Julie’s Review: : I enjoyed the unique world introduced in the book. The world adjacent to our Earth, reachable only by a specific ability through this Kaleidoscope (which the people of the world of Dara called the Eye of the Prophet). Dara is part of 7 worlds, between which you can only travel by portal […]
HerBrina Sade’ Shepherd www.herbrinasadeshepherd.com IG: @sunof_mysmile Facebook: HerBrina Sade’ Shepherd Julie’s Review: Let’s just start right off with how gorgeous the illustrations are! The mermaid images are stunning and vivid. Love them! I also loved the watercolor drawings used as the background on each page. The contrast between the gentle watercolor pages of the cover […]
Here we are again with a joint review! This time, IRON FLAME. Read our Fourth Wing reviews here! Lynn’s Review: The ending of this book REALLY pissed me off. I can see the reason behind the internet uproar. But let’s leave that aside for the moment and actually focus on the review. Writing: Yarros […]
Look at us. Writing a joint review. Julie and I both read FOURTH WING this month for book club and thought we’d share our thoughts! Julie’s Review: So I got convinced by two friends that I have to read this series when the second book released. So I had to pull Lynn into it […]
by Danar Burkard Fantastical Realism Date Published: September 26, 2023 An adventure of fantastical realism told through the eyes of twenty-year-old college sophomore Sofia Sommers. Traveling to Grand Cayman for spring break, Sofia and her childhood friend are looking forward to a peaceful, relaxing week soaking up the sun and decompressing after mid-term exams. Tragedy […]
Julie’s Review: Gemja is an interplanetary fantasy/sci-fi adventure with some mystical ideas sprinkled in. I will assume this is just the first book in what will be a multi-book series and will treat it accordingly. Because if this is all there is, well it ends just as it is getting really good. Our MC, […]
Steggie Belle & the Dream Warriors Audiobook is available! Published by candlelight—surrounded by chanting Druids—at midnight on Summer Solstice back in 2020, this is Elias Pell’s debut novel. A semi-autobiographical Fantasy which delves behind the world we know, or like to tell ourselves we know. Now, on the Autumnal Equinox—September 23rd, 2023—the unabridged Audiobook read […]
Death’s Despair Kassidy Simmons, Book 3 Urban Fantasy Date Published: June 6, 2023 Publisher: Acorn Publishing Born to a family of witches, Traci Leeds has always been connected to magic. A direct descendant of the goddess of witchcraft, she was destined to succeed her mother as leader of her coven. Her powers […]
This month, Julie and I actually listened to the same book! We wanted to finish out the GILDED duology! So in celebration, here’s our joint review of the audiobook of CURSED (Gilded #2) by Marissa Meyer. If you want to read our review of GILDED, check it out here! Julie’s Review: I really enjoyed […]
Julie’s Review: I enjoy a well-done fairy tale retelling so I jumped on the chance to read this one as the description enchanted me. A Maiden of Snakes is based on an Italian fairy tale, which intrigued me since I’m so much more familiar with Grimm’s. This one held some familiarity of Snow White, but […]