A Deadly Education: Magic School Gone Dark
Author Naomi Novak Series The Scholomance #1 Genre Young Adult, Fantasy, Magic Published September 29th 2020 Description Lesson One of the Scholomance: Learning has never been this deadly. A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to […]
The Adulterer’s Handbook: A Gripping Psychological Thriller
When I read the title of Sam Anthony’s book, I was both intrigued and, honestly, a bit reluctant whether a book about cheating will be up my reading alley. If you’re wondering the same, I’m here to tell you that The Adulterer’s Handbook is a book that deals with adultery, but it is also so, […]
Viking Fantasy Tale: Sky In The Deep
Sky In The Deep by Adrienne Young Can two warring tribes put aside their mutual hatred, differences, and unite in order to defeat greater enemy? Sky In The Deep by Adrienne Young explores the most important human categories like: hatred, survival, family, betrayal, love; while at the same time giving us thrilling fantasy. STORY Seventeen-year-old […]
A Burning In The Darkness: Spiritual Thriller Mystery
A Burning in the Darkness by A.P. McGrath A Burning in the Darkness by A.P. McGrath is a mix of crime, mystery, romance, and spiritual fiction that features an intelligent plot and a cast of life-like characters. Honestly, as a reader of mystery novels, what more could I ask for? Let us see my book […]
Steel, Blood, & Fire: When Fantasy Meets Dark
Steel, Blood, & Fire by Allan Batchelder One of my favorite genres to read is definitely fantasy. When you devote yourself to a certain genre, it is no wonder that, at one point, you will start to notice how some figures, tropes, and even plots repeat in many fantasy books. As I started to read […]
These Thy Gifts: When Evil Enters The House of God
As soon as I read the description of Vincent Panettiere’s novel These Thy Gifts, I could easily see that I was about to begin a thrilling reading journey. On one hand, These Thy Gifts follows a forbidden love story between a priest and the widow of a mobster, while incorporating many important, yet troubled issues […]
Norse Mythology: Old Myths For Modern Readers
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is definitely one of the most exciting this year’s releases, and we can totally understand why. Not only does Gaiman’s Mythology center around the vivid, unforgettable Nordic myths, but it also tells the old stories in a more modern manner. WRITING As soon as you […]
Defying the Odds: True Life Story of Corruption
A Man Against an Oppressive State Agency Defying the Odds is a non–fiction book by David V. Day, based on a true story of one engineer’s conflict with one of the most powerful state agencies in Texas. In the foreword, Day’s son Dennis explains how the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), a state government […]
Heartless: Alice in Wonderland Retelling
Heartless is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland by Marissa Meyer, the author of popular Lunar Chronicles series. Retellings have always been somewhat troublesome. There are certain expectations from readers which have to be surpassed in order for a retelling to work. It also has to be quite original, and focused on surprising character. If […]
And I Darken: Fierce Femininity
And I Darken by Kiersten White And I Darken is a dark, gritty and compelling novel, set in Transylvania at the height of the Ottoman Empire. Dealing with alternate history, it is more political than your typical YA fantasy, but that is also what makes this novel attractively original. STORY One thing that immediately intrigues […]
Dead Again: Murder Mystery
People are creatures of puzzles and riddles. That is the only way I can explain my secretive, yet undeniable attraction towards articles on unsolved murders, as well as the fiction books exploring such ‘cold cases’. That’s also the reason why I’ve picked up Dead Again by Susan Lynn Solomon. STORY The book starts with a […]
Arrival: Detective & Alien World
I must admit I was quite intrigued by this book before I’d even picked it up. While I hadn’t read anything from Alex Slade before Arrival, the intriguing genre blend of science fiction and crime fiction appealed to me as much as its gorgeously designed book cover. STORY The first character we meet is our […]
Devil’s Prayer: History of The Devil
The Devil’s Prayer by Luke Gracias The Devil’s Prayer by Luke Gracias is a historical thriller that will make you read it in one breath. It combines series of nested stories which follow two generations of one young woman’s family. Immediately after I’ve read the story description, I just knew that it was a book […]
Six of Crows: Mischievous Heroes
I was waiting to read this book since it got published. After reading the Grisha trilogy which I loved (reviews of Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm), I had a lot of expectations for Six of Crows, but I’ve approached it carefully and I didn’t allow my expectations to spoil the reading. In case that […]
Uprooted: Fantasy and Folklore
The first thing that intrigued me about this book was the fact that it is a standalone fantasy book. I must confess, today you don’t see fantasy stand alones that much. It is more often that, if you choose to read a fantasy book, it’s probably going to be a part of series. Sometimes that […]