Category: Book Reviews

The ninth Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off writing competition is well underway, and our 10 finalists have already…

Temeraire (or His Majesty’s Dragon in the US) is the first book in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series…

Daughter of Eden is the third and final book in the Dark Eden Trilogy. In this review…

This is the second of three weekly posts, where I rave about the genius of Chris Beckett…

The Dark Eden Trilogy is undoubtably one of my favourite sci-fi series of all time. Over the…

The Iron Crown by LL MacRae was released in 2021 and was a finalist in the seventh…

Children is presented as a ‘grimdark’ retelling of the classic Norse myths. It’s an unflinching portrayal of…

Becky Chambers’ sci-fi story defies easy classification. The tale of the spaceship Wayfarer and her crew takes…

This is a book that’s been sitting on my shelf for almost two years now. I bought…

I’ve been writing detailed book reviews and posting them on Goodreads since 2020. As I prepared to…

The sci-fi/fantasy thriller Privilege by Bharat Krishnan was a title I noticed during the 2021 Self Published…

Entertaining Sci-Fi Stars and Bones by Gareth L Powell is a novel comfortable making obvious nods to…

Published in 2016 in the US and 2018 in the UK, Rosewater is Tade Thompson’s second novel…

There are a select few authors on my must read list and Christopher G. Brenning is near…

Note: I bought my copy of A Drowned Kingdom and audiobook. I listened exclusively on audio because…

For full transparency, I did receive a paperback copy of DOG MEAT from Priscilla Bettis, but I…

In The Hellborn King we follow a couple of different storylines through different POV characters. There is…

There are spoilers for The Darkness That Comes Before in this review, proceed with caution! If you…

House of Leaves isn’t a book.  It’s an experience. Before starting House of Leaves I read that…

Escape Reality is a science fiction novel written by Kayla Frost and was published in November of…

Kings of Ash is the second book in the Ash and Sand trilogy and was published in…

Nocturne was written by H.B. Diaz it’s a collection of short stories and was published in December…

Red Harvest Moon was published in 2021 is the first book in the Wandering Knife series.  The…

The Grace of Kings is a fantasy novel (also labeled silk punk) written by Ken Liu and…

Kings of Paradise is the first installment in the Ash and Sand trilogy What I Liked: The…

Vicious is a fantasy and science fiction novel written by V.E. Schwab and was published in 2013….

One Way is a novel written by Jeff Lane and was published in 2013.  The book is…

With a title like Murderbot, I was expecting this: It was the exact opposite of that. What…

Priest of Bones is a fantasy (grimdark) book written by Peter McClean and was published in 2018. …