Owl’s Crown by L.B. Black Genre(s): Paranormal Fiction Lawrence is a mortician—and a vampire. He lives amongst humans and goes about his business, seemingly without issue, until he receives a magical message that inexplicably ties him to the fate of a human witch known only as the Owl King. Evie is the […]

Book Review: Dueling with Snakes by Jessica Piro Genre(s): Action / Thriller Content warning: There are fight/combat scenes and threats/allusions to murder in this book. After another confrontation with the serial killer and her nemesis, Brian Foster, Leila Wells is certain she knows how to find him. When she’s asked to return for the second […]

Book Review: I Shall Return with Winter by C.F. Welburn Genre(s): Fantasy Content warning: There are a number of fight scenes, some more brutal than others. There are a number of character deaths, one scene depicting themes of cannibalism, and several passages that show or allude to physical abuse/torture. After his town was attacked and […]

Book Review: Son of a Liche by J. Zachary Pike Genre(s): Fantasy Son of a Liche is book two in The Dark Profit Saga. I read and reviewed book 1 previously. You can read my thoughts about it here: Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike One year after the events in Orconomics, Gorm Ingerson and his […]

Book Review: Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike Genre(s): Fantasy / Comedy Content warning: This book contains themes of violence/combat, addiction, racial disparity, death, and necromancy. Being a hero and adventuring is expensive, and comes with a high mortality rate. But that doesn’t stop most from entering the profession. For Gorm Ingerson, his hero days are […]

Book Review: The Chasm by Branwen O’Shea Genre(s): Science Fiction / YA Content warning: There are some violent scenes in this book, and some themes of mind-control that might be disturbing to some readers. The Chasm is book 2 in the Finding Humanity series. I read/reviewed book 1 as part of my August 2021 review […]

Book Review: The Inquisitor by H.C. Harrington Genre(s): Fantasy Content warning: There are a few fight scenes in this book, as well as more than one murder (one on the page, others alluded to). Nestor was an inquisitor, until he fell in love. Breaking the Order of the Scroll’s vows for a woman wasn’t tolerated, […]

Book Review: Paper Castles by B. Fox Genre(s): Contemporary Fiction / Literary Fiction This book has been on my list for over a year, but as so often happens with me, I get distracted by a shiny new fantasy or science fiction novel and that takes precedence. Or I’d end up with a flurry of […]