B Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy / Fantasy Romance / m/m fantasy / m/m romance4 Comments
Since time immemorial the warriors of the Paladin Order have harnessed arcane powers to protect their rulers. For Balen, who has given up his chance at love and fought his way to the top of the Paladin Order, there can be no greater honor than to serve his king. But ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Fantasy / LGBTQIA characters / non binary / novella / POC / POC author / storytelling / The Singing Hills CycleNo Comments
The Ignyte and Locus Award finalist, and Crawford and Hugo Award-winning series continues as Chih finds themself in the riverlands, home to near-immortal warriors and ancient feuds Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists who haunt the ... more >
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Dear Simon Jimenez, Your debut novel, The Vanished Birds (2020), is one of my favorite science fiction novels of recent years. It earned an A from me when I reviewed it and made my Best of 2020 list. I’ve been waiting with bated breath for the release of The Spear ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsFantasy / m/m suspense / Monster Hunter series / werewolves6 Comments
Julien Doran arrived in sleepy Maudit Falls, North Carolina, with a heart full of hurt and a head full of questions. The key to his brother’s mysterious last days might be found in this tiny town, and now Julien’s amateur investigation is starting to unearth things the locals would rather ... more >
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When you owe money to the biggest criminal in town you are going to need to step up your thieving game a notch… Service at the Red Rooster Inn isn’t what you’d call “good,” or even “adequate.” Darin would be the first to say so, and he owns the place. ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsFantasy / Fantasy Romance / NetGalley / SFF5 Comments
Dear Megan Bannen, Mercy Birdsall is an undertaker in Bushong, one of the Federated Islands of Cadmus. Hart Ralston is a Tanrian Marshal, tasked with patrolling Tanria (bear with, me I’ll get to it) to kill “drudges”. If that seems confusing, well, at first, it is, a bit. The story ... more >