*I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: A dragon: the most powerful, destructive and malevolent force known. The last thing Lynette ever wanted to get closer to - and the one thing she's been tasked … Continue reading Storm’s Clouds – J.W. Golan
*I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: A peasant girl who dreams of becoming a sorceress, a boy who imagines himself a knight - trailed by a ruthless mercenary armed with an ancient sword. All … Continue reading Storm’s Herald – J.W. Golan
*I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, Candlewick Press and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: In the far northern reaches of civilization, a mermaid leaves the sea to look for her land-dwelling mother among people as desperate for magic and miracles as … Continue reading Mermaid Moon – Susann Cokal
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Welcome to the afterlife of Denver—where phantom buffalo roam and ghost factions wage war. Seventeen-year-old Ashen Deming is dead, but she can’t move on. Not with the soul of her best … Continue reading Dead Remnants – Armarna Forbes
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author, Source Books - FIRE Reads and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Inception meets The Magicians in this wildly imaginative story about what happens when the secret worlds people hide within themselves come to light. All Kane Montgomery knows … Continue reading Reverie – Ryan La Sala
*I received a free copy of this ebook, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: GIRL, INTERRUPTED MEETS PAN'S LABYRINTH "We all need someplace to escape, and sometimes the mind is just as good of a place as any." A trailer park Alice. A hole that … Continue reading Evie and the Upside-Down World of Nevermore – Birgitte Märgen
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! … Continue reading Bookshine’s Best Reads of 2019 – Part 2
*I received a free copy of this novel, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: "The only thing keeping that seal around his neck is his head. Heads are easily removed." Time is running out. Tzoladia is under siege. Heads will roll. As the … Continue reading The Emperor’s Visions – R.A. Denny
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Halloween approaches and a prophecy has been foretold Tilly Hart is grieving for her mother when she moves to the ancient village of Witheridge. Finding friendship and love, she … Continue reading A Rhyme of Dark Words – Jeremy Smith
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: She wanted to find her place in the universe. She never imagined it might not be on Earth. When Emily Murphy over slept the morning of her college entrance … Continue reading The Necromancer’s Prison – Alec Whitesell & Craig Bonacorsi
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