Author | YA Urban Fantasy
This is a September 2018 release sent to me by Macmillan. Title: Vengeful Author: V. E. Schwab Stars: ★★★★★ The second in Schwab's Villain series, Vengeful gripped me tight and wouldn't let go. I loved Vicious (Bk 1 in the series). It's marketing lines were aimed right at me, and everything I love about complex villains (Leonard Snart, Loki, Killmonger,... Continue Reading →
This was an advanced reader copy for the October 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: Words We Don't Say Author: K.J. Reilly Stars: ★★★★★ All the bad gets interest, but good compounds too, and Reilly's point, throughout this whole book, is that we have the ability to work toward ensuring the compounding of the good... Continue Reading →
This review does not contain spoilers! Please keep them out of the comments as well. Title: Arm of the Sphinx Author: Josiah Bancroft Stars: ★★★★★ I am of the belief that I could merely post my favorite quotes, and they would be reason to demonstrate why I rate Bancroft's work so highly. I could, but I won't.... Continue Reading →
The review does not contain spoilers (though it does contain an out-of-context quote). Title: Senlin Ascends Author: Josiah Bancroft Rating: ★★★★★ I could absolutely gush about this book. At first, the use of adjectives seemed a bit too free-flowing, but the perfection of Bancroft's similes and metaphors won me over. Even though it is a bit early... Continue Reading →
This review does not contain spoilers! Please keep them out of the comments as well. Part of the Free (Kindle) series. Title: Of Cinder & Bone Author: Kyoko M. Stars: ★★★★★ First off, foreboding title? Check! Poem in the beginning which actually connects to the story while being a decent poem on its own? Check!? Weird -... Continue Reading →
Eli Celata 