Burn Up is the second Secret of Mylin novel by Joe Klingler, continuing the intense mystery and thrills of Tune Up. With her father dead, and eldest brother gravely injured, Mylin has put herself and her orchestra family in the hands of Bear and Joe, hoping to keep them safe. Tuson is still free, though, […]
Renegade by Mallory McCartney is a prequel to Black Dawn, telling the story of Emory’s time at the Academy, training with friends and family. Nothing good can last, though, and things at the Academy and Kieros in general, are becoming frayed. Fighting and strife still exist in the world, and it comes to Roque’s safe […]
East by Edith Pattou is a delightful re-imagining of the fairytale ‘East of the Sun, West of the Moon’. Rose is born into a large, poor family, to a superstitious ma. The family is starving, the farm failing, when a mysterious visitor approaches them and says he will give the family an improvement of their […]
Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel is a darkly magical re-imagining that fuses two great classics- Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice– into a seamless narrative. A chance encounter between Mary Bennett and Victor Frankenstein sets in motion a series of relationships that will leave them both forever changed. Victor is travelling […]
Harbinger continues Conway’s Dragonrider Legacy series, splitting time between Jenna, and Reigh, as things really begin to heat up in the war against the Tibrans. Some time is spent with Reigh and Jaevid, setting up Reigh’s next parts, but the bulk follows Jenna. She and Phillip are captured, and Argonox has a proposal for Jenna. […]
The Shadow: Leviathan by Simon Spurrier & Dan Watters A doctor tending a burn victim relates her experience being saved by the enigmatic vigilante known as ‘The Shadow’. It is modern day, and the Shadow hasn’t been seen in some time. This story jumps time frames, from the Shadow’s original era to present day. Most […]
The Devil’s Standoff by VS McGrath finds Hettie and her companions in Mexico, at the village of Villa del Punta. They’ve come at the behest of Walker Woodroffe, to return Diablo to its creator, Javier Punta. He wishes to unmake his deadly creation. But Punta is in a coma, and a vicious cryptid is stalking […]
Rinek’s In the Name of the Children is a gritty walk on the dark side of humanity. For decades, Rinek worked as an FBI agent, devoted to bringing to justice some of the most depraved among the criminal element- those who would abuse and exploit children. Kidnapping, assault, sexual abuse, torture, murder, and more, Rinek […]
***Trigger Warning: deals with rape and especially its aftermath and recovery Two years ago Ashley Lawrence was raped. The trial against the boy who raped her played it down, convicting him of sexual assault, which carries a lesser sentence. Now he’s getting out of prison earlier than expected. For two years, Ashley’s had to try […]
The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes is part of the Rick Riordan Presents Series, this time focusing on Mayan mythology. Zane Obispo is a ‘freak’, as he puts it. He was born with one leg shorter than the other. He walks with a cane, and pronounced limp. Zane has been homeschooled, but now he’s headed […]