Spirit Guide by Byrd NashRating ⭐⭐⭐⭐Genre/Age Paranormal/Fantasy Mystery, YA plusGoodreads SynopsisAre missing girls linked to a mysterious séance where ghosts become flesh?When a nobleman’s daughter goes missing, Elinor Chalamet and Tristan Fontaine, the Duke de Archambeau, must work together to discover who has kidnapped her and why.Saddled with a bumbling apprentice, a drunk soldier, and … Continue reading #BookReview #FantasyMystery #Suspense #ArcFromAuthor
Spice Road by Maiya IbrahimRating ⭐⭐⭐.75Genre/Age Fantasy / NAGoodreads SynopsisWhoever controls the Spice . . . controls the Kingdom itself.The first book in an epic fantasy series for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Hafsah Faizal and Elizabeth Lim, set in an Arabian-inspired land. Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, seventeen-year-old … Continue reading #BookReview #Netgalley #Fantasy
Under the Mistletoe by Sue MoorcroftRating ⭐⭐⭐⭐Genre/Age Contemporary RomanceGoodreads SynopsisWhen Laurel returns to the village of Middledip, she’s looking for a quiet life. Adjusting to her recent divorce, she’s ready to spend some time getting back on her feet amidst the glorious snow-dusted countryside.Yet, life in Middledip is far from straightforward. Coming to the aid … Continue reading #BookReview #LibraryReads #Romance #HistoricalFantasy #Contemporary
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre/Age Fantasy / Middle Grade to Adult Goodreads Synopsis 'Crivens!' Tiffany Aching put one foot wrong, made just one little mistake ... And now the spirit of winter is in love with her. He gives her roses and icebergs and showers her with snowflakes, which is tough when you're … Continue reading #BookReview #LibraryReads #MiddleGrade #YA #Fantasy
Ghost Talker (Madame Chalamet Ghost Mysteries #1) by Byrd Nash Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre/Age Mystery, Ault Goodreads Synopsis Madame Elinor Chalamet battles a ghost in the Beyond. Trained as a medium by the elite Morpheus Society, Elinor Chalamet uses her skills to aid the police while she hunts for her father’s killer in the coastal city … Continue reading #BookReview #Netgalley #Mystery #Fantasy
The Sky Beneath the Stone by Alex Mullarky Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre/Age Fantasy, Middle Grade Goodreads Synopsis Thirteen-year-old Ivy North is an adventurer. She can pitch a tent in four minutes flat, knows the local landscape like the back of her hand, and she's an expert map reader. There's just one problem.She's afraid to go outside.But … Continue reading #BookReviews #LibraryReads #MiddleGrade #YA #Fantasy
Dante's End (The Jailor #1) by Ariana Nash Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre/Age Dark MM Fantasy Romance, Adult Goodreads Synopsis Monsters are made, not born...Most called him the Jailor. Some called him a monster. If he had a name, nobody had survived meeting him long enough to tell it. They said he sat atop a mound of … Continue reading #BookReview #DarkRomance #DarkFantasy
The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope I'm so pleased I decided to give this book a chance otherwise I would have missed out on this well-written, captivating alternate history. The author very cleverly wove fact together with fiction, producing an atmospheric tale that takes you into the heart of black 1920s Washington. As someone … Continue reading #BookReview #HistoricalFantasy #Diverse #LeslyePenelope
Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart #1) by Stephanie Garber Despite, at times, finding the prose a little too like that of an old fairy tale this quickly became a book I just couldn't put down, a story I couldn't step away from and for that alone I'm giving this 5 stars. I … Continue reading #BookReview #Fantasy #StephanieGarber
These Twisted Bonds ((These Hollow Vows #2) by Lexi Ryan This is one of those books that proves tough to review. I enjoyed the story, the writing was good, and I never came close to DNF'ing but it just didn't have that indefinable something that fires my little reader's soul. It's similar to having cornflakes … Continue reading #BookReview #Fantasy #Romance #LexiRyan
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