Yes, you read that story title right. JK Rowling is currently working on a new Harry Potter movie. I’ll let you take a moment to get control of yourself. I mean, I still don’t quite know how to contain all my feelings right now. The impossible – it seems – […]
Goodbye Nothing. Let's Make Plans.
Goodbye Nothing Author: Beck Sherman Release Date: To Be Announced Publisher: Beck Sherman Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Adult Horror, Dark Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Author’s Website Attracted by the cover and intrigued by the description, I tore through Goodbye Nothing in two days. Beck Sherman’s second book is heavily reminiscent of […]
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urPngkJbRQ8&feature=youtu.be] Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl Author: David Barnett Release Date: September 10, 2013 Publisher: Tor Books Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Steampunk, Fantasy, Mythology, New Adult Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I have been reading and reviewing a lot of indie steampunk stories lately in our Indie eBook Roundups and with Gideon Smith and […]
The Shambling Guide to New York City Preps the Supernatural for the Big Apple
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly6-YXeUEwI] The Shambling Guide to New York City Author: Mur Lafferty Release Date: May 28, 2013 jus Publisher: Orbit Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction, Chick Lit Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: GoodReads | Amazon I came really, really close to giving this book a four star rating because it was really, really good. […]
Indie eBook Roundup #6
This is a particularly good book drop this time around, folks. Each book on this list probably worthy of three stars (even though I gave two of them two stars ) and you won’t go wrong with any one of them. We’ve got stuff for middle grade readers, fantasy lovers, […]
Dragon Run is A Surprisingly Solid Middle Grade Fantasy
Dragon Run Author: Patrick Matthews Release Date: March 1, 2013 Publisher: Scholastic Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fantasy Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon If you can look past the unimaginative name, Dragon Run is actually a really good fantasy novel for anyone – not just middle grade readers! I mean, […]
KotOR & Mass Effect Scribe Releases Children of Fire
Children of Fire Author: Drew Karpyshyn Release Date: August 27, 2013 Publisher: Del Rey Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Fantasy Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Medium GoodReads | Amazon Okay, so, we all know that high fantasy usually isn’t my thing – at least not when it comes to books anyway. I’m trying to change, though. I am trying to embrace […]
Tackle the Alien Invasion in Middle Grade Sci-Fi Thriller Earthfall
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VdiuK-sP7vA] Earthfall Author: Mark Walden Release Date: August 27, 2013 (US); June 7, 2012 (UK) Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers (US); Bloombury (UK) Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Science Fiction, Alien Invasion Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I’ve been waiting for a good alien invasion story to hit […]
Indie eBook Roundup #5
Welcome to the fifth installation of the Indie eBook Roundup! We’ve got a couple really good ones here for you and a few others that might be worth your time. The last two on our list, in particular, are pretty stellar reads for fans of their particular genres. And if […]
Read The Book That Inspired ABC's New Series Resurrection
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0e7vp9yMTuA] The Returned Author: Jason Mott Release Date: August 27, 2013 Publisher: Harlequin MIRA Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Science Fiction, Religion, Family Drama, Grief Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon When I first sat down to read The Returned I was actually very excited. I hard first heard about the book not through any literary circles but […]