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October 28, 2026

Reviews: Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsFantasy / medical school / medicine / murder mystery / Romance4 Comments

Grey’s Anatomy meets A Deadly Education in this dark academia fantasy from USA Today bestselling author Freya Marske. At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healer’s gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam—a five-day trial ... more >

October 21, 2026

Review: Spellstruck by Martha Waters

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category1920s / alternate England / Historical Fantasy / Romance1 Comments

From beloved author Martha Waters, a lightly magical, enemies-to-lovers rom-com about the owner of a speakeasy supplying magical drinks and an enforcer of the ban on magic who must team up when potions begin to go awry, proving that chemistry isn’t just for cocktails. In an alternate version of 1920s ... more >

September 23, 2026

Review: Daindreth’s Assassin by Elisabeth Wheatley (Book 1 of 5)

SiriusB- Reviews / Book Reviewsadventure / Assassin / High Fantasy / Romance1 Comments

Born to be a sorceress. Cursed to be an assassin. Chosen to be his empress. Magic has two immutable rules—every spell requires a sacrifice and every curse can be broken. Amira Brindonu is a sorceress turned assassin, bound in a curse that forces her to obey her father, even to ... more >

September 9, 2026

Review: A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewscozy fantasy / found family / Romance7 Comments

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! • A whimsical and heartwarming novel about a witch who has a second chance to get her magical powers—and her life—back on track, from the national bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Sera Swan used to be one of the ... more >

February 24, 2025

Review: The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

SiriusBook Reviews / DNF ReviewsAssassin / Romance / YA fantasyComments Off on Review: The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

A warrior princess trained in isolation, Lara is driven by two certainties. The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy. And the second is that she’ll be the one to bring him to his knees. The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom ... more >

February 3, 2025

Review: The Games Gods Play (Crucible #1) by Abigail Owen

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Categorygreek mythology / Romance / YAComments Off on Review: The Games Gods Play (Crucible #1) by Abigail Owen

Percy Jackson for adults meets The Hunger Games with a slow burn romance between a contestant and Hades himself. Every hundred years, the gods toy with us mere mortals. And we let them. The gods of myth are alive and well. Once every century, they select a new ruler in ... more >

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