My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Beautiful. I had no concrete expectations for this going in, but My Favorite Thing is Monsters is hands down the most unique graphic novel I’ve ever read. The story, the art style, and the character development where all absolutely brilliant. I was incredibly moved by it.
“Never let anyone’s darkness provoke you into your own midnight.”
Cover illustration by: Chris McGrath
Changes by Jim Butcher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Dresden Files (Book #12 of 25)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 554 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 18th March 2010 by Orbit (UK) & 6th April 2010 by Roc (US)
Changes was insane, a true Game-Changer for the series.
ARC provided by the publisher—Orbit—in exchange for an honest review.
Cover designed by: Emily Courdelle
Dead Man in a Ditch by Luke Arnold
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Fetch Phillips Archives (Book #2)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 448 pages
Published: 24th September 2020 by Orbit (UK) & 22nd September 2020 by Orbit (US)
It feels good to be back in Sunder City.
Paternus: Wrath of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Paternus Trilogy (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mythology
Published: July 2018 by Paternus Books Media (Indie)
If I’m limited to just two words to describe The Paternus Trilogy so far, I would say that it’s fun-tastically spectacular. …
Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay
My rating: 1.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Sarantine Mosaic (Book #1 of 2)
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Pages: 451 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 1998 by Penguin Books Canada
It pains me to say this, but it’s time for me to accept that Guy Gavriel Kay’s books aren’t for me. …
Paternus: Rise of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Paternus Trilogy (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mythology
Published: July 2017 by Paternus Books Media (Indie)
An excellent new take on urban fantasy, Paternus: Rise of Gods was fascinating, fun and simply fantastic.
ARC provided by the publisher—Gollancz—in exchange for an honest review.
Cover illustration by: Tomas Almeida
The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Age of Madness (Book #2 of 3), First Law World (Book, #9 of 10)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Grimdark fantasy
Pages: 512 pages (UK Hardback)
Published: 15th September 2020 by Gollancz (UK) & 15th September 2020 by Orbit (US)
Incredibly mesmeric and brilliant. The trouble with reading Abercrombie’s newest book is that there’s no more new Abercrombie book to read. …
Boy’s Life by Robert R. McCammon
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Genre: Historical fiction, magic realism, horror, mystery
First Published: 1991
Boy’s Life is a beautifully written and captivating coming-of-age story.
I would like to highlight first of all that while this book might have won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1992, I would say that it was more akin to magic realism with a dose of horror in historical and fictional setting of a small town named Zephyr in Alabama.
Cover illustration by: Chris McGrath
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Dresden Files (Book #11 of 25)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 545 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 4th June 2009 by Orbit (UK) & 9th March 2009 by Roc (US)
Turn Coat is one of my favorite volume in the series so far, it’s up there with Dead Beat and White Night.
I received an ARC of A Chorus of Fire from the publisher (Tor books) in exchange for an honest review.
A Chorus of Fire by Brian D. Anderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Sorcerer’s Song (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy
Published: 11th August 2020 by Tor Books
A captivating continuation, A Chorus of fire expertly sets up the series for a climactic finish.
The Bard’s Blade was the first book I read by Brian D. Anderson and I loved it. As I stated in my review for that book, there are not many fantasy stories where music plays a major role. That does not seem to have changed much since I wrote that and I was eagerly looking forward to immersing myself back in this world. When I was given the chance to read the sequel early, I had zero hesitation in saying “YES, PLEASE!” Before I carry on though, I would like to give a shout out to Felix Ortiz for the gorgeous cover art he created for this book.