Song of Blood & Stone caught my attention with a beautiful cover. The heroine looked fierce, the war imminent. I requested a review copy from NetGalley immediately. What Did I Like? Compelling story, like the beginning of a good fairy tale: two kingdoms, eternally at war, separated by a magical barrier, the Mantle. When the …
Historical western novels never attracted me, because I don’t like that era (too dirty and rough for my taste). But lately I’ve given some paranormal novels set in this period a try and I actually quite enjoyed them. So when I saw that Pale Moon Walking is western historical with aliens I was intrigued to …
Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairy tales, so I have a weak spot for its retellings. When I saw that The Beast’s Heart was from Beast’s point of view, it was a must-read for me. What Did I Like? French names and setting, as a nod to the place of an …
Amy Harmon is one of those authors that I have heard only good things about. Due to the gigantic TBR list and the lack of organization, I haven’t read any of her books yet. So when I noticed The First Girl Child on NetGalley labeled as ‘Read Now’, I took it as a sign. What …
Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones has been my long-time companion. Whenever I needed something light and funny, Charley was there to provide it (in exchange for a huge amount of coffee). The (cunningly selected) 13th book was announced as an end to the series and I could not wait to read it… What Did …
American Witch is a new series by Thea Harrison, set in the same world as her Elder Races series. Since Elder Races was an urban fantasy series with complex world-building, I was eager to learn more about the witches of that world. What Did I Like? Witches are always an interesting topic. American Witch is …
The Iron Fey is one of the YA Fantasy series that I intentionally did not read. There is a lot of noise/praise about them but I was always dreading to start, because I did not like Twilight and I feared that the same thing would happen with these books. Julie Kagawa’s style of writing is …
I requested Devil’s Bargain on NetGalley because I liked the cover and it was tagged Romance & Sf/Fantasy. After reading about 50% of the book I was sure that there was some error in tagging and that I am reading a standard detective novel. This was a surprise, I was expecting paranormal romance. So be …