Review: Dark Alchemy by Laura Bickle
Dark Alchemy by Laura Bickle Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse on March 24, 2015 Source: Publisher via Edelweiss My thanks to Harper Voyager Impulse and Edelweiss for providing […]
Dark Alchemy by Laura Bickle Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse on March 24, 2015 Source: Publisher via Edelweiss My thanks to Harper Voyager Impulse and Edelweiss for providing […]
This week’s trope is UNIQUE FLORA:
Self-explanatory. If you know of a plant that is either not on earth, or doesn’t act the same way in fantasyland as it does on earth, then you can consider it unique. Have fun.
Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison (The Hollows #3) Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: HarperTorch on January 1, 2005 Narrator & Audio Rights: Marguerite Gavin for Audible on July […]
This week’s trope is ENFORCERS:
Some people are made to give orders; others are made to make sure they are carried out. Be it through muscle or guile there are just some people you don’t want to hear are looking for you.
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger (Finishing School #1) Genre: STEAMPUNK, YA Publisher: Little, Brown on February 5, 2013 Narrator & Audio Rights: Moira Quirk for Hachette Audio on February […]
This week’s trope is BELOVED MOUNTS:
A combination of suggestions from several people, as it seems many want to talk about the various animals that people in fantasyland ride. So be they horse, bear, or other let’s talk about favourite rides.
Over the past few months I’ve discovered something about myself: I am a latent marathon series reader. In order to keep my reviews fresh (and not dominated by one author […]
This week’s trope is BARDS:
BARDS often join questing parties and provide entertainment around the campfire. Sometimes their music even holds a little bit of magic. Or a clue to an ancient mystery. Or…
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #1) Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Press on September 18, 2012 Source: Purchased Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her […]
This week’s trope is FAE:
Surprisingly not in the Tough Guide. How can this be? Fairies are a constant in the fantasy world and it is time they get their own week. Give us your Fae, be they sweet or nasty.
Oh, hell to the yes! Jim Butcher can write urban fantasy, he can write high fantasy, and now he’s writing steampunk. One of my favourite sub-genres of all time, one that I feel has too few offerings.
Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (The Others #3) Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Roc on March 3, 2015 Source: Publisher via NetGalley My thanks to Roc and NetGalley for providing […]
This week’s trope is VAMPIRES:
VAMPIRES are increasingly rare on the TOUR. They have been attracted over tot he Horror Tour by offers of better pay. Where they appear, you will find up to date Vampires wear expensive sunglasses and wish to drain you of energy rather than blood.
Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop (The Others #2) Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Roc on March 4, 2014 Source: Purchased After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in […]
This week’s trope is CHESS MASTERS:
A true master knows where all the pieces are at all times. Others may think they have taken control but alas, the master knew their last move before they played it.
I completely missed the boat on Rae Carson’s Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy, so I am extra determined to read WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER as soon as it comes out. And can I just say that is a fantastic title? Because it is.
Written in Red by Anne Bishop (The Others #1) Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: NAL on March 5, 2013 Source: Purchased As a cassandra sangue, or blood prophet, Meg Corbyn can […]
This week’s trope is KNIGHTS:
Um. Noble rich people on horseback. Come on, you people know what knights are.
Hunt by Rachel Vincent (Wildcats #0.5) Genre: PARANORMAL ROMANCE, NEW ADULT Publisher: Self-published Source: Bought (ebook) It’s been more than four years since Abby Wade survived capture and torture by […]
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier (Sevenwaters #1) Genre: Fantasy, Romance Publisher: Tor on April 1, 1999 Source: Purchased Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of […]
This week’s trope is TO BLATHE:
Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world. Except for a nice MLT, a mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe. They’re so perky, I love that. But that’s not what he said! He distinctly said “to blave.” (Thanks to Wendy again. Let’s find those examples of True Love!)
It feels like I have been waiting for Susan Ee’s END OF DAYS for so damn long. If you haven’t heard of the Penryn & the End of Days books (the series debut is Angelfall) then you’ve clearly been living under a rock.
A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine (A Tale of Two Castles #1) Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Middle Grade Publisher: HarperTeen on May 10, 2011 Source: Library Mysteries abound, […]
This week’s trope is EVIL LAIRS
The evil lair is where a great fantasy villain will spend the plurality of his or her time (topic provided by Christopher Scott Hand).