The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston Historical Fantasy 320 pages Expected Publication: October 16th, 2018 by St. Martin's Press From Goodreads: A new series about a young woman whose connection to antiques takes her on a magical adventure, reminiscent of Outlander New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter Paula Brackston … Continue reading ARC Review: The Little Shop of Found Things
Book Reviews
ARC Review: The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel
The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo Historical Fantasy 432 pages Expected Publication: October 2nd, 2018 by St. Martin's Griffin From Goodreads: When Ichabod Crane arrives in the spooky little village of Sleepy Hollow as the new schoolmaster, Katrina Van Tassel is instantly drawn to him. Through their shared love of books and … Continue reading ARC Review: The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel
Book Review: The Red Notebook
The Red Notebook (La femme au carnet rouge) by Antoine Laurain, translated from the French by Jane Aitken and Emily Boyce Fiction 159 pages First published March, 2014 by Gallic Books From Goodreads: Heroic bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street. There's nothing in the bag to indicate who it … Continue reading Book Review: The Red Notebook
Book Review: Educated
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover Memoir 334 pages Published February, 2018 by Random House From Goodreads: An unforgettable memoir in the tradition of The Glass Castle about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University Tara Westover was 17 the … Continue reading Book Review: Educated
Sunday Sum Up
It's been a quiet week. Apologies for my absence! I've been doing a lot of background maintenance on the blog this week. I'd been putting it off because it was tedious and time consuming, but it needed doing so I finally sat down and did it. I don't have everything quite how I want it, … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up
Book Review: Black Sun Rising
Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy #1) by C.S. Friedman Dark Fantasy First published in 1991 by DAW From Goodreads: On the distant world of Erna, four people--Priest, Adept, Sorcerer, and Apprentice--are drawn together to battle the forces of evil, led by the demonic fae, a soul-destroying force that preys on the human mind. … Continue reading Book Review: Black Sun Rising
Book Review: The Dark Days Club
The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen #1) by Alison Goodman Historical Fantasy 472 pages First published December, 2015 by Viking Books for Young Readers From Goodreads: New York Times bestseller Alison Goodman’s eagerly awaited new project: a Regency adventure starring a stylish and intrepid demon-hunter! London, April 1812. On the eve of eighteen-year-old Lady Helen … Continue reading Book Review: The Dark Days Club
Book Review: Foundryside
Foundryside (Founders #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett Fantasy 512 pages Expected Publication- August 21, 2018 by Crown From Goodreads: In a city that runs on industrialized magic, a secret war will be fought to overwrite reality itself--the first in a dazzling new fantasy series from City of Stairs author Robert Jackson Bennett. Sancia Grado is a … Continue reading Book Review: Foundryside
Book Review: Spinning Silver
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Fantasy 480 pages Published July 10, 2018 by Del Rey From Goodreads: Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders... but her father isn't a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has loaned out most of his wife's dowry and left the family on the … Continue reading Book Review: Spinning Silver
Book Review: Arabella of Mars
Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine Science Fantasy 320 pages First published in July, 2016 by Tor From Goodreads: Ever since Newton witnessed a bubble rising from his bathtub, mankind has sought the stars. When William III of England commissioned Capt. William Kidd to command the first expedition to Mars in the late 1600s, … Continue reading Book Review: Arabella of Mars
