by Alex | Sep 21, 2021 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
I had a great time reading Bill Conrad’s latest, Pushed to the Edge of Survival. It’s a difficult book to qualify, I think the closest I’m able to get is that it’s somewhere between a mystery novel, a romance, and a paranormal thriller. I also have to be careful about...
by Alex | Jul 2, 2021 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
I enjoyed The God Makers, the fifth book in the Sisters of the Storm series. I must admit things got off to a bit of a rocky start: despite it being billed as a stand-alone novel the reader is thrown into the deep end with little to no explanation as to who the main...
by Alex | Jul 2, 2021 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
Dark Alley Magic was a really nice surprise. I’ve never read anything quite like it: a juicy mash-up of low fantasy and the mafia, wrapped up in a coating of female emancipation. It doesn’t sound like it would work, does it? Well, it does! The main reason it makes for...
by Alex | Jul 2, 2021 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
If you are looking for an interesting mix of Harry Potter & The Last Airbender than the Wielder Series is definitely for you. Franca hasn’t reinvented the wheel here, those familiar with YA “school of magic” stories will find a lot of similar tropes: the...
by Alex | Jul 2, 2021 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
I enjoyed Citizen Alpha J-45, the new sci-fi novella by Jessica Kuzmier. There were a few little niggles that distracted me from the overall story, but it’s globally a well-thought out, well-written character study that I had fun reading. At its heart Citizen Alpha...
by Alex | Jun 24, 2021 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
Brian has created a fascinating alternate universe with his debut novel, The Illusionaires. Imagine a world nearly identical to our own, only some of the magicians there – the crème de la crème – have managed to transcend sleight-of-hand and fancy parlour tricks to...
