The Women’s War by Jenna Glass — ARC Review

Summary: In a high fantasy feminist epic, a revolutionary spell gives women the ability to control their own fertility—with consequences that rock their patriarchal society to its core. When a nobleman’s first duty is to produce a male heir, women are treated like possessions and bargaining chips. But as the aftereffects of a world-altering spell...

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart — ARC Review

I read a lot of fantasy books, but it's not often that I find a book as much as I loved The Bone Shard Daughter.

Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis

Summary: The world is not tame. Ashley knows this truth deep in her bones, more at home with trees overhead than a roof. So when she goes hiking in the Smokies with her friends for a night of partying, the falling dark and creaking trees are second nature to her. But people are not tame...

She Died Famous by Kyle Rutkin — ARC Review

Summary: A gripping psychological thriller about iconic superstar, Kelly Trozzo, and her suspected killer, the author she commissioned to pen her shocking Hollywood memoir. A Star is Born meets Gone Girl, in this dark and twisted love story with an unforgettable conclusion. The headline read: “Hollywood Superstar Kelly Trozzo Found Dead.” With no suspect in...

The Bard’s Blade by Brian D Anderson — ARC Review

Summary: The start of a new fantasy adventure from Brian D. Anderson, bestselling author of The Godling Chronicles and Dragonvein series. Mariyah enjoys a simple life in Vylari, a land magically sealed off from the outside world, where fear and hatred are all but unknown. There she's a renowned wine maker and her betrothed, Lem,...

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson — Review

Summary: Tricked into releasing the evil spirit Ruin while attempting to close the Well of Ascension, new emperor Elend Venture and his wife, the assassin Vin, are now hard-pressed to save the world. This adventure brings the Mistborn epic fantasy trilogy to a dramatic and surprising climax as Sanderson's saga offers complex characters and a...

Unnatural Magic by CM Waggoner — ARC Review

Summary: A “brilliant and terrifically fun”* debut novel brings an enchanting new voice to fantasy. Onna can write the parameters of a spell faster than any of the young men in her village school. But despite her incredible abilities, she’s denied a place at the nation’s premier arcane academy. Undaunted, she sails to the bustling...

Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon — Blog Tour and ARC Review

Summary: The start of a fierce fantasy duology about three maidens who are chosen for their land's greatest honor...and one girl determined to save her sister from the grave. In the walled city-state of Alu, Kammani wants nothing more than to become the accomplished healer her father used to be before her family was cast...

The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis — ARC Review

The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis Summary: Westworld meets The Handmaid's Tale in this stunning fantasy adventure from debut author Charlotte Nicole Davis. Aster, the protector Violet, the favorite Tansy, the medic Mallow, the fighter Clementine, the catalyst THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS The country of Arketta calls them Good Luck Girls--they know their...

The Bone Ships by RJ Barker — ARC Review

Summary: A brilliantly imagined saga of honor, glory, and warfare, The Bone Ships is the epic launch of a new fantasy from David Gemmell Award-nominated RJ Barker. Two nations at war. A prize beyond compare. For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war....