Best Of…August 2022
Review – Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, Book 3) by Becky Chambers (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction Length: 368 pages Publisher: Harper Voyager Release Date: July 24, 2018 ASIN: B072BFJCB9 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Wayfarers series Source: Bought for Kindle Rating: 5/5 stars “Return to the sprawling universe of the Galactic Commons, as humans, artificial intelligence, aliens, …
Early Review – Defend the Dawn (Defy the Night, Book 2) by Brigid Kemmerer (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 440 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Release Date: September 20, 2022 ASIN: B09ZG5TKW7 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Defy the Night trilogy Source: eGalley from NetGalley for Review Rating: 4/5 stars “Tessa Cade has gone from masked outlaw to palace advisor, …
Novella Review – Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 136 pages Publisher: Self-Published Release Date: October 27, 2013 ASIN: B00G9GSEXO Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Borrowed ebook from Library Rating: 5/5 stars “When a party of goblin warriors find themselves trapped behind enemy lines, it’ll take more than whining (and a …
Review – Be the Serpent (October Daye, Book 16) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 362 pages Publisher: DAW Release Date: August 30, 2022 ASIN: B09N6KN7RR Stand Alone or Series: 16th book in the October Daye series Source: eGalley from NetGalley to Review Rating: 5/5 stars “October Daye is finally something she never expected to be: married. All …
Novella Review – Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, Book 3) by Nhgi Vo (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 112 pages Publisher:Tordotcom Release Date: October 25, 2022 ASIN: B09NJ9PY5Y Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in The Singing Hills Cycle Source: eGalley from NetGalley to Review Rating: 5/5 stars “Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales …
Audiobook Review – Paladin’s Strength (Saint of Steel, Book 2) by T. Kingfisher, Narrated by Joel Richards (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy/Romance Length: 15 hours and 38 minutes Publisher:Tantor Audio Release Date: November 23, 2021 ASIN: B09HW2ZWCJ Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Saint of Steel series Source: Bought Audiobook Rating: 4/5 stars “He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across …
Novella Review – The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Historical Fantasy Length: 237 pages Publisher: 47North Release Date: November 24, 2015 ASIN: B00XPNFDQK Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Borrowed ebook through Kindle Unlimited Rating: 4/5 stars “Young Rhea is a miller’s daughter of low birth, so she is understandably surprised when a …
Review – Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 352 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: September 6, 2022 ASIN: B09NQRRLLK Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eGalley from NetGalley Rating: 3/5 stars “Sixteen-year-old Koral and her older brother Emrik risk their lives each day to capture the monstrous maristags that …
Audiobook Review – Paladin’s Grace (Saint of Steel, Book 1) by T. Kingfisher, Narrated by Joel Richards (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy/Romance Length: 12 hours and 30 minutes Publisher: Tantor Audio Release Date: April 06, 2021 ASIN: B08ZYXVSNY Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Saint of Steel series Source: Bought for Audiobook Rating: 4/5 stars “Stephen’s god died on the longest day of the year… …