January 2, 2020
The Collapsing Empire (2017) Written by: John Scalzi Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 336 (Kindle) Series: The Interdependency Publisher: Tor Books Why I Chose It: I received this book for free through Tor.com’s eBook of the Month Club and it’s been sitting in my digital library ever since. But I finally got to it, and I enjoy John Scalzi’s work, so I…
December 5, 2019
Pet (2019) Written by: Akwaeke Emezi Genre: Fantasy/Young Adult Pages: 204 (Paperback) Publisher: Random House Why I Chose It: We get a lot of Advance Reader Copies at the bookstore — this happened to be one of them. But if you dangle a book featuring a blood-summoned monster from a painting in front of me, I’m going to read it…
November 29, 2019
To Kill a Kingdom (2018) Written by: Alexandra Christo Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 (Paperback) Publisher: Square Fish Why I Chose It: At this point almost everything I find to read I discover at work (the bookstore) first. Same goes for this one. Unfortunately at the time this one was due to be sent back to the publisher, but the tentacles…
November 7, 2019
Our Bloody Pearl (2018) Written by: D.N. Bryn Genre: Fantasy Pages: 230 Series: These Treacherous Tides Publisher: Avos Publishing Why I Chose It: I received a copy of this book in return for a fair review. However, I accepted the book in the first place because I enjoy a good siren story and they’re so hard to come by these days.…
August 8, 2019
Midnight Blue-Light Special (2013) Written by: Seanan McGuire Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 10 hours and 56 minutes (Audiobook) Series: InCryptid (Book #2) Publisher: Audible Studios Why I Chose It: I am staff on a new speculative media convention called MultiverseCon (shameless plug! Come visit us in Atlanta in October!). Seanan McGuire is our Author Guest of Honor, which I’m super-excited about.…
July 11, 2019
Discount Armageddon (2012) Written by: Seanan McGuire Series: InCryptid (Book #1) Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 11 hours, 20 minutes (Audiobook) Publisher: Audible Studios Why I Chose It: I am staff on a new speculative media convention called MultiverseCon (shameless plug! Come visit us in Atlanta in October!). Seanan McGuire is our Author Guest of Honor, which I’m super-excited about. While…
May 2, 2019
The Need (2019) Written by: Helen Phillips Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 260 (Paperback) Publisher: Simon and Schuster Why I Chose It: This book is an Advance Reader’s Edition that, in all honesty, I plucked off the shelf while on lunch at work. I started to read and got to a point where I figured I might as well finish the whole thing…
April 11, 2019
The Reckoners Series Steelheart (Book 1) Mitosis (Book 1.5) Firefight (Book 2) Calamity (Book 3) Written by: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Post-apocalyptic, YA Lengths: 12h 42m (Book 1); 1h 3m (Book 1.5); 12h 5m (Book 2); 12h 18m (Book 3) Publisher: Audible Studios Normally, when I review books in a series, I do it individually, reviewing one book (or more) as…
April 4, 2019
Witchy Eye (2017) Written by: D.J. Butler Genre: Epic Fantasy Pages: 790 (Mass Market Paperback) Series: Yes (it is currently unnamed) Publisher: Baen Books Why I Chose It: I didn’t choose it so much as it was given to me by the author himself. I work at a bookstore, and D.J. Butler was passing through the area and signing any copies…
March 7, 2019
Defy the Stars (2017) Written by: Claudia Gray Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Pages: 503 (Hardcover) Series: Book 1 of the Constellation Series Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Why I Chose It: I kept looking at it while at work. The cover caught me first, the summary second, and finally I decided I just had to read it. The…