Title / Daughter of the Moon Goddess Author / Sue Lynn Tan Series / The Celestial Kingdom duology Published / 2021 Page no. / 512 Overall Rating / ★★★★ *I received an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review* The Daughter of the Moon Goddess is the first book in the Celestial Kingdom … More Daughter of the Moon Goddess / Sue Lynn Tan
Title / The Century Blade Author / Rob J Hayes Published / 2021 Page no. / 29 Overall Rating / ★★★★ The Century Blade is a short story set in the Mortal Techniques world and is set many years before the events of the full length books, starting with Never Die. It is written as a standalone, so … More The Century Blade / Rob J Hayes
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. Sorry I haven’t been posting recently – it was partly life being quite busy and partly being in a bit of a creative block in terms of this blog. I’m hoping to get to posting more regularly from now on, although I have just started my veterinary … More Life Update
Title / The Witness for the Dead Author / Katherine Addison Published / 2021 Page no. / 240 Series / The Goblin Emperor – book 2 Overall Rating / ★★★★★ The Witness for the Dead is a standalone sequel to The Goblin Emperor. It follows Thara Celehar, a Witness for the Dead, who we met in The … More The Witness for the Dead / Katherine Addison
Title / Wives and Daughters Author / Elizabeth Gaskell Published / 1863 Page no. / 794 Overall Rating / ★★★★ Wives and Daughters was originally published as a serial between August 1864 to January 1866. It is Gaskell’s last story and she never finished it – as I understand it the ending was done by the editor … More Wives and Daughters / Elizabeth Gaskell
Title / Nolyn Author / Michael J Sullivan Published / 2021 Page no. / 480 Overall Rating / ★★★★ Nolyn is the first book in the Rise and Fall series. Although it is set in the same world as the Riyria series and the Legend of the First Empire series, this trilogy is standalone tale and … More Nolyn / Michael J Sullivan
Title / Kindred Author / Octavia E. Butler Published / 1979 Page no. / 295 Overall Rating / ★★★★ Kindred is a historical fantasy/science fiction story original published in 1979 and follows Dana, a young African-American woman living in California in 1976, who suddenly finds herself in a pre Civil War slave plantation in Maryland, … More Kindred / Octavia E Butler
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. I know I haven’t been posting very consistently this year so thank you to everyone who is sticking around. If you haven’t already noticed, I’ve reduced the number of posts to 1 post a week, since I find this more manageable now that I’m working. Anyone, as … More Anticipated Books
Title / A Master of Djinn Author / P. D. Clark Series / Dead Djinn – book 1 Published / 2021 Page no. / 396 Overall Rating / ★★★★ A Master of Djinn is the first full length book in the Dead Djinn series set in an alternate Cairo – two novellas, A Dead Djinn in … More A Master of Djinn / P. D. Clark
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. It’s been a while since I posted anything other than a review so today I thought I’d share an author exploration post. I’m sorry my schedule has changed this year and I’ve been posting less – I started working 30 hours a week at the start of … More Author Exploration: Brian McClellan
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