Book Review: Haze by Rebecca Crunden Genre(s): Paranormal fiction Content warning: There are some violent scenes in this book, as well as references to drugs/alcohol and addiction. Five years after her sister Sam’s death, Eliza’s life is in shambles. Her family has become dysfunctional, she’s become involved with drugs, she has no ambition nor aim […]

Book Review: Gifts of Fire and Ice by Darren Boeck Genre(s): Epic Fantasy / YA Content warning: There are a number of combat scenes, as well as some scenes of torture. Serg and his sister, Val, live in a small village on the outskirts of the empire. Some say the land where they grew up […]

Book Review: Wingfall by K. Dezendorf Genre(s): Fantasy / Fairy Tale Retelling / Middle-grade/YA Elina is an unusual fairy; she was born without wings. She has learned to cope well enough without flight, though she’s considered an oddity by the other fairies. She’s a healer and an apothecary of sorts, and she has Cornelia (Corny), […]

Book Review: The Broken Oath by L.B. Black Genre(s): Paranormal Fiction / Paranormal Romance Book three in The Owl King Archives begins about six months after the conclusion of book two. Evie has learned some troubling news about her ancestry and her role as the Owl King, which she’s compelled to keep secret from Lawrence. […]

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 […]