Books from the Big 5

Fantasy and Science Fiction

Book Review for The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold - fantasy, mystery, and noir

The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold (A Fetch Phillips Novel #1)

Dead Man in a Ditch by Luke Arnold, the second Fetch Phillips fantasy novel

Dead Man in a Ditch by Luke Arnold (A Fetch Phillips Novel #2)

Book Review: The Bone Ships by R. J. Barker

The Bone Ships by RJ Barker (Tide Child #1)

Call of the Bone Ships by RJ Barker

Call of the Bone Ships by RJ Barker (Tide Child #2)

The Bone Ship’s Wake by RJ Barker (Tide Child #3)

The Unwilling by Kelly Braffet - book blog tour

The Unwilling by Kelly Braffet (The Barrier Lands #1)

Book Review: The Baron of Magister Valley by Steven Brust - a fantasy novel inspired by The Count of Monte Cristo

The Baron of Magister Valley by Steven Brust

The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick (Rook and Rose #1)

Book Review: Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen

Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen

We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen

We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark (Magic of the Lost #1)

Book Review: The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman (An Invisible Library Novel)

The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman (An Invisible Library Novel #6)

The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore (Chronicles of Ghadid #1)

Book Review: The Impossible Contract by K. A. Doore

The Impossible Contract by K.A. Dore (Chronicles of Ghadid #2)

Book Review: The Throne of the Five Winds by S. C. Emmett

The Throne of the Five Winds by S.C. Emmett (Hostage of Empire #1)

Book Review: Queen of the Unwanted by Jenna Glass, Book 2 in the Women's War series, a feminist fantasy novel

Queen of the Unwanted by Jenna Glass (The Women’s War #2)

Book Review: The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith

The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith (Hell’s Library #1)

Book Review of The Archive of the Forgotten by A. J. Hackwith, a Novel from Hell's Library

The Archive of the Forgotten by A.J. Hackwith (Hell’s Library #2)

The Frozen Crown by Greta Kelly

The Frozen Crown by Greta Kelly (Warrior Witch Duology #1)

Book review: The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier

The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier (Warrior Bards #1)

Book Review of A Dance with Fate by Juliet Marillier, the second book in the Warrior Bards series

A Dance of Fate by Juliet Marillier (Warrior Bards #2)

a song of light

A Song of Flight by Juliet Marillier (Warrior Bards #3)

Rabbits by Terry Miles

Rabbits by Terry Miles

The Bright and Breaking Sea by Chloe Neill (A Captain Kit Brightling Novel #1)

The Memory Collectors by Kim Neville

The Memory Collectors by Kim Neville

We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen

We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen

Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (The Nameless Republic #1)

How to Rule and Empire and Get Away With It by K. J. Parker - a fun fantasy

How to Rule and Empire and Get Away With It by K.J. Parker (The Siege #2)

The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley

The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley

wildwood whispers

Wildwood Whispers by Willa Reece

The Light of the Midnight Stars by Rena Rossner

The Light of the Midnight Stars by Rean Rossner

Reclaimed

Reclaimed by Madeleine Roux

The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers

The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers

When the Sparrow Falls by Neil Sharpson

When the Sparrow Falls by Neil Sharpson

Book Review: The Ranger of Marzanna by Jon Skovron - the first book in a new fantasy series based on Eastern European folktales

The Ranger of Marzanna by Jon Skovron (The Goddess War #1)

The Queen of Izmoroz by Jon Skovron

The Queen of Izmoroz by Jon Skovron (The Goddess War #2)

Book Review: The Glass Magician by Caroline Stevermer - a fantasy set during the Gilded Age involving magic and mystery

The Glass Magician by Caroline Stevermer

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart, the first book in the Drowning Empire series

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart (The Drowning Empire #1)

Book Review: Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri, book 2 in the Books of Ambha series

Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri (The Books of Ambha #2)

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (Burning Kingdoms #1)

Book review of The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Malice by Heather Walter

Malice by Heather Walter (Malice Duology #1)

Book Review: Or What You Will by Jo Walton - a fascinating fantasy

Or What You Will by Jo Walton

Book Review: Legacy of Ash by Matthew Ward - a hefty fantasy full of magic, intrigue, and shifting alliances

Legacy of Ash by Matthew Ward (The Legacy Trilogy #1)

Legacy of Steel by Matthew Ward

Legacy of Steel by Matthew Ward (The Legacy Trilogy #2)

legacy of light

Legacy of Light by Matthew Ward (The Legacy Trilogy #3)

Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler (Burningblade and Silvereye #1)

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten (Wilderwood #1)

Book Review: A Hero Born by Jin Yong, translated by Anna Helmwood

A Hero Born by Jin Yong

Mystery and Thriller

The East End by Jason Allen

Book Blog Tour: The Third to Die by Allison Brennan

The Third to Die by Allison Brennan (Quinn and Costa #1)

Tell No Lies by Allison Brennan

Tell No Lies by Allison Brennan (Quinn and Costa #2)

where i left her by amber garza

Where I Left Her by Amber Garza

Book Review: Who Did You Tell? y by Lesley Kara - a psychological mystery

Who Did You Tell? by Lesley Kara

The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller

The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller

Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda

Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda

Book Review: Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman

Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman

Women’s Fiction and Romance

Book Review: The Last Charm by Ella Allbright - a sweet story about a young couple and the charm bracelet linking them

The Last Charm by Ella Allbright

Pretending by holly Bourne

Pretending by Holly Bourne

Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley

Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley

Book Review: What You Wish For by Katherine Center - a cute, easy women's fiction novel

What You Wish For by Katherine Center

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade, a cute romance

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke

The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke

Book Review: The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season by Molly Fader - book blog tour - women's fiction

The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season by Molly Fader

Finding Home by Kate Field

Finding Home by Kate Field

The Cookbook Club by Beth Harbison

The Cookbook Club by Beth Harbison

Book Review: Been There, Married That by Gig Levangie

Been There, Married That by Gigi Levangie

Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim

Book Review: After the End by Clare Mackintosh

After the End by Clare Mackintosh

The Friendship List by Susan Mallery

Book Review: If Only by Melanie Murphy

If Only by Melanie Murphy

The Bookstore on the Beach by Brenda Novak

The Bookstore on the Beach by Brenda Novak

battle royal by Lucy Parker

Battle Royal by Lucy Parker (Palace Insiders #1)

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant - a delicious women's fiction novel set in France

The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant

The Love Square by Laura Jane Williams

The Love Square by Laura Jane Williams

General Fiction

To Walk Alone in the Crowd by Antonio Munoz Molina

To Walk Alone in the Crowd by Antonio Munoz Molina

Something to Live For by Richard Roper

YA

Book Review: The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag - a YA fantasy

The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag