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December 16, 2025

REVIEW: Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy / Magic / mythology / novella / Slavic folklore / Solstice / Urban-Fantasy9 Comments

It’s not easy serving Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie. Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy ... more >

October 31, 2025

REVIEW: Every Witch Way (Schubert Book 1) by Kirsty Ferry

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewscats / friends-to-lovers / Halloween / Magic / novella / ScotlandComments Off on REVIEW: Every Witch Way (Schubert Book 1) by Kirsty Ferry

A glorious fun read from Kirsty Ferry. Sit back with a glass of fizz or a hot chocolate and enjoy this perfect little treat! Time for a Halloween road trip … Nessa hates her full name – Agnes – which she inherited from her great-great grandmother – but is that ... more >

Illustrated cover in dark maroon and purple tones featuring a close up of a section of a pretty white woman's face with sparkling purpole eyes and maroon hair, partially obscured by a maroon coloured werewolf/wolf with golden eyes. She is holding a sharp knife which is visible in front and to the right of the wolf and there are also purple/black roses in full bloom scattered around the cover.
October 22, 2025

REVIEW: Blind Date With A Werewolf by Patricia Briggs

KaetrinA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAlpha & Omega / Anthology / Magic / NetGalley / SRR / Urban-Fantasy / werewolves21 Comments

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Dear Patricia Briggs, Blind Date With a Werewolf is a novel told in five short stories (plus a brief epilogue), featuring Asil (“the Moor”), one of my very favourite werewolves (admittedly there are a few of them but still) in the Alpha & Omega/Mercy Thompson universe. Three of the short ... more >

September 17, 2025

REVIEW: An Inheritance of Magic (Inheritance of Magic #1) by Benedict Jacka

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviewscontemporary fantasy / Magic2 Comments

The super-rich control everything—including magic—in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fantasy from the author of the Alex Verus novels. The wealthy seem to exist in a different, glittering world from the rest of us. Almost as if by… magic. Stephen Oakwood is a young man on the edge of this ... more >

September 2, 2025

REVIEW: Cat Dragon by Samantha Birch

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewscats / cozy fantasy / dragons / found family / Magic / road trip / witch8 Comments

In the whimsical world of Tangleroot Valley, magic flows like the seasons, and every witch has her cat dragon – except Aloysia Papplewick. She’s far from bonding with her fiery feline familiar, and with her magical farm in chaos, her prattling pumpkin patch meddling in her life and the annual ... more >

August 27, 2025

REVIEW: The Inheritance (Breach Wars Book 1) by Ilona Andrews

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / dog / Magic / Paranormal / Science Fiction / strong heroine / Urban-Fantasy22 Comments

We are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs ... more >

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