Tag: fantasy
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Review: My Contrary Mary by Hand/Meadows/Ashton
4 stars **I was provided a galley audiobook from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows return to the world established in My Lady Jane to bring My Contrary Mary. In this installment, the author trio continues with their fantastical retellings of historical women by taking…
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Review: The Conductors by Nicole Glover
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Nicole Glover’s debut novel, The Conductors, brings magic to an alternate timeline Underground Railroad. Readers follow Henrietta “Hetty” Rhoades, who along with her husband Benjamin “Benjy”, was once a conductor along the railroad guiding slaves to freedom.…
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Review: Bloodsworn by Scott Reintgen
**I was provided with an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Scott Reintgen returns to the world of Ashlords with the second book in the duology, Bloodsworn. Readers again follow the three point of views of Pippa, Adrian, and Imelda as they navigate their roles in the…
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Review: The Mask of Mirrors by MA Carrick
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Authors Marie Brennan and Alyc Helms writing together as MA Carrick present the first installment in a new fantasy series with The Mask of Mirrors. Readers follow main character Ren who is an orphan, former street kid,…
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Review: The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego et al
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Joe Whitt and Rii Abrego team up to bring the tale of Sprite and the Gardener to life. The sprites used to help raise plants, which has now become a human task. When Wisteria is caught helping…
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Review: Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Dana Swift presents the first installment in the Wickery series, Cast in Firelight. Readers follow Adraa, the eldest born daughter of the raja and rani of Bedwar. In Wickery, the gods bless some people with elemental…
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Review: The Hollow Places by T Kingfisher
**I was provided an electronic copy of this book from the publishers through NetGalley post-publication in exchange for honest review.** 3 stars T. Kingfisher’s most recent novel, The Hollow Places, is a modern horror in the form of a portal fantasy inspired by Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows. Readers follow Kara who is recently divorced and…
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Review: The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter
**spoiler alert** **I was provided a physical ARC by the publisher in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Evan Winter returns to The Burning series with his newest installment, The Fires of Vengeance. Readers continue to follow Tau on his quest for vengeance against those responsible for the death of his father. This book…
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Review: Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Lilah Sturges returns with her newest work, Girl Haven. Ash’s mother wrote about a fantasy world called Koretris where only female creatures live and only female travelers can pass through. When Ash and his friends (Eleanor, Junebug,…
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Review: Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol 1 by Chris Grine
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating 4.5 Chris Grine introduces a fun middle grade graphic novel surrounding a sleepaway camp and the mystical creatures of the island with the first volume of Secrets of Camp Whatever. Readers follow a group of children who…
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