Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton(post may contain affiliate links) Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton is a historic romance with some steam, and the first book in her new Synneful Spinsters series. We follow our two main characters with third-person points-of-view. Ash Hawkins, aka the Duke of Buckley, had… Continue reading Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton is a historic romance with some steam (4/5 stars, 3/5 steam)
Legacy Witches by Cass Kay(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 stars rounded up to a 5) Legacy Witches by Cass Kay is a debut self-published urban fantasy novel with horror elements. The ebook version is 287 pages. After the death of her mother, Vianna Roots comes back to her hometown of Salem which she had fled… Continue reading Legacy Witches by Cass Kay is a debut self-published urban fantasy novel with horror elements (4.5/5 stars)
They Met in a Tavern by Elijah Menchaca(post may contain affiliate links) They Met in a Tavern by Elijah Menchaca is a self-published fantasy novel modeled off the author's Dungeons and Dragons campaign. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at thirteen hours and is narrated by Chris Ciulla. We follow multiple characters with a… Continue reading They Met in a Tavern by Elijah Menchaca is a self-published fantasy novel modeled off the author’s Dungeons and Dragons campaign (4/5 stars)
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie BlakeThe Atlas Series, #2(post may contain affiliate links) The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake is a dark academia sci-fantasy and the second book in the Atlas series. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at eighteen and a half hours and is narrated by a full cast. This version also… Continue reading The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake is a dark academia sci-fantasy and the second book in the Atlas series (4/5 stars)
Sparrows in the Wind by Gail Carson Levine(post may contain affiliate links) Sparrows in the Wind by Gail Carson Levine is a middle grade/YA fantasy retelling of Troy around the time of the Trojan War. The ebook version is 352 pages. I listened to a voicegalley, which clocked in at seven and a half hours and… Continue reading Sparrows in the Wind by Gail Carson Levine is a cute middle grade/YA fantasy retelling of Troy around the time of the Trojan War (3/5 stars)
Bad Girl Reputation (Avalon Bay, #2) by Elle Kennedy(post may contain affiliate links) (3.5 rounded down to a 3) Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy is a contemporary second-chance romance. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at ten and a half hours and is narrated by Lee Samuels and Summer Morton. We follow are… Continue reading Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy is a contemporary second-chance romance (3.5/5 stars)
Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 stars rounded up to a 5) Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery. The ebook version is 256 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at a little under ten hours and is narrated by Vikas Adam. In… Continue reading Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery (4.5 stars rounded up to a 5)
Lute by Jennifer Marie Thorne(post may contain affiliate links) Lute by Jennifer Marie Thorne is a slow burn folk horror novel. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at nine and a half hours and is narrated by Victoria Blunt. We follow our main characters with a first-person point-of-view. Every seven summers--on The Day--seven people… Continue reading Lute by Jennifer Marie Thorne is a slow burn folk horror novel (4/5 stars)
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson(post may contain affiliate links) A Dowry of Blood is queer fantasy romance with horror elements by S.T. Gibson. We follow our main character with a second-person point-of-view as if she is writing a love letter or confession. “This is my last love letter to you, though some would call… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson, a queer fantasy romance with horror elements (5/5 stars)
The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling(post may contain affiliate links) The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling is a fun paranormal romance and the second book in The Ex Hex series. The ebook version is 320 pages. We follow our two main characters with alternating points-of-view. Gwyn Jones runs the witchcraft shop, Something Wicked, in her hometown… Continue reading The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling is a fun paranormal romance and the second book in The Ex Hex series (4/5 stars)
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