The Living End by Craig Schaefer
The Living End lives up to its predecessors, and then takes things to a higher level. The break neck pace, the characters, the stakes are going to drive your adrenaline level up and make you want more. The Daniel Faust series gets better by each book and I'm so here for the rest. It's a must read for any UF lover out there. Beware, it's highly addictive!
Storytellers On Tour: Guild of Tokens by Jon Auerbach – Encore
This past week we gave you an (unconventional) urban fantasy, Guild of Tokens by Jon Auerbach in celebration of the audiobook release. As usual, our Roadies brought a wide selection of content to this show and once again, it's my pleasure to bring you the encore. Don't forget to enter the giveaway!
Storytellers On Tour: Disenchanted by Brianna Sugalski – Encore
I'm closing the Disenchanted blog tour organised by Storytellers On Tour. Check out what our awesome Rodies had to say about Brianna Sugalski's dark YA fantasy and enter the giveaway!
Storytellers On Tour: The World Maker Parable by Luke Tarzian – Encore
I'm closing The World Maker Parable blog tour organised by Storytellers On Tour. Check out what our awesome Rodies had to say about Luke Tarzian's dark fantasy and read an excerpt from the book!
Storytellers On Tour: Under Ordshaw by Phil Williams – Encore
I'm closing the Under Ordshaw blog tour organised by Storytellers On Tour. Check out what our awesome Rodies had to say about Phil Williams' urban fantasy and read/listen to an excerpt from the book!
Blight Marked by Josh Erikson
Blight Marked sets the bar one step higher yet and though the story concludes nicely, it also sets up the next installment to be something we can look forward to. Blight Marked is a fast, witty and emotional roller-coaster ride and I can't wait to see what the next stop will bring.
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Overall I did enjoy Rivers of London. It had some really good ideas and the mystery kept me guessing until the endgame, but the characters fell a bit flat for me. I think there is a lot of room for improvement in the series, but Rivers of London being the first book, it definitely set the base for a great series. I can see why many people seem to love it, and though we need to work on each other a bit more, I believe we'll get there in the end.
SPFBO: Taika Town by Drew Montgomery
Please keep in mind these are personal thoughts only. This book has already been eliminated from the competition, but at least one of us liked it enough to write a full review.
Angel’s Ink by Jocelynn Drake
Despite my complaints, I still enjoyed Angel's Ink. Books with snarky protagonists are my weaknesses and besides I really dug the idea of a magical tattoo shop. Especially one in which there is at least one person with a great music taste - fun fact, when I almost got my first tattoo, I bonded with my artist over my favourite Hungarian band, so that was cool and set the mood early on. The Asylum Tales (I swear this wasn't an inspiration for my feature) has the potential to be a good series if it gets a bit cleared up and the world itself gets a bit more attention.
SPFBO: The Werewolf Whisperer by Camilla Ochlan and Bonita Gutierrez
SPFBO 5 review!
