Moroda – L.L. McNeil

*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  'If one dragon burned the city of Niversai to the ground in a single night, how would we fare if a hundred besieged our world?' Moroda's life is thrown into …

Bookshine’s Best Reads of 2019 – Part 2

  Here we go again, with my favourite books of the second half of 2019! As before, these are books that I read last year, regardless of publication date.  Also as before, my list is very fantasy heavy.  What can I say – it is a varied and fascinating genre and I love every subset! …

Short Story: Behind the Fire Wall – Anton Eine

  *I received a free ARC of this short story, with thanks to the author.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  When the Pentagonal Citadel's Fire Wall is breached as a result of a robbery, giving the perpetrators access to the most dangerous artifacts stored in the Vault, Magister …

Nature-Girl Vs. Worst Nightmare – Rose McKinney & J.J. Barnes

  *I received (and edited) a free ARC of this story, with thanks to the authors.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*     Blurb: Nature-Girl vs Worst Nightmare is the debut novel from six year old Rose McKinney, with just a smidge of help from her mother, author J.J. Barnes. Deep …

Blog Tour: Rose – Rami Ungar

  *I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author and to Isobel Blackthorn of Blackthorn Book Tours.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  Rose Taggert awakens in a greenhouse with no clear memory of the past two years and, to her horror, finds her body transformed into …

Fate of Dragons – Alisha Klapheke

  *I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  An Earth Queen desperate to wake her magic.  An elven royal fighting a ruthless betrayal.  Together they must create magic the world has never seen. A flood is coming. The Sea …

A Right Proper Murder – Pearl Goodfellow

  *I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  They’ve defeated a crazed warlock… ...turned an irate dragon to stone. Now they face the Victorians. Can the cats get out of this alive? The Infiniti find themselves in …

The Last Spell Breather – Julie Pike

  *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author and Amazon’s Vine Programme.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*     Blurb:  A stunning fantasy debut, enter the unique world of the Spell Breathers. Spell Breathing does not come naturally to Rayne - she loathes the hours …

Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows -J. M. Bergen

  *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author and Kelsey Butts of Book Publicity Services.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  'Magic is real, Thomas. No matter what happens, always remember that magic is real.' Seven years have passed, and Thomas hasn't forgotten. …

Raven, Fire and Ice – Nita Round

  *I received a free copy of this novel, with thanks to the author.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*       Blurb:  Lucinda Ravensburgh sees the truth in everything she touches. When Captain Magda Stoner of the airship Verity, asks for her help in a very strange and messy …