SF/Fantasy – Page 27 – Looking For a Good Book

March 22, 2021

THE STARS OF WHISTLING RIDGE – Cindy Baldwin

Ivy Mae Bloom’s goal is to find her ‘forever home.’ At thirteen (well, almost thirteen), Ivy wishes the magic of a place to settle on her and her mom so that they can stop the constant moving. Ivy’s mother is a fallen star who travels the globe to fix the magic that surrounds everything. Even… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, YA

5 Stars, Children’s Books, Middle Grade, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

March 19, 2021

SIEGE & SACRIFICE – Charlie N. Holmberg

Sandis was finally free from the Master who was using her as a host to unleash the ancient beast Kolosos. Now she would be able to summon her own demon – a fire horse – and along with her friend Rone, perhaps they would be able to finally defeat the unbeatable Kolosos. But in the… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

4 stars, SF/Fantasy

March 17, 2021

THE SECRET CHAPTER – Genevieve Cogman

The sixth book in Genevieve Cogman’s fantasy/adventure ‘The Invisible Library’ series already! It seems like it that wasn’t so long that the first book came out (I reviewed it in 2016). Librarian Irene is on a short break from her last adventure when she gets the call for her next task. One of the worlds… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, SF/Fantasy

March 12, 2021

CRANK PALACE – James Dashner

The Maze Runner. Since the days of the ‘boy wizard’ books and films geared toward a young adult audience have flourished, but only a couple have had real success and one of those is James Dashner’s “Maze Runner” series. I’ve only seen the first film and I’ve only read one of the books but when… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, YA

4 stars, SF/Fantasy, YA

March 8, 2021

THE RESURRECTIONIST OF CALIGO – Wendy Trimboli & Alicia Zaloga

Roger Weathersby digs up corpses for medical schools. It is his hope to earn enough money by this means to buy his own text books and study to become a physician. Though he’s never been a man of wealth or means (he was the son of a servant) he had been childhood friends with a… Continue reading

ROMANCE, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Mystery, Romance, SF/Fantasy

March 5, 2021

BOARD STIFF – Piers Anthony

I’ve never before read a Xanth novel. As a regular reader of fantasy and science fiction I have been aware of this series. How could I not … this is the 38th book in the series. Thirty-eight! That’s a remarkable accomplishment. So when this was available I decided now was as good a time as… Continue reading

HUMOR, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Humor, SF/Fantasy, YA

February 26, 2021

THE IMAGINARY CORPSE – Tyler Hayes

Where do ideas go when we’re done with them? If we believe in an idea enough, it becomes real. But if we abandon an idea that we once really loved, it falls into the Stillreal – a seedy segment of the Imagination. It is here we find Tippy the Triceratops. Tippy was once the imaginary… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

5 Stars, Horror/Dark Fantasy, SF/Fantasy

February 24, 2021

DEADLANDS: GHOSTWALKERS – Jonathan Maberry

The great quake of 1868 split California into scores of labyrinthine caverns, mostly flooded with ocean water. But the quake also revealed a new substance known as “ghost rock” which creative individuals have discovered can be useful for making some inventive weapons, among other things. Ghost rock provides the source for many steampunk-like inventions. Right… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, SF/FANTASY

2 Stars, Games, Horror/Dark Fantasy, SF/Fantasy

February 15, 2021

IMAGINARY NUMBERS – Seanan McGuire

If you’ve been reading my reviews for any length of time you should know that I’ve become a tremendous fan of Seanan McGuire’s work, I believe she consistently has the best most regular, best urban fantasy being published today. Her world-building is fantastic (and I mean that word in all its definitions) and well-defined. Her… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, SF/Fantasy

January 29, 2021

THE HEART OF THE CIRCLE – Keren Landsman

The Sons of Simeon are religious extremists in Israel. Their focus is finding and persecuting sorcerers. This not exactly in line with government law, but the government tends to look the other way. When a demonstration ends with a brutal murder, the empath Reed becomes the next target for the extremist groups. Reed has sorcerer… Continue reading

ROMANCE, SF/FANTASY

2 Stars, Romance, SF/Fantasy

January 27, 2021

THE FEAR INSTITUTE – Jonathan L. Howard

This is book #3 (which of course means it’s the fifth book in the series, because there’s a #.5 and a #.75 before #1) and I’ve never read any of the other books. Certainly I’ve missed out on some character history and character-building, having not read the other books, but generally I didn’t feel I… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

January 18, 2021

SHROUDED LOYALTIES – Reese Hogan

Mila Blackwood is a Naval officer with a secret … she, and others of her country, know how to ‘shroud.’ Shrouding is the ability to travel around the planet in a matter of seconds by using alternate realities. This is useful because Mila and her countrymen are currently at war and there are enemies everywhere.… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

3 Stars, SF/Fantasy