by Sarah | Nov 5, 2018 | Reviews
Brilliant! I was captivated by Xifeng’s struggle to claim her destiny as Empress of Feng Lu in Julie C Dao’s debut novel. Dao weaves her narrative masterfully in a dark, vivid and alluring world of mysticism and magic. Xifeng is a complex and compelling character –...
by Sarah | Sep 18, 2018 | Reviews
I need more stars! Five is not enough … Daughter of the Empire is the first in a trilogy that follows Mara of the Acoma. A few gong-beats shy of becoming a Sister in the Order of Lashima, Mara is recalled to her family’s estate as soul heir to the House Acoma after...
by Sarah | Sep 9, 2018 | Reviews
Xebdigon Whizzfiddle is a wizard who has to find a quest, get it contracted, and finish it to the letter within 30 days or he’ll lose his guild membership status, meaning he’ll have to actually work for a living. At the perpetual age of 650, this is really...
by Sarah | Aug 27, 2018 | Reviews
A story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Call me old-fashioned, but I like all of those components to be in the one book. I feel cheated by John Flanagan’s The Red Fox Clan. It would have been better titled The Red Fox Clan – Part 1. Yes, it’s a well written...
by Sarah | Aug 22, 2018 | Reviews
In Cathi Shaw’s Five Corners, Marked children are being killed across the land. An ancient prophecy foretells the rise of the Marked Ones, and there are powerful factions that will do anything to make sure that that future doesn’t come to pass. Adopted sisters Kiara,...
