FOLLOW THE TOUR! Pax Novis by Erica Cameron Publication Date: November 4, 2019 Publisher: Entangled Teen Cira Antares is deeply loyal to two things: Pax Novis—the cargo ship captained by her mother that transports supplies across war-torn star systems—and her personal mission to save war orphans. But hiding them as stowaways on the ship is […]
A Wistful Tale of Gods, Men, and Monsters by David Ruggerio is set in the tiny New York village of Brunswick. It’s a postcard perfect autumnal setting, with lovely cider-worthy orchards, fields of giant orange pumpkins, golden rows of corn and wheat, and that close-knit feel that only rural hamlets can offer. Brunswick is also […]
Between Wild and Ruin by Jennifer G Edelson follows Ruby, a teen transplanted from LA to La Luna after her mother’s death. She’s torn between the adventure of it all, and being removed from known friends and places. Ruby lives with her Aunt Liddy in a beautiful home a ways out of town. This tiny […]
Mia has returned from Sicily only to find that her year away has left the mice to play, and her ‘partners’ have made some pretty questionable choices in her absence that don’t really live up to what she believes her brother Nick would have wanted. This sparks conflict right away, as Mia reasserts her role […]
Salvatore’s Timeless takes us back into the world of that most unusual of drow, the ranger Drizzt Do’Urden. Following dual timelines, we get a chance to see Zaknafein Do’Urden long before Drizzt’s birth, and his reunion with his son, centuries later. Zak has been returned from the dead, resurrected by an as yet unknown agent, […]
Living in Flow by Sky Nelson-Isaacs is a book I have been longing for! A book that shows what is commonly regarded as magic or mere ‘wishful thinking’ is indeed science we can strive to replicate. This was all something I’ve tried to articulate to others before, but lacked the wherewithal to explain properly. Nelson-Isaacs […]
Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard, third in the Truthwitch series, continues following Isuelt and Aeduan as they seek Owl’s tribe. A world away, Safi is fulfilling her obligations to Vaness in rooting out the betrayers in her court. In Nubrevna, Vivia has prepped the underground city and is ready to reveal it. And Merik, traveling with […]
Demon in the Whitelands By Nikki Richard Publication Date: September 24, 2019 Publisher: Month9Books Sixteen-year-old Samuel, son of a devout cleric, has endured shame and prejudice his entire life. Though he is destined to follow in his father’s footsteps, he longs for an ordinary life in the whitelands away from talk of demons and […]
Holland’s Just in Case is a collection of flash fiction stories. For those who are unfamiliar with this writing style, flash fiction is snapshot writing. Most of the time, these stories are mere paragraphs long, often way shorter than major news stories, some shorter than minor news stories even! The stories in this collection run […]
Duga’s Glow of the Fireflies is a magical tale of nature’s wonder, and the true connectedness underlying all things. When Briony’s Gran breaks her leg, Briony ends up returning to her childhood home in the quaint Firefly Valley to care for her. It is a place Briony doesn’t remember, thanks to retro-grade amnesia after an […]
