
Review: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
A screenwriter’s fictional creations appear and they are committed to closing the book on his life. A powerful horror commentary on queerness and Hollywood.
SPSFC4 Review: Broken Mirror by Cody Sisco
An interesting concept and a valuable commentary on mental health that takes us across an AU of the United States to solve a murder no one believes happened.
Review: A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper
This is an excellent grim fantasy full of twists, turns, witty remarks, dark schemes, and amazing characters. I highly recommend it to all fantasy readers.
Review: House of Muir by Luke Tarzian
A twisting, grief heavy, poetic narrative full of gorgeous prose. Once Marked, Always Marked. Tarzian announces himself as the modern day Edward Allen Poe.
Review: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
If a Murderbot with a protective streak, a dry sense of humor, and obsessed with binging his latest shows sounds intriguing, check out the Murderbot Diaries!
Review: Strange Cargo By Patrick Samphire
Mennik’s adventure continues through a journey that pits our favorite mage against his ever-furious barman nemesis, dangerous smugglers and magical parasites.
Review: Grave Empire by Richard Swan
Grave Empire knocked my socks off and I'll prepare new socks for everything else that's to come. We're back in Sova and the problems have started again!
Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker is a standalone fantasy in Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere featuring vibrant magic, a kingdom on the brink of war, and characters you will fall in love with.
Review: Earthbound by Katee Stein
Tehran and Knox are best friends, sharing an occupation as overseers, until Knox is stripped of his power. Shortly after that, tragedy strikes. Care for more?
Review: Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael
With action that never slows down, characters that will make you laugh, and a sci-fi technology driven world, this YA fantasy heist story is a blast!
Review: Nectar for the God By Patrick Samphire
Continuation of second-rate mage Mennik Thorn’s adventures in the city of Agatos, where magic, mystery, crime and fraud intertwine in the most interesting ways.
Review: The Scorching: Just Press Play by Nick Snape
An action packed post-climate catastrophe sci-fi adventure. Intrigue, unexpected plot twists, and a cephalopod companion; The Scorching: Just Press Play has it all.
Review: The Odyllic Stone by Alex Scheuermann
Aster is just a child, yet he wants to save his village before more people die. But things are not as what they seem, leading him astray. Care to know more?
Review: Death Rider by Zamil Akhtar
Death Rider delves into the frailty and inevitability of existence, emerging with the nugget of hope that love, even if finite, makes every hardship and misery worthwhile.
Review: The Star-Crossed Empire by Maya Darjani
An easy page turner. Maya has a knack for timing and pace that you don’t notice until you reflect upon what you have read. …enjoyable and over too soon.
Review: Shadow of a Dead God By Patrick Samphire
A fast-paced fantasy series with clever world-building, featuring an unpretentious mage-for-hire who finds himself tangled in troubles far beyond his abilities.
Review: Wild Skies by K.E. Andrews
I’ve always said that what westerns were missing was dragons. Actually, I’ve never said that, but thanks to Wild Skies, I’m going to be saying it more often.
Review: Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
In this powerful dark academia fantasy, an industrial utopia is faced with the cost of its progress when a mage and her assistant uncover an ancient secret.
Review: Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe
Eloquent, evocative language, a dying planet, and an untrustworthy narrator, Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun is a dense, complicated, classic of the genre.
Review: Performances of a Death Metal Bard by Rob Leigh
Sometimes, all you need is a simple idea and a lot of passion to create something truly memorable. This episodic novella is as brutal as it is full of heart!