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January 14, 2020

REVIEW: Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy #1) by Amelie Wen Zhao

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsFantasy / Magic / magic users / Russia / YA7 Comments

This hot debut is the first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her father’s murder. In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. Their varied gifts to control the world around them ... more >

December 30, 2019

Sirius’ Best 0f 2019

SiriusA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Top Ten ListsBest of 2019 / best of list / contemporary m/m romance / dragons / Fantasy / harbor pilot / Hockey Romance / m/m romance / Magic / POC / POC author / reporter / vampires / werewolves14 Comments

I thought I had a decent reading year, I don’t usually have a lot of A books and this year was no exception, but I did have several B+ and for me grade between B+ and A may often end up being relative anyway. 1. “The House of the Sundering ... more >

October 22, 2019

REVIEW: Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsGhost / juvenile / mages / Magic / novellaComments Off on REVIEW: Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher

Oliver was a very minor mage. His familiar reminded him of this several times a day. He only knew three spells, and one of them was to control his allergy to armadillo dander. His attempts to summon elementals resulted in nosebleeds, and there is nothing more embarrassing than having your ... more >

September 18, 2019

REVIEW: The Witchstone Amulet by Mason Thomas

SiriusB Reviews Category / Book Reviewsfantasy m/m romance / Magic8 Comments

Protect it at all costs. That’s what rugby player Hunter Best’s mother told him before she died. But when Hunter surprises an intruder in his Chicago apartment, he discovers her amulet stolen. Hunter pursues the thief—all the way through a strange vortex. He wakes in a bizarre and violent world, ... more >

September 10, 2019

REVIEW: Spellbound (Magic in Manhattan #1) by Allie Therin

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAU history / fantasy m/m romance / Magic8 Comments

Recommended Read

To save Manhattan, they’ll have to save each other first… 1925 New York Arthur Kenzie’s life’s work is protecting the world from the supernatural relics that could destroy it. When an amulet with the power to control the tides is shipped to New York, he must intercept it before it ... more >

August 27, 2019

REVIEW: Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCliffhanger / first in a connected trilogy / Hidden Legacy / Magic / Paranormal12 Comments

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Dear Ilona Andrews, Like so many romance readers I know, I’ve been hanging out for Sapphire Flames. I loved Nevada and Rogan’s story (the latter two books in particular were excellent) and enjoyed the “bridge” novella Diamond Fire but ever since the magic trials, Alessandro and Catalina have intrigued. To ... more >

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