Debut Review: Shadow Bound

Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison Dorchester Publishing

Mass Market Paperback – 7.99

Imagine if your father was what the world fears most. Imagine if your father was Death.

Talia O’Brien doesn’t have to imagine in Erin Kellison’s Shadow Bound. Hunted by inhuman monsters all her life with no knowledge of why, regarded strangely [...]

Debut Review: The Alchemy of Murder

The Alchemy of Murder by Carol McCleary Forge Books Hardcover – 24.99 (discounts available)

Reviewed by Superwench83.

The Alchemy of Murder by Carol McCleary is one of those high-concept ideas that made me say, “Okay, I have got to read this.” It teams the first woman reporter Nellie Bly of the New York [...]

Review: The Alchemy of Stone

The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia Prime Books Trade Paperback – $14.95

Reviewed by Superwench83

The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia introduces us to a world where the class lines are set in stone–in some cases literally. There are the Alchemists, whose draughts can heal and hurt; the Mechanics, whose engineering [...]

Review: Bewitched and Betrayed

Bewitched and Betrayed by Lisa Shearin Ace Books – $7.99

Reviewed by Superwench83.

Any novel that begins with the words, “I was being chased by a pissed-off naked guy with a knife,” is a hook for me. And in typical Lisa Shearin style, Bewitched and Betrayed continues to hook the reader beyond [...]

Debut Review: Spellwright

Spellwright by Blake Charlton Tor Books Hardcover – $24.99 (discounted at Amazon and elsewhere)

Reviewed by Superwench83

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Not so in Blake Charlton’s world. In his novel Spellwright, not only can words break your bones, but they can chop off your [...]

Review: The Swordbearer by Glen Cook

The Swordbearer by Glen Cook (Wiki) Night Shade Books Trade Paperback – $14.95

Genre: High Fantasy

Publisher’s Blurb: A young man’s dreams of warfare and glory turn into a bitter nightmare when an invading army, led by the Dark Champion Nevenka Nieroda and his twelve Dead Captains, the Toal, besieges his father’s feudal [...]

Review: Tuck

Reviewed by Superwench83.

Blurb:

The story of Rhi Bran y Hud concludes as Abbot Hugo and the Norman invaders attempt to wipe out King Raven and his flock once and for all. Their merciless attack, the first of many to come, heralds a dark and desperate day for the realm of Elfael. Bran and [...]

Review: The Sony Reader

By Superwench83

I was one of those who was slow to embrace the concept of an electronic reading device. One who said a book in hand was worth more than a book on screen, that nothing could beat the old-fashioned feel of flipping through those pages. But I began to see the convenience [...]

Debut Review: The Magicians and Mrs. Quent

The Magicians and Mrs. Quent By Galen Beckett Amazon USA – UK – Canada Random House – Trade Paperback

Reviewed by Superwench83.

The Magicians and Mrs. Quent—a fantasy novel written in the style of Jane Austen, with characteristics of a Bronte book—is a fantastic blend of smart prose, charming characters, and an unusual [...]

Review: The Court of the Air

Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt Amazon USA – UK – Canada First Chapter

Genre: Steampunk

Review by Superwench83

At first running for their lives, Molly Templar and Oliver Brooks soon find themselves at the heart of a revolution, and they don’t know which side they’re on. In a world where the [...]

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