A review by Elizabeth Manthos Dance of Shadows follows a story of ballet, drama, intrigue and the paranormal. It follows the story of Vanessa Adler, …
Fantasy
Black Mausoleum by Stephen Deas
A review by Rebecca Muir The Black Mausoleum is the latest in a series of novels by Stephen Deas about the Dragon Realms. It is …
Night School: Legacy by C J Daugherty
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Night School: Legacy is the sequel to C J Daugherty’s first novel Night School. After the aftermath of Allie’s summer …
Instructions by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Charles Vess
A review by Nalini Haynes ★★★★ Instructions is less a story and more a jumble of odd comments, mostly instructional in tone, blended into a …
Doctor and the Rough Rider by Mike Resnick
A review by Rebecca Muir The Doctor and the Rough Rider is another Weird West Tale by Mike Resnick. It portrays the Wild West of …
After Dead by Charlaine Harris
A review by Nalini Haynes After Dead tells the characters’ stories after the definitely-final-ending of the Sookie Stackhouse series of novels. Each page has between a …
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
A review by Nalini Haynes Odd, a Viking boy disabled in an accident and despised by all except his mother, leaves home to avoid another …
Lord of the Rings fanac (fan activity)
In this guest post, Henry Herz interviews Emil Johansson about his fansite LOTRproject and their recent collaboration on Six Degrees of Sauron. Emil maintains the LotR project through which …
Champion by Marie Lu
A review by Nalini Haynes Champion concludes the Legend trilogy. I’ve previously reviewed Legend and Prodigy; I recommend reading these reviews first. June Iparis and …
Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
A review by David Gibson Blood Song is a pureblood epic fantasy that provided exactly the fantasy kick I was looking for when I dived …
Iron Man Manual by Daniel Wallace
A review by Nalini Haynes Styled like a cross between a scrapbook and an art-of-the-movie book, the Iron Man Manual takes movie art books to …
Exiled Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
A review by Nalini Haynes Exiled Blade is the third and final Assassini book, the first of which is Fallen Blade and the second is …
Night School by C J Daugherty
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Night School is the title novel for C.J Daugherty’s Night School Series. The novel introduces heroine Allie Sheridan, a normal …
Fortunately the milk written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Chris Riddell
A review by Nalini Haynes Mum goes away for a conference but before she leaves, she ensures Dad and the children have pre-prepared meals and …
Nameless A Tale of Beauty and Madness by Lili St. Crow
A review by Evie Kendal Nameless a tale of beauty and madness is a Snow White narrative set in New Haven after a magic revolution (The …