Dear Kate Elliott When Dear Author received an email offering this anthology for review I asked whether I needed to have read the Spiritwalker series (which begins with Cold Magic) first or if it could be read as a stand alone. I have Cold Magic on the TBR of Doom ... more >
When a vicious beast begins attacking her fellow villagers, Riela reluctantly agrees to enter the forbidden forest and kill the monster as she’s the only mage available – or so she thought. Untrained and barely armed, Riela is quickly overwhelmed when one beast turns into two. She fears her death ... more >
It’s that time of year again! I went through and looked at all the 2025 releases I’d rated 5 stars on Goodreads. I had 11, so I decided to include all of them. Misdirected by Lucy Parker, narrated by Gwilym Lee and Nicola Coughlan – Parker is the queen of ... more >
Spaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception. Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying—and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe. These are paranormal murders, ... more >
Content Notes: emotional and physical abuse of a child by a parent Dear Charlotte Stein, I loved How to Help a Hungry Werewolf last year and guessed that bookshop owner, Nancy, would be the next heroine of the series. It was clear in the first book that Nancy had magical ... more >
Content notes: parental death, parental illness, cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease Dear Madeline Bell, Tess Bright is an American actor who became famous on a teen sitcom “Chuck Brown”, based loosely on the Peanuts comic strip. After her mother became ill and then died, her grief led to her showing up late ... more >