Beasts of Abigaile is a manga series about a girl who gets turned into a part-human part-wolf hybrid. But the humans who live in the kingdom have enslaved the wolf people, and now Nina must go to a prison-like school on Abigaile Island with the other wolf children to learn how to be an obedient slave.Read more
As part of my New Year’s resolution, I’m reading whatever books I want when I want to, and not paying too much attention to numbers or setting exact goals. I’m currently in the middle of The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss, and I’ve barely made a dent in it, because the book is a whopping 1100+Read more
Winterwood by Jacey Bedford is the first book in the Rowankind series. It features a strong female protagonist, angry fae, and pirates, which are an excellent combination. Although it’s the first book in the Rowankind series, Winterwood is self-contained and forms a complete story arc. Book 2, Silverwolf, is scheduled for release in January. Rossalinde (or Ross)Read more
Have you ever impulsively purchased a book and then been completely blown away by how mindbogglingly amazing it was? Earlier this summer I was traveling for work, and was horribly sick. In between meetings I stepped into a comic book store and saw the first issue of Monstress. The art was breathtaking, and I immediately grabbedRead more
Blood Passage is the much-anticipated sequel to Exquisite Captive, a novel about a young jinni whose life parallels that of Anastasia Romanov. I’ve been sitting on this ARC for a while now, and it’s been very hard for me to wait until reasonably close to the publication date to start talking about it. Nalia is a GhanRead more
Slave of the Sky Captain is undoubtedly my favorite thus far in J.M. Guillen’s Lovecraftian saga The Paean of Sundered Dreams. For any of you who haven’t been following my reviews, The Paean of Sundered Dreams is a series of novellas that are set in the same world and linked together by thematic content. In each story soRead more
Oathkeeper is the second installment in J.F. Lewis’ Grudgebearer Trilogy. Kholster was once the leader of the Aern, a slave race created by the mad sorcerer Uled in order to fight against the reptilian Zaur. The Aern are bound by the oaths that they take, and if they break an oath, they lose the ability toRead more
Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios is the story of a jinni who has been exiled from her homeland and is now a slave on Earth. Nalia spends her days coming up with new ways to defy her master Malek, dreaming of the day that she will gain her freedom and be able to rescue herRead more
I’ve loved Anne McCaffrey ever since I first discovered her Crystal Singer trilogy when I was in high school. I’ve long admired McCaffrey’s ability to bring to life strong and competent heroines who are independent and a little bit Type A. Acorna is no exception. The novel begins when an alien couple’s ship is attacked.Read more
The Jewel is a young adult novel set in a world where the privileged social class has become so inbred that they can no longer have their own children. However, some poor children are born with a genetic mutation that gives them the power to influence an object’s characteristics, including color and growth. These girlsRead more