Only weeks after his father’s brutal murder, Richard stumbles upon a mysterious woman who is being stalked through the forest. Her name is Kahlan, and Richard can tell she is hiding secrets. Which is fine, because so is he. Strange things are happening in the Westlands. The boundary between it and the Midlands — a…
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Review: The Mangle Street Murders
Disclosure: I received a free copy of The Mangle Street Murders from publisher Pegasus Books, LLC, but was not compensated for discussing/reviewing it. My thoughts on the book are my own. It’s 1882, and Miss March Middleton has just arrived in London. Her father’s death has left her an orphan, and her godfather — the…
DNF: Kushiel’s Dart
“The land of Terre d’Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good…and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who…
Review: Choose Your Weapon
15 year-old Helen Connor doesn’t lead the most exciting life. Her parents work all the time, her boyfriend prefers LARPing to spending time with her, the best experience she can expect from her classmates is being ignored, and she’s stuck in the tiny town of Hollingsworth. She thinks everything will change when she becomes a…
Review: Pies and Prejudice
Ella Mae LeFaye bakes a mean pie, just about the only thing going right in her life. A failed marriage has driven her back to Georgia and the town from which she thought she’d finally escaped. Her mother and three aunts are there to welcome her with open arms…and a family secret. Ella Maye opens…