Tag Archives: Fantasy

Caution is a Virtue: A Review of Veiled Threats

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: Veiled Threats Author: Erin Jackson Publisher: Ringtail Press (Self-Published) Publication Date: February 9, 2022 Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Contemporary Length: 74 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author Rating: 4 Stars Blurb:   This is a short prequel story that takes place before Diabolical Sword, book 1 in The Charm Collector urban… Read More

Dreaming of Happily Ever After: A Review of Somewhere in Time

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: Somewhere in Time Author: Fizza Younis Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: October 31, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Contemporary, Historical Length: 34 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author. Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: It’s a fairy tale retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty, set between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries, the story… Read More

Rooting Out Evil: A Review of Secrets of the Under Market

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: Secrets of the Under Market Author: Krysten Harlow Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: May 4, 2021 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Paranormal, Contemporary Length: 73 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author. Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Mortal Instruments meets Hellboy in this riveting urban fantasy series that is a prequel to the Visions… Read More

Reasonable Assumptions: A Review of The Interview

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: The Interview Author: Liz Tuckwell Publisher: Green Griffin Books (Self-Published) Publication Date: August 6, 2021 Genres: Fantasy, Contemporary Length: 22 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author. Rating: 4 Stars Blurb:   Melissa’s being interviewed … for a job she never applied for … and she doesn’t know the name of… Read More

Making Their Moves: A Review of Empty Smiles

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: Empty Smiles (Small Spaces #4) Author: Katherine Arden Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 9, 2022 Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Mystery, Horror, Contemporary Length: 256 pages Source: I borrowed it from the library. Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: New York Times bestselling author Katherine thrills once again in the finale… Read More

A Review of Horror Anthology – Wicked Pond Collection

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: Horror Anthology – Wicked Pond Collection Author: Jeffrey Legendre Publisher: Vivid Dreams Books (Self-Published) Publication Date: March 5, 2021 Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical, Contemporary Length: 37 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author. Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Review: It is well known that the crust of the earth protects us… Read More

The Healer: A Review of Sweet Basil

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: Sweet Basil – A Firethorn Chronicles Short Story Author: Lea Doué Publisher: Butterwing Publishing (Self-Published) Publication Date: August 30, 2021 Genres: Fantasy, Historical Length: 24 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Hiding from sorcerer hunters, Marisol travels in search of those she can help with her dangerous gift… Read More

Sensing Something Wrong: A Review of The Wendigo

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: The Wendigo Author: Algernon Blackwood Publisher: Eveleigh Nash Publication Date: 1910 (and republished on April 21, 2022) Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Historical Length: 74 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author. Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Algernon Blackwood’s “The Wendigo” tells the story of a camping trip in the Canadian wilderness that goes… Read More

Canadian Tidbits: A Review of Northern Gothic Stories

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: Northern Gothic Stories Author: Helena Puumala and Dale Olausen Publisher: Dodecahedron Books Publication Date: December 19, 2012 Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Horror, Historical, Contemporary Length: 123 pages Source: I received a free copy from the authors. Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Do you like stories featuring aliens, legendary monsters, psychic children, mysterious disappearances, gamblers, cheats,… Read More

Changing Luck: A Review of Foreign Objects

In: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Title: Foreign Objects Author: Joshua Scribner Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: February 24, 2015 Genres: Fantasy, Contemporary Length: 7 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author. Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: A young outcast, his struggles to survive, and the crucial objects that come into his life. Review: Content Warning: Bullying, physical abuse of… Read More