Description: When Alva receives an invitation from a man offering his services as a Time Tutor, she doesn’t know what to think: Is he a time traveler or a charlatan? And does it really matter, when he is so devilishly attractive? The Time Tutor is a fast-paced romantic prequel… Read more »
Tag: fantasy
The Shadow Throne, by Jennifer A. Nielsen (early review)
Description: One war.Too many deadly battles.Can a king save his kingdom, when his own survival seems unlikely? War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when Jaron learns that King Vargan of Avenia has kidnapped Imogen in a plot to bring… Read more »
Shadows, by Robin McKinley
Shadows by Robin McKinley Published by Penguin on September 26, 2013 Genres: Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy Pages: 356 Format: Hardcover Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp Add to Goodreads Maggie knows something’s off about Val, her mom’s new husband. Val is from Oldworld, where they still use… Read more »
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy, by Karen Foxlee
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers on Jan. 28, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, MG Books Pages: 233 Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads A modern-day fairy tale set in a mysterious museum that is perfect for readers of Roald Dahl… Read more »
Mistress of the Wind, by Michelle Diener (review)
Mistress of the Wind by Michelle Diener Published by self-published on Dec. 19, 2013 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Format: eARC Source: the author Add to Goodreads Bjorn needs to find a very special woman . . . The fate of his people, and his own life, depends… Read more »
REVIEW: Bastion (Collegium Chronicles) by Mercedes Lackey
Description: Mags returns to the Collegium, but there are mixed feelings–his included–about him actually remaining there. No one doubts that he is and should be a Herald, but he is afraid that his mere presence is going to incite more danger right in the heart of Valdemar. The heads of… Read more »
Jim C. Hines’ “Fake Writer Girls” rant
… is sarcastic, satirical fun. You may know Jim Hines as the author of Libriomancer, Codex Born, and the Princess series featuring Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White as three-dimensional, kick-a** heroines. Or maybe you know him as that guy who dresses up and poses like the women on SF… Read more »
The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason (review)
Description: Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you’re the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood. And when two society girls go missing, there’s no one more qualified to investigate. Now… Read more »
Shiver me timbers! (a list of pirate books)
September 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day, so here’s a list of pirate books to get you in the mood. Cover links take you to Goodreads. (Note: I haven’t read a lot of these, so read at your own risk, me hearties!) For children (of all ages): For older… Read more »
The Deepest Night (Sweetest Dark #2), by Shana Abe (review)
The Deepest Night Series: Sweetest Dark #2 on August 13, 2013 Pages: 320 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Sweetest Dark It’s 1915, and sixteen-year-old Lora Jones is finishing up her first year as a charity student at Iverson, a prestigious, gothic boarding school on England’s southern coast…. Read more »