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Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik
I received an invitation to ARC read Silver & Blood by a representative of the publisher after I’d recently read and loved another ARC from them. If they were so sure I’d like it, I figured I’d give it a shot even without really knowing the author. They were absolutely correct. I had an amazing…
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Bound by Alyson Dawn
Over the summer, I read Marked by Alyson Dawn. I had a lot of fun with its characters, and wanted to see more of its unique shadow magic system. Therefore I was very excited to get a message asking if I would read an ARC of the sequel too. Bound publishes today, Sunday, January 25th…
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Mercy And Bullets by Tony Brown
I have been following Tony Brown’s writing for about twenty years now, perhaps a bit longer. I used to have the privilege of watching him perform live on a regular basis. While those opportunities have become much less frequent, I still subscribe to his Patreon. There, I get to see all of his work. Sometimes…
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Blood Sings & Blood Binds by Denisa Mih
Blood Sings and Blood Binds are the first two installments of the Beyond the Gloom series by Denisa Mih. Blood Binds publishes this coming Sunday, January 11th. I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of the second one along with a copy of the first from The Nerd Fam. These were advertised as Underworld…
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A Fortnight to Forever by Alycia E. Anderson
A Fortnight to Forever is the first book I’ve ever had the privilege of re-reading before it even released. I’ve covered a couple of Alycia E. Anderson’s books on here before. I’ve enjoyed her Enchanted Isles series so much that I signed up to ARC read any new book she publishes. Several months ago, she…
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Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Assistant to the Villain is another book that took a backseat on my TBR for far too long. It got pushed back again and again on my reading list in favor of upcoming releases. Clearing my November schedule of deadlines gave me the time to finally get to it. I’m very glad that I did.…
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Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
One of the reasons that I created No-Deadline-November for myself is because I wanted to catch up on my TBR pile. I get to read a lot of brand-new books before their release. It’s a lot of fun, but recently it’s meant that books that have been out longer have taken a backseat. It was…
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How to Dream by Thich Nhat Hanh
I’ve made no secret of feeling burnt out lately. In fact, this review is coming a couple weeks after I’ve finished the book. This month, I needed a book that wasn’t going to feel too heavy, and I wanted to know I would like it. That made it an easy choice. I had an unread…
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Daughter of Stone by B.A. Pepper
I know I’ve said it many times, but I had a very full schedule of ARCs in October. The final one was Daughter of Stone, which published on the very last day of the month. I was drawn to it because it was described as having witchy vibes, deadly magical trials, and lore inspired by…
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Oblivion’s Hymn by A.J. Peterson
I need to give a very big thank you to The Nerd Fam for getting the eARC Oblivion’s Hymn into my hands. October has been a hectic month, but I knew this was a book I needed to read. The gorgeous cover certainly drew my eye, but it was the promise of a unique magic…
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Child of Shivay by JR Cathers
Advance reader copies (ARCs) of Child of Shivay by JR Cathers were sent out in waves. Each wave went to a new round of applicants. Since my reading schedule for October was already very full, I tried to ignore the first few waves. However, a couple friends of mine jumped on the book right away.…
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If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust
I can’t pinpoint exactly what it was that first drew me to apply for an advance reader copy (ARC) of If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust. It’s a great title and a gorgeous cover of course, but on the surface it looks to be outside of my usual genres and favored tropes. Perhaps…