Category: Reviews

POLARIS RISING by Jessie Mihalik – Review

POLARIS RISING by Jessie Mihalik – Review
Posted January 14, 2019 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 35 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A delightful blend of romance, edge-of-your-seat action, family secrets and plenty of high stakes danger, Polaris Rising is set to be one of my favorite series starters of 2019. Wow, I had so much fun reading this book! I don’t know what I was expecting, but Jessie Mihalik has written a thrilling and […]

THE WICKED KING by Holly Black – Review

THE WICKED KING by Holly Black – Review
Posted January 3, 2019 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 36 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A twisty and exciting sequel that nicely sets up the story for the final book in the series. Mild spoilers for The Cruel Prince! Last year I fell hard for The Cruel Prince (along with a ton of other readers!), and we’ve all been waiting with bated breath for the sequel. I’m happy […]

KING OF THE ROAD by R.S. Belcher – Review

KING OF THE ROAD by R.S. Belcher – Review
Posted December 29, 2018 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 42 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A complex and unputdownable story filled with fascinating elements and well drawn characters makes this another must read from R.S. Belcher. Oh Rod Belcher, you’ve done it again. If you love fantasy and horror and you haven’t yet checked out Belcher’s smorgasbord of backlist titles, then you are really missing out. R.S. Belcher […]

FIRE & HEIST by Sarah Beth Durst – Review

FIRE & HEIST by Sarah Beth Durst – Review
Posted December 16, 2018 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A fantasy with lots of potential that felt more “middle grade” than “young adult,” Fire & Heist had some fun moments but ultimately disappointed me. I had heard all sorts of good things about Sarah Beth Durst’s The Queens of Renthia series, and so I was eager to check out her latest, a young […]

IN AN ABSENT DREAM by Seanan McGuire – Review

IN AN ABSENT DREAM by Seanan McGuire – Review
Posted December 13, 2018 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Another weird and wonderful entry in one of my favorite series. I should have expected that Seanan McGuire would once again draw me into her strange little world, a world where children who are different find doorways to other, magical places, and have adventures, both thrilling and terrible. In the fourth book in […]

VENGEFUL by V.E. Schwab – Review

VENGEFUL by V.E. Schwab – Review
Posted December 8, 2018 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A satisfyingly complex, multifaceted tale of revenge, Vengeful is a worthy sequel and is a 2018 book you cannot miss. It’s been five years since I read Vicious, the first book in Schwab’s ambitious super hero saga, and although it’s been a longer than normal time between releases, I can say without hesitation […]

DRAGONSHADOW by Elle Katharine White – Review

DRAGONSHADOW by Elle Katharine White – Review
Posted December 3, 2018 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 31 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Another winning story in the Heartstone series, I was once again enchanted by White’s lively storytelling and wonderful world-building elements. One of my favorite things about Heartstone, the first book in White’s Pride & Prejudice fantasy retelling, was the world building. I’m a big P&P fan, but those elements are not what won […]