Jen
I live in the northern part of BC, where it’s winter for more of the year than I’d like. The plus side of not liking to be out in the cold, means I get to cuddle up under a blanket next to a fireplace and read. My husband and I have a few horses, free run some chickens, and of course there are bunnies… a lot of bunnies. The horses are his and the bunnies are mine, but he’s a good man and tries to love them too-even when they eat all his newly transplanted saplings. When I’m not reading, or doing farm and animal chores - I love listening to music, painting, tv and movies, and walking.
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Carved from Stone and Dream by T. Frohock
Jen and I both review the excellent second full length novel in the Los Nefilim series, Carved from Stone and Dream. Spoiler: we both loved it to pieces.
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The Gates of Golorath by R. M. Garino
If you like strong characters and team stories with some political maneuverings, you’ll probably love The Gates of Golorath. Also, the running the gauntlet was the icing on the cake and just a huge amount of fun.
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Kept From Cages by Phil Williams
Kept From Cages was pure popcorn. I could have easily read this in a couple of sittings just because the thriller-style pacing had me flipping the pages pretty quickly.
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Shadow Debt by William Ray
Shadow Debt the newest book in The Tales of the Verin Empire series has all the hallmarks of a great western inspired fantasy and hits a lot of my buttons by including those things that make the wild west stories so fun; outlaws, saloon brawls, and shoot-outs involving a magical gun - that doesn’t ever let you forget what you owe it. Why, heck, there’s even a good old-fashioned train robbery.
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A Ritual of Flesh by Lee C. Conley
A Ritual of Flesh is a good creepy zombie story that is perfect for this time of year, with Halloween fast approaching.
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9 Creepy Reads for the Spooky Season
October is traditionally the time of the creepy reads what with Halloween around the corner. So, the Ladies of the Asylum teamed up to give you some recommendations of creepy reads for the spooky season. If you are still in need of a few.
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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Black Sun was a nice breath of fresh air when it comes to something outside the box and it also has quite a bit of representation of LGBTQ.
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Mage Prince by Kayleigh Nicol
Mage Prince is full of family, friends, and conversation - it’s noisy and brimming with life, letting you feel like you have a window into the world they are living in. That ‘life noise’ goes a long way in helping to temper that darker subject matter.
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Kings of Ash by Richard Nell
Kings of Ash was a very strong follow-up to Kings of Paradise. I am really looking forward to completing this series with Kings of Heaven which came out a couple of weeks ago.
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Temple of the Oracle by Jeffrey L. Kohanek
Quick paced and actiony fun! I find these are nice bite-size breather books to read in between those heavier and darker themed chonkers that have filled up my kindle.
