This was a fun book. Catalina Baylor has been called in to investigate a murder – several houses have gone in together to try and reclaim an area of Houston nicknamed the Pit, and when one of the Primes dies, all the others must be investigated. And what Catalina uncovers could be catastrophic for the […]
Emerald Blaze – Ilona Andrews Read More »
In an Eastern forest (it reads Russian, but if you read the notes, you’ll see it’s based on things the author brings in from her Ukrainian roots), live two sisters. Liba and Laya are Jewish, in a mixed village. When their father is summoned to his dying father’s side, they’re given surprising news – Liba
The Sisters of the Winter Wood – Rena Rossner Read More »
In an alternate Europe, magic is based on the ability to summon angels. In Ystara, something terrible happened, and their archangel has abandoned them. If any magic is used on the Ystarans, they either die of a plague, or turn into monsters. A century or so after this happened, in the neighboring kingdom of Sarance,
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Zafira is the Hunter – the only person capable of hunting in the enchanted Arz Forest. Nasir is the son of the sultan, and has been turned by his father into an assassin. When they are both sent after a mythical book that may be able to restore magic to the people of their kingdom,
We Hunt the Flame – Hafsah Faizal Read More »
Lydia Crow is a member of one of the four magical families that rule London, except she has no real power, so has grown up outside of the family. She’s managed to get a pretty good life going up in Aberdeen as an investigator, but a small snafu on the job makes it necessary to
The Night Raven – Sarah Painter Read More »
Nancy has arrived at a very particular boarding school – it’s for children that have fallen through doors into other realms, and for whatever reason, have had to come back. Their families often don’t understand them, so Eleanor West, herself a child that went through a door, has created a safe space for them. Their
Every Heart a Doorway – Seanan McGuire Read More »
This is a really interesting world – the terre indigene existed long before humans, and control all the lands. They have compounds called Courtyards within each human city where they can interact with humans, but they are fully in charge of those interactions. Meg is a blood prophet, which means she’s been kept in isolation
Written in Red – Anne Bishop Read More »
This book was advertised as a couple of sell swords go into a haunted labyrinth with a lord, and adventure ensues. Which is technically true, but that’s really the very tip of the iceberg with this story. It’s a way more wide ranging adventure than I initially expected. I can’t say it’s treading any new
The Copper Promise – Jen Williams Read More »
The cliffhanger for the last book was Farrendel’s kidnapping. Essie’s managed to escape, so knows that his sister Melantha betrayed him to the Trolls. Fortunately, due to Essie and Farrendel’s marriage, both of their brothers, the respective kings of the human and elf kingdoms, are now willing to work together to save Farrendel. This book
Death Wind – Tara Grayce Read More »
Charlotte is a healer – probably the best of her generation, which has brought her into the highest circles of nobility in the Weird. She flees that after some terrible heartbreak, and ends up in the Edge. That’s where she meets Richard Mar (brother of Kalder Mar – one of the two main characters in
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