I mentioned recently that the lovely people at HarperVoyager invited me to be a fan ambassador for S.A. Chakraborty's Daevabad series, so I received some copies of The City of Brass to give out. And I want to give some of those copies to you all! The City of Brass is a fantastic book about djinn, and you can read my full review here if you want, but I thought I'd give you all a summarized...
Aurelia reveals that she's a witch in order to help her brothers flee after they're turned into vampires, but doing so sets off a chain of events that leaves her duty-bound to become immortal and help her mother protect the world from a demon who would wreak havoc. But she's not alone; her eternity will be spent with the oracle Hame... who doesn't love her back the way she wants him to. Then...
We're getting closer and closer to the end of 2018, but we've still got one more month, and that means it's time for the last sci-fi/fantasy book releases post of the year! I don't know if December is a big month for releases, what with everyone being busy around the holidays, but there are still a few more books coming out that I'm excited...
I wanna start by letting my fellow bloggers know that I've not been avoiding you all! I've just not been doing a good job of bloghopping lately because I'm still having dental problems (here's the latest update about that---basically I've already been to 9 appointments and still have at least 10 or 11 more at the very minimum, including at least one minor surgery, but it'll probably turn out to...
Thierry spends his days working in a filthy abattoir and dealing with an abusive father and an obsessive twin brother he can't escape from even in his own mind due to their empathic connection. The one good thing he has is his secret relationship with Etienne. But Olivier, wants Thierry all to himself, condemns them both to immortality as vampires when given the opportunity, and will continue to...
When a book with God's ongoing notes on humanity is discovered, it ends up in 13-year-old Rowena's hands but gets stolen while she's making her delivery. She shows up at the Alchemist's beaten up and empty-handed, but he takes her in and they team up with retired mercenary Anselm as the group in search of the book's secrets set their sights on Rowena and her new...
I recently got to read Waypoint by Deborah Adams and Kimberley Perkins, and it was a great mix of likeable characters, cross-country trekking, technology hacking, romance, siblings, danger, and intrigue! All with a somewhat post-apocalyptic backdrop due to the widespread power outage. And to celebrate the book's release, I have something for you all that I've never had before on the blog: a...
I like to peruse Kickstarter sometimes and see if I can find anything good, and the other day I happened to stumble upon this graphic novel, Goldfinch Vol. 1. I haven't read it yet (since it's not out yet), but from what I can see, it's got a fantasy setting, gangsters, f/f romance, and gorgeous full-color art, and it looks super cute! If you're already interested, you can go support the project...
Bethany is a bard and a necromancer who want to use her necromancy for good and find others like her who can help. While looking to bring the murderers of a missing boy to justice, she ends up teaming up with a mercenary and they start traveling together, getting into all new sorts of...
In Galdranorn and the Fury, Ceres, a snow creature, wakes up in Galdranorn's home after being poisoned and, upon realizing how terrible Galdranorn's life has been, decides to help him. In iZombie Vol. 3, zombie girl Gwen and her friends get into more supernatural trouble, and a bigger threat gets closer. In Sex Criminals Vol. 3, Jon and Suzie attempt to find others like them in order to join...