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SFINCS3 Finalist Review: Sisters of Mercy by Yuval Kordov

I read and reviewed Sisters of Mercy by Yuval Kordov as part of the SFINCS3 novella contest. My review is honest, and…

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Review of ‘Daughter of the Otherworld’ (Gael Song Era II) by Shauna Lawless

‘Daughter of the Otherworld’ is the first in a new trilogy set in the same world as…

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SFINCS3 Semifinalist Review: From These Dark Abodes by Lyndsie Manusos

I read and reviewed From These Dark Abodes by Lyndsie Manusos as part of the SFINCS3 novella contest. My review is…

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SFINCS3 Semifinalist Review: The Butcher’s Lot by Cate Baumer

 I read The Butcher’s Lot by Cate Baumer as part of the SFINCS3 novella contest. My review is honest, and…

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SFINCS3 Semifinalist Review: Sunbathers by Lindz McLeod

I read and reviewed Sunbathers by Lindz McLeod as part of the SFINCS3 novella contest. My review…

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Book review: The Wickwire Watch (Riverfall Chronicles #1) by Jacquelyn Hagen

I was curious about The Wickwire Watch, having read some of the reviews when it was entered…

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ARC Review: Learning to Bleed (Vampires of Coal Dust Book 2) by Cat Rector

Learning to Bleed continues the contemporary vampire story of Spencer and Laurel, which started in Coal Gets…

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ARC Book Review: The Dead Man (Mennik Thorn #0.5) by Patrick Samphire

The Dead Man (Mennik Thorn 0.5) is a prequel novella for Samphire’s Mennik Thorn mage-for-hire series and…

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SFINCS3 Round 1 Book Review: The Drowned Heir by Jennifer R. Donohue

The Drowned Heir is an intriguing maritime fantasy, filled with lyrical, evocative prose and set in a…

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SFINCS 3 Round 1 Review: A Second Life Worth Living by Karen Lucia

The opening pages of this novella were horrifically disturbing. I found them very impactful and was a…

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SFINCS3 Round 1 Book Review: Water’s Edge by Ellie Lieberman

Beware the embrace of the water deepThe darkness pulls you down to sleepTo an early grave you…

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SFINCS3 Round1 Book Review: Dance With Me by Livia J. Elliot

This year, I am taking part in the SFINCS3 contest as a judge on the TBR team….

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SFINCS3 Round 1 Review: Skyfold by T. J. McKay

This year, I am taking part in the SFINCS3 contest as a judge on the TBR team….

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Shapers of Worlds Volume V – a review

I was given a free copy of this anthology by contributor P.L. Stuart and asked to review…

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The Winter Goddess by Megan Barnard – ARC review

The Winter Goddess is a tale steeped in Irish mythology, set in medieval times when the gods,…

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An Unlikely Coven by AM Kvita – An ARC Review

An Unlikely Coven is a fun urban fantasy tale of found family fighting against all odds to…

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The Broken Sword by L.L. MacRae – ARC review

The Broken Sword (Dragon Spirits #3) is the final chapter in L.L. MacRae’s fabulous character-driven fantasy series,…

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The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri – ARC review

The Isle in the Silver Sea is a sapphic love story set in an alternate version of…

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Coal Gets in Your Veins by Cat Rector – a review

Coal Gets in Your Veins is a contemporary urban fantasy with cosmic horror overtones, from one of…

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The Execution of Rooker Flynn by A.R. Witham – an ARC review

The Execution of Rooker Flynn is a book about an enduring, life-affirming friendship made unshakeable by an…

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A Quiet Vengeance by Tim Hardie – a review

Tim Hardie’s low fantasy novel A Quiet Vengeance brings all the exotic flavour of the Middle East…

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Liches Get Stitches by HJ Tolson, a review

I am currently working my way through books I have had on my Kindle for a while,…

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Victoria Marmot: The Complete Series #1-5 by Virginia McClain – a review

The Victoria Marmot: The Complete Series #1-5 box set is a collection of five young adult fantasy…

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Fortune’s Fool by Angela Boord – a review

Fortune’s Fool is an impressively large tome at 737 pages on Kindle, so it requires an investment…

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Special Delivery by Rex Burke – a review

Special Delivery is something of a departure from the usual quirky, feel-good sci-fi comedies I have come…

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The Fire in the Frost by Lyra Wolf – a review

The Fire in the Frost is the fourth and final chapter in Lyra Wolf’s Norse fantasy series…

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ARC Review: Jester by Tim Carter

Jester tells the story of a hero’s journey from lowly latrine slave to, well… hero. I love…

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