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The Fire Opal Mechanism (The Jewel Series book 2) by Fran Wilde (book review)
‘The Fire Opal Mechanism’ is the sequel to ‘The Jewel And Her Lapidary’. While it is set in the same world, it follows…
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July 2019
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The Jewel And Her Lapidary (The Jewel Series book 1) by Fran Wilde (book review).
Lin is a Jewel, a member of the valley’s royal family and Sima is her lapidary, a servant sworn to protect her and…
May 2019
ReviewScifi
Horizon (Bone Universe book 3) by Fran Wilde (book review).
This third book, ‘Horizon’ follows on from the second ‘Cloudbound’ book in her Bone Universe trilogy by Fran Wilde. Kirit, Nat, Wik and…
April 2019
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Cloudbound (Bone Universe book 2) by Fran Wilde (book review).
‘Cloudbound (Bone Universe book 2)’ by Fran Wilde follows on from ‘Updraft’, but with a different protagonist. Nat Densira, Kirit’s lifelong friend and…
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Sinless (Eye Of The Beholder: Book 1) by Sarah Tarkoff (book review).
‘Sinless Eye Of The Beholder Book 1’ by Sarah Tarkoff imagines a future where the existence of God and one true religion has…
December 2018
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The Caged Queen: Iskari book 2 by Kristen Ciccarelli (book review).
‘The Caged Queen’ by Kristen Ciccarelli is the sequel to ‘The Last Namsara’, while continuing on from the end of the story, follows…
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City Of Broken Magic (Chronicles Of Amicae Book 1) by Mirah Bolender (book review).
Laura Kramer is an apprentice sweeper and they rid the city of infestations like monsters that grow out of broken amulets. It’s the…
September 2018
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The Dragon’s Child by Janine Webb (book review).
Based in a society where dragons can transform in to humans and currently control all the businesses as a result of which they…
August 2018
ReviewScifi
I Want Superpowers by Steven Bereznai (book review).
Caitlin has always wanted to be a super-hero. People who have super-powers go to live with other super-heroes in their own city. It’s…
July 2018
ReviewBooks
Fictional Alignment by Mike French (ebook review).
‘Fictional Alignment ‘ follows on from Mike French’s first book, ‘An Android Awakes’. Saphira has published the stories that PD12928 told her. She…
April 2018
ReviewScifi
An Android Awakes by Mike French and illustrated by Karl Brown (book review).
In a world where all books are written by androids under the Android Publishing Program, an android tries to get published. Despite being…
December 2017
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The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli (book review).
Asha is a dragon slayer. Her job is to slay dragons and bring their heads to her father, the King of Firgaard, in…