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Book Review: Legends & Lattes

Book ReviewsMarch 12, 2022

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree It's no secret I like coffee, and it's no secret I'm a fan of stories about regular people in fantastic worlds. A book doesn't have to be about the fate of the world in order to be exciting or…

Book Review: City of Reckoning

Book ReviewsMarch 3, 2022

Nils Odlund

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Book Review: City of Reckoning Nerasia Saga, book 1 by Brianna da Silva Every now and then, I come across the question of how long a book should be, often asked by an author working on, or about to publish their first book. The “correct”…

Celebrating March of the Sequels

FeaturesMarch 1, 2022

Trudie Skies

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March of the Sequels is a month long event this March dedicated to sequels. Arranged and hosted by the lovely Sue Bavey over at Sue’s Musings blog, March of the Sequels acknowledges that sequels can be harder to promote and sell for authors, so this…

Book Review: Brimstone Bound

Book ReviewsFebruary 19, 2022

Nils Odlund

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Brimstone Bound by Helen Harper Open Urban Fantasy, where the supernatural and magical isn't hiding in the shadows, is something that's intrigued me ever since I read the Kitty Norville series, well over a decade ago. The combination of the fantastic and the mundane raises…

Book Review: Three Minutes to Midnight

Book ReviewsFebruary 13, 2022

Nils Odlund

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Three Minutes to Midnight by L.M. Hatchell Urban Fantasy set in Ireland, written by an actual Irish author, and without being slathered in druids, fair folk, and stone circles? Sure, sign me up. I may not be Irish, but I lived in Cork for nearly…

Saturday Spotlight for Candle and Claw

SpotlightsFebruary 12, 2022

Trudie Skies

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Welcome to our Saturday Spotlight feature where we at the Uncharted Library will be hosting a new spotlight every Saturday where possible to showcase the incredible talent of self-published fantasy authors! If you'd like to take part, get in touch. Please welcome Stephen Taylor with his…

Series Review: Daughter of the Wildings

Book ReviewsFebruary 10, 2022

Nils Odlund

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Daughter of the Wildings Author: Kyra Halland Genre: Fantasy / Weird West Cover images link to each book's page on Goodreads I read the first book in this series a year and a half ago, and I've been thinking ever since that…

Book Review: A Kingdom of Iron and Wine

Book ReviewsFebruary 4, 2022

Nils Odlund

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A Kingdom of Iron and Wine by Candace Osmond This book begins with the fae lord of nightmares receiving a visit from an insane lady of the summer court. The lady wants a love potion, and in exchange for the potion, she agrees that the…

Book Review: By Wingéd Chair

Book ReviewsFebruary 1, 2022

Nils Odlund

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By Wingéd Chair by Kendra Merritt One of the more interesting books I read last year was Girls of Might and Magic - a short story collection put together by a group working to highlight diversity in fantasy. My favorite story in the collection was…

Celebrating February She Wrote

FeaturesJanuary 31, 2022

Trudie Skies

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If your New Year's resolution is to read more female authors, then this month is for you! February She Wrote is a month long event this February dedicated to reading books by female authors and those who identify as women or use she/her pronouns, whether indie…

Book Review: Pulling Teeth and Other Stories

Book ReviewsJanuary 28, 2022

Nils Odlund

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Pulling Teeth and Other Stories by Jessa Forest I recently interviewed Jessa Forest about her writing (here), and I ended up feeling like her stories would be right up my alley. Character driven, grimdark urban fantasy with werewolves. Yep. Perhaps not always, and perhaps not…

Book Review: Falling Through Stars

Book ReviewsJanuary 15, 2022

Nils Odlund

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Falling Through Stars by Staci Olsen Looking over my book reviews from last year, I feel like I should probably stop saying things like “I don't normally enjoy YA,” because, apparently, that's just not true. I'll keep saying I'm a grumpy old fart, though, because…

Book Review: Legends & Lattes

Book Review: City of Reckoning

Celebrating March of the Sequels

Book Review: Brimstone Bound

Book Review: Three Minutes to Midnight

Saturday Spotlight for Candle and Claw

Series Review: Daughter of the Wildings

Book Review: A Kingdom of Iron and Wine

Book Review: By Wingéd Chair

Celebrating February She Wrote

Book Review: Pulling Teeth and Other Stories

Book Review: Falling Through Stars

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