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Review of Altered Earth series by S.J. Lee

Of Friction by S.J. Lee (Altered Earth 1) Blurb Decades of hostilities. A chance for peace. Caught between belligerent groups, will this operation be her last?Sam “Valkyrie” Ryan is reeling. Struggling with her brother’s recent decision to make their next assignment his last, the recon specialist fights to change his mind. But she has no time to process her emotions when they’re tasked to…

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Review of The Devil You Know series by Ben Schenkman

My Boss is the Devil by Ben Schenkman (The Devil You Know 1) Blurb What’s better than being a college dropout twenty-something working as a barista in New Haven, CT? Just about anything.Nick would give anything to escape the dead-end life he’s made for himself. He gets the offer of a lifetime from Lucifer himself, to trade his apron for a suit. Should he really consider becoming an agent of the…

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Review of The Diplomacy of The Knife by C.M. Caplan (Four of Mercies 2)

Blurb My Review I really dropped the ball on this review. I meant to have it done earlier, but then life, depression, migraine, and more life happened. I have been waiting for this one since I read Book 1 of this series. The Fall is All There is was awesome, so I had a lot of expectations. Needless to say, this book met and exceeded all of them! Petre Mercy is working for his sister, Queen…

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Review of Wormwood Abbey by Christina Baehr (The Secrets of Ormdale 1)

Blurb As a Victorian clergyman’s daughter, Edith Worms has seen everything — until a mythical salamander tumbles out of the fireplace into her lap. When a letter arrives from estranged relatives, Edith is swept away to a crumbling gothic Abbey in the wilds of Yorkshire.Wormwood Abbey isn’t just full of curious beasts and ancient family secrets: there’s also a tall, dark, and entirely too…

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Review of Humanborn by Joanna Maciejewska (Shadows of Eireland 1)

Blurb In the war, the mythborn killed her friends, but now humanborn Kaja needs to work with them to uncover a conspiracy or Dublin’s streets will run red with blood once more.Less than a decade ago, the Magiclysm, a tear between Earth and another place, brought magic to Ireland—and worse, it brought back the mythborn. The war that followed left Dublin scarred, and cursed Kaja Modrzewska with…

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Review of Death's Embrace Series by H.L. Moore

Book 1: Heart of Dust Blurb “Doran had a problem, and it wasn’t that he’d been stabbed.”Iole City is in turmoil. Doran Ó Seanáin, leader of the Black Lung Gang, is determined to bring the Lord Archon – Iole’s tyrannical ruler – down for his brutal treatment of the miners. But Doran has more to deal with than getting stabbed, a stalemate and city-wide lockdown that’s seeing his gang of ex-miners…

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Review of Enlil and Aris series by Rebecca Crunden

I’ve read only the first two books of this series, so I’ll be reviewing those now, and as I read more books, I’ll update this review Book 1: The Man and the Crow Blurb Some witches curse, others are cursed. And sometimes, the cursed want revenge.This short story was previously published in Spellbinding: An Anthology of Magic (2019). My Review This was a short and sweet book. It starts with…

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Review of The Secrets of Heaven by Reni Stankova (The Heaven Trilogy 2)

Blurb Five years of stolen peace in the mountains ends when Archangel Remiel, Heaven’s most elite investigator, finds Raphael and Dante’s sanctuary. Tasked with sending the fugitives to their lawful executions, she forces the couple into a life on the run.Meanwhile, Raphael stumbles upon a clue to his mother’s lost legacy—the archeological artifact that caused her murder all those years ago…

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Review of Inarora’s Excursion By Seraph Abell (Fate of Enaros)

Blurb Inarora Beservera, daughter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of End’oria, never felt concerned by her father’s position. After all, politicians’ families were only targeted in the Corporate States of Naa’ran, right? She’s in for a rude awakening when Naa’ran Supremacists attack her and send her over 50 years into the past!Inarora finds her great-grandpas, who send a letter to the Council…

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Review of The Grandmaster's Gamble by Paul G Zereith (The Nightwyrm's Resurgence 1)

Blurb An unparalleled academic genius of his generation – Norman has a bright future ahead. While he may be the rising star of the famed Illustrious Academy, in the brutally competitive Irvanian socio-political landscape, opportunist vultures lurk at every corner and no tactic is too low.The biggest obstacle in the way of his grand ambitions though, is an ancient alien parasite that has made his…

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Review of The Isle of Skiy by K.L. Noone

Blurb The Isle of Skiy, surrounded by ocean, is a beautiful, prosperous land where no one ever arrives and no one ever leaves. According to myth, mysterious ocean-dwellers protect the isle, but no one’s ever seen them, and seeking to disturb the peace is forbidden.But Kevane, the newest and youngest Lord of Skiy, can’t help asking questions. And he isn’t the only one. His outwardly tidy…

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Review of The Dragon Class by Melanie Ansley (Riders of Jade and Fire 1)

Blurb A lowborn thief. A priceless dragon. A bond that could change an empire.Jin is a hardened pickpocket surviving the underbelly of Tang China, until a single heist changes everything. When her gang’s riskiest gamble goes wrong, Jin finds herself bonded to a dragon, and must make a choice: endure the slave mines, or train to join the Dragon Class, the empire’s mightiest and most revered…

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Review of The House of the Red Balconies by A. J. Demas

Blurb Hylas has come to Tykanos to build an aqueduct. He has not come to enjoy the island’s main attraction: the six houses where the companions of Tykanos, courtesans both female and male, offer tea and elegant conversation. Yet he cannot ignore them as he finds himself renting a room in one of the tea houses and meeting his neighbour, the beautiful, chronically ill companion Zo.Over breakfasts…

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Review of Gates of Hope by J.E. Hannaford (Aulirean Gates 1)

Blurb The Watcher shattered the Gates.Now, hope must arise from the shards.Darin and Suriin enter the Black Palace of the So’Dal, at a time when monstrous Edgelands creatures return to the skies over Caldera.After exhibiting magical traits thought lost, Darin is drawn into a secret society charged with keeping the Watcher’s secrets. Now he must balance learning how to control his magic, caring…

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Review of Beautiful Serpent, Restless Embers by Ynes Freeman

Blurb Sensitive, soft-spoken Laurel Aleandri wakes at age eight to discover the world around her has changed—deepened. The rug under her feet feels softer, her father’s freshly-baked bread steams with joy, and his hymns carry a life of their own. A descendent of the Damica—women both praised and feared for their gifts—Laurel’s power is unlike her mother’s. Instead of reading fortunes, she feels…

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Review of The Rosewood Penny by J.S. Fields

Blurb The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction.On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive pegasus. Thanks to Marani’s mysterious invulnerability, this mostly works out well…until Marani and her quirky band…

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Review of Truth in Cinders by Denise B Tanaka

Blurb Condrie the tavern maid befriends a man on the run only to discover he is a firebird disguised in human form. Together they must elude the tyrant king’s relentless forces while seeking the truth of who massacred other firebirds enslaved to the king. My Review This book gripped me from the start and didn’t let go till the end.  It revolves around Condrie, who is a tavern maid, who…