The Best Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books I Read in 2023
These are the books I read and rated in 2023 as four and five stars. In essence, they're the best of the best fantasy (and a little bit of sci-fi)…
Adult Fantasy Book Review: Spells For Forgetting
Standalone Type of Fantasy: Magical Realism Synopsis Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her life, August Salt, was accused…
10 Haunting Books to Read This Fall
I've learned that I can handle a few haunting books as long as they have plenty of mystery and just a little creepiness. The moodier, the better! The books on…
YA Fantasy Book Review: Small Favors
Stand-Alone Type of Fantasy: Magical Realism Synopsis Ellerie Downing lives in the quiet town of Amity Falls in the Blackspire Mountain range--five narrow peaks stretching into the sky like a…
YA Fantasy Book Review: A Curse So Dark and Lonely
1st Book in the Cursebreakers Trilogy Type of Fantasy: Fairy Tale Retelling Synopsis Cursed to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen of Emberfall thought he could be…
Fantasy Author Interview: J.E. Purrazzi
I'm thrilled to interview J.E. Purrazzi, author of the paranormal fantasy/horror book, The Raventree Society, among other works. I'm not usually a reader of ghost stories, but The Raventree Society was…
House of Salt and Sorrows Book Review
Annaleigh lives on the manor Highmoor by the sea with her sisters, father, and stepmother. Once twelve sisters' laughter filled the halls with laughter and joy, but now, after…