Moby by Jessa Kane
Not gonna lie, the whole reason I read this book is so I can share an embarrassing joke about myself. You may or may not be aware, but the only reason I’m not in debtors prison for spending all my money on books is because I belong to Kindle Unlimited. (Yes, I know you can’t go to jail for debt anymore – at least in America – but I wanted to make the nod to my fellow lovers of Regency romance.) That’s not the joke, […]
To Knit a Ghost by Z.B. Asterplume
The cover of To Knit a Ghost (read via an online reader copy, due July 2026) is adorable. Now, I know not to judge a book by its cover, but when you have a cover that has this kind of brightness and color, odds are good you’ll be having some fun and it will be a cute story. Z.B. Asterplume and illustrator Heather Brockman Lee live up to that cover. They made a sweet story that has fun illustrations and makes both knitting and non-holiday […]
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag A lot is going on in this book. It is not easy, not even smooth. Things go up and down and around. There is commentary on life, love, family, friends and self. But to talk about it means telling you the whole book, which you need to experience yourself. Ages at least 14 and up, very mature themes and several potential trigger situations. The flow of the book is quick, but sometimes that makes a mess. I had […]
Cassette City V01 Ready, Cassette, Go! by Jarett Sitter
Gotten as an online reader copy win, Cassette City V01 Ready, Cassette, Go! written and illustrated by Jarett Sitter is due March 2026. That is a pretty dull start to a not so dull story. Sure things are a bit slow and familiar if you are one who has read a lot of coming of age stories, but if you are new to the genre you will appreciate it. The setting is fun (reminiscent of the 1980s and early 1990s) but sometimes the images are […]
Blood Jade by Julia Vee, Ken Bebelle
This was the sequel to Ebony Gate, and is the middle book of the Phoenix Hoard trilogy – I quite enjoyed the novel, and thought this one worked better than the first one between balancing the world building and the pacing, but I am also disappointed to see that this is a trilogy. I know there is the bigger plotline that has been moving quickly so I shouldn’t be surprised but man, I want to get into a new long running urban fantasy series and […]
The Raven Scholar: Eternal Path Trilogy Book 1 by Antonia Hodgson
The Raven Scholar got a lot of great reviews in CBR17 so I downloaded it before the holidays and spent a COVID-filled Christmas reading it — one bright note in a somewhat icky season for my family. I already knew that my CBR18 was going to be filled with fantasy lit due to my new Robin Hobb obsession, but now I can add Antonia Hodgson’s trilogy to the list. I can’t wait to read book 2, whenever that comes out. The world where The Raven […]
