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Book Review: A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey [Audiobook]

Deri is indentured to a merchant at the goblin market and desperately wants out of his contract, and he just might have it when he makes the deal of a lifetime. But using his prize will be more complicated than he realizes, especially when he falls for a human boy indentured to a workhouse who also needs out of his...

Book Review: Gravity Lost (Ambit’s Run Book 2) by L.M. Sagas [Audiobook]

When a new problem arises, Jal reluctantly turns to the Ambit crew for help, even though he doesn't want them mixed up in trouble too. But they find themselves in the middle of a bigger mystery than they...

Quick Reviews: A Bunch of Anthologies – The Ghost Variations // 18 Wheels of Science Fiction // My Monster Boyfriend // Silver // Ambrosia // Can I Pet Your Werewolf

Anthologies! Sometimes I like to start my posts by just shouting the thing they're about. Easier than thinking of good intros. So anyway, I have a bunch of anthologies (and one collection) I reviewed elsewhere years ago but never posted here. Both normal and graphic novels. To be honest, most of these were not really for me. I've tried to get into anthologies. They always sound so fun....

Book Review: Cursed Cocktails (Tales of Aedrea Book 1) by S.L. Rowland [Audiobook]

Rhoren is an elven blood mage, but the magic has taken its toll on his body, so he moves to a warmer climate and decides to open a tavern using his late father's recipes. He teams up with bartender Callum, and they grow close while making new friends and running a business...

Book Review: Evergreen by Devin Greenlee [Audiobook]

Quill is a teen dryad who's never been allowed to leave his home, except for the family's magical garden. When strange things start happening in the garden and Quill meets a cute boy on his fire escape, his life quickly changes, and he'll have to solve a mystery to protect his family while also figuring out his...

Book Review: Tears in Time (Arcadia Trust Book 4) by Christian Baines

Reylan is back from his brief trip out of this dimension/realm only to find time has moved differently here, and things have changed. He'll have to figure out what allies he still has and what's going on if he wants to save those who still need help and any chance of getting back to a normal...

Book Review: Sucker Punch (Vampire Vigilante Book 3) by Nazri Noor [Audiobook]

Vampire hunters keep popping up, the vampire leader of California is in town, something is making the werewolves weak, and even the gods are in danger. Sterling and co. have their hands full this time and will need all the help they can get, including from questionable friends and former...

Book Review: Thirst Trap (Vampire Vigilante Book 2) by Nazri Noor [Audiobook]

The supernatural trio have decided to stay in small town Silveropolis a while longer when another murder happens, possibly done by a vampire hunter. Sterling tries to find out more from a hot, nerdy journalist while also dealing with gods, local cryptids, and...

Book Review: Blood Moon (Vampire Vigilante Book 1) by Nazri Noor [Audiobook]

Sterling (vampire), Gil (werewolf), and Asher (necromancer) head to a small town to try and figure out why people are being killed in a way that is possibly supernatural. But Sterling did not pack enough blood, and every attractive person he meets is proving quite a...

Book Review: Court of Wanderers (Silver Under Nightfall Book 2) by Rin Chupeco [Audiobook]

Vampire hunter Remy has decided to join his vampire partners as they venture deeper into court politics, in an attempt to stop the Night Empress once and for all. Between mutated creatures, mind control, enemy vampires, and the machinations of supposed allies, there's no shortage of danger, but the connection between the three of them is only growing...