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What if you were imprisoned for all eternity? I requested an eARC of The House of Always via NetGalley without realizing it was the fourth book in a series, and I didn’t make it around to this book before the publication date. I put myself on the hold list for the audiobook via Libby in…
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This fourteenth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself. I was granted access to an eARC of Passages by the publisher, DAW, through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This has not swayed my opinion. My thoughts…
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Entering the woods is forbidden. To go in can mean a fate worse than death. At least that’s what seventeen-year-old Laura has been told. But living in a new town with nothing to do, she ignores her mother’s dire warnings and explores the forest near her home. Welcome to one of the many stops on…
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The Prestige meets What If It’s Us in Before We Disappear, a queer ahistorical fantasy set during the 1909 Seattle Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, where the two assistants of two ambitious magicians find themselves falling in love amidst a bitter rivalry designed to tear them apart. I was granted eARC access to Before We Disappear via NetGalley in exchange for an…
Well there’s this talking monkey who won me in a game of Othello in a coffee shop in Amsterdam. He came back to Cornwall with me and has become a prolific reader and dabbler in magic. He also has past life flash backs – the most prominent of which are the Nam special forces ones….
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I left the United States to find inner peace. Instead, I find myself confronting a malicious ghost. Welcome to one of the September 20th stops on the blog tour for Bly by Kelsey Ketch with Lola’s Blog Tours. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for spotlights, reviews, author guest posts, and a giveaway! More on…
Twin brothers–a sorcerer and a warrior–are each tortured for their opposing convictions. Will magick be restored or extinguished? Welcome to one of the many stops on the book blitz for Shadow Of The Wicked by Douglas W.T. Smith with Storytellers on Tour. Look for others participating in this blitz across social media and on your…
After a run-in with the Sebring Beach police department where a vampire’s servant ended up dead, Helena Graves is offered two choices – help the local PD chase down wanted monsters or spend the next ten years in prison. Welcome to one of the many stops on the book blitz for Monster Hunter for Hire:…
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Matilda Ashby has a pair of Ivy League degrees and a dream of unseating her brother as their billionaire father’s favorite. But just as she inches close to her goal, Matilda’s world is rocked by monsters roaming the Manhattan streets and the elusive enemy at her father’s corporation who hired them to kill her. Welcome…
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Alanna Rhee believes that all mothers deserve to deliver safely, even the monsters of the world. As a human enslaved to the fairies of Aerin, she made a pact with the king when she was just a child. She signed in blood. It’s cover reveal day for Monster Midwife by Lumen Reese with XPresso Book…
One princess. Two realms. And a reckless choice that could destroy kingdoms… Welcome to one of the many stops on the book blitz for Black as Night by Anthea Sharp with Storytellers on Tour. Look for others participating in this blitz across social media and on your favourite bookish blogs September 14-18, and don’t forget…
Wonder swirls beneath murky water. It’s cover reveal day for The Living Waters by Dan Fitzgerald with Storytellers on Tour. Look for others celebrating this reveal today across social media and on your favourite bookish blogs! #thelivingwaters #theweirdwaterconfluence #readindie #storytellersontour Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional cost…
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Following in the steps of Neil Gaiman & Joanne Harris, the author expertly weaves Norse myths and compelling characters into this fierce, magical epic fantasy. I picked up Northern Wrath because a book club I’m in plans to buddy read the eARC of book two in October, and I’m so glad I did! Please note…
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Embarking on a journey to helping her best friends restore a castle that now belongs to DJ Adi’s world is turned upside down. Welcome to one of the many stops on the book blitz for Awakening Adi by Havana Wilder with XPresso Book Tours. Look for others participating in this blitz across social media and…
Best-selling author Destiny Hawkins brings you the third installment of a gripping dark fantasy where a powerless girl must survive in a society that doesn’t accept the weak…or the defective. It’s cover reveal day for The Unbroken by Destiny Hawkins with XPresso Book Tours. Look for others celebrating this reveal today across social media and…
Through months and months of pandemic uncertainty, one of our favourite collective pastimes has remained trying to predict what will happen next. This has certainly proven true in the publishing industry; many have made predictions over the last two years about how COVID-19 and other cultural phenomena will affect publishing, some of which have already…
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Fail the tests and become a slave. Display defectiveness and be put to death. Welcome to one of the many stops on the book blitz for The Descendants by Destiny Hawkins with XPresso Book Tours. Look for others participating in this blitz across social media and on your favourite bookish blogs September 10-12, and don’t…
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One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother was shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something many strangers. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it. Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional…
Even villains deserve happy endings… Welcome to one of the many stops on the book blitz for Untamed by L.C. Son with XPresso Book Tours. Look for others participating in this blitz across social media and on your favourite bookish blogs September 5-12, and don’t forget to enter the giveaway! More on that at the…
The second chapter of Lord Ankhwenefer’s story is one of love, betrayal, and death. The world needs to know this forgotten king’s tale so that the ghosts of the past may finally rest. Welcome to one of the September 7th stops on the blog tour for the Song of the King’s Heart trilogy by Nicole…