Title: The Harp of Kings (Warrior Bards #1) Author: Juliet Marillier Publisher: Ace Publication Date: September 3, 2019 Genre: Fantasy A young woman is both a bard—and a warrior—in this thrilling historical fantasy from the author of the Sevenwaters novels.Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert whistle player. Her brother has a voice … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier
Title: Black Water Sister Author: Zen Cho Publisher: Ace Publication Date: May 11, 2021 Genre: Fantasy A reluctant medium discovers the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power in this compelling Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy. When Jessamyn Teoh starts hearing a voice in her head, she chalks it up to stress. Closeted, broke and jobless, … Continue reading Book Highlight: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
This could also be titled "The Day I Discovered One of My Reviews Was Quoted in a Book Published by One of the Big 5 Publishers," but that just seemed too long. Hm, are there limits on how long a blog post title can be? Now that the new year is in full swing, I've … Continue reading Stumbling Through…Works?
Title: The God of Lost Words (Hell's Library #3) Author: A.J. Hackwith Publisher: Ace Publication date: November 2, 2021 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: When Malphas, one of Hell's demons, starts seriously eyeing the Unwritten Wing and what it might contain, Claire and her friends and all of the librarians will need to come together to … Continue reading Book Review: The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
Title: Reclaimed Author: Madeleine Roux Publisher: Ace Publication date: August 17, 2021 Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller One Sentence Summary: Senna, Han, and Zurri join an experimental program on an isolated moon to erase painful memories, but things stop adding up, and there's no way out. Overall Reclaimed tells a fascinating story of how our memories impact us and what might happen … Continue reading Book Review: Reclaimed by Madeleine Roux
Title: Black Water Sister Author: Zen Cho Publisher: Ace - Berkley Publishing Group Publication date: May 11, 2021 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: When Jess and her family move back to Malaysia, Jess finds herself haunted by her estranged late grandmother on behalf of a god so both woman and god can take revenge on the businessman encroaching on the god's … Continue reading Book Review: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
Title: The Archive of the Forgotten Author: A. J. Hackwith Publisher: Ace-Berkley Publishing Group Publication date: October 6, 2020 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: When a puddle of ink mysteriously appears in the Arcane Wing, Arcanist Claire, Librarian Brevity, book character Hero, and fallen angel Ramiel attempt to solve the puzzle separately only to discover they might actually need each other. … Continue reading Book Review: The Archive of the Forgotten by A. J. Hackwith
Title: A Dance with Fate (Warrior Bards Book 2) Author: Juliet Marillier Publisher: Ace-Berkley Publishing Group Publication date: September 1, 2020 Genre: Fantasy Summary: On Swan Island, Liobhan and Dau are about to become Swan Island warriors, but, in their last display bout, Dau is accidentally blinded. Unable to tell the extent of the damage, the leaders of Swan Island … Continue reading Book Review: A Dance with Fate by Juliet Marillier
Title: The Secret Chapter Author: Genevieve Cogman Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group - Ace Publication date: January 7, 2020 Genre: Fantasy Summary: Librarian Irene is summoned to the Library and tasked with negotiating with a Fae for a very specific book needed to stabilize a world Irene has fond memories of. Accompanied by the dragon prince Kai, in human form, the two … Continue reading Book Review: The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman
Title: The Library of the Unwritten Author: A. J. Hackwith Publisher: Ace - Berkley Publishing Group Publication date: October 1, 2019 Genre: Fantasy Summary: The Unwritten Wing of the Library is located in Hell and is run by Claire Hadley. It's her job to care for all the unwritten stories ever created and to track down any books that come … Continue reading Book Review: The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith
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