
The North Wind
A bland concoction of recycled tropes, mythology buzzwords, and lacklustre romance...
Speculative, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Book Reviews
A bland concoction of recycled tropes, mythology buzzwords, and lacklustre romance...
Dragon fighting, forbidden love, flamenco, and sabotage: ‘Together We Burn’ is an enthralling YA fantasy story of a dancer’s determination to save her home...
For a story about a man struggling to make a living as an artist and a woman cursed to be a swan except for when it snows, ‘Upon a Frosted Star’ is a book is determined to deliver its tale in the most boring, directionless manner possible...
Adventure, science shenanigans, freaking colossal nuclear monsters, and the possibility of global destruction...
Talasyn is fiery, unpolished, and determined to do everything possible to save her people. Alaric is aloof, sarcastic, and a deadly instrument of the Night Empire’s ambitions. They are exactly what the other needs, they just don’t know it yet...
Combining a high fantasy setting and the chaotic romp of D&D, this book has all the ingredients for a hilarious read. If only it actually was...
A sweet, feel-good story of love and found family wrapped up in a swirl of magic and a dollop of jam...
A gripping, intricate story told in the wrong order...
Between grand balls, magical afflictions, and marriage-minded mothers, ‘Half a Soul’ is a love story between two people who have no interest in performative niceness. Featuring witty exchanges, honest vulnerability, mystery, and more...
An interesting but narratively-flawed first draft rather than a fully realised book...
How not to write an enemies-to-lovers...
An expansive yet intimate literary experience that is genuinely affecting...
A witty workplace comedy with a dash of digital horror...
An addictive whirlpool of intrigue and inevitability that will have you needing to know how it ends...
An innovative setting and murder mystery undermined by unlikeable characters...