Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Goodreads | Amazon | Bookshop.org (UK) | Book Depository | Waterstones Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publish Date: 28 January 2014 Page Count: 401 pages After listening to people rave about the Red Rising Saga for years and years (I even listed it as number one in my top series I want to read post), I […]

Azura Ghost by Essa Hansen

Goodreads | Amazon | Bookshop.org (UK) | Book Depository | Waterstones Publisher: Orbit Books Publish Date: 01 February 2022 Page Count: 512 pages Nophek Gloss was my favourite read of 2020, surprising me with its trippy ‘bubbleverse’ sci-fi setting made all the more vivid by Hansen’s uniquely sensorial prose; she had me feeling, smelling and tasting […]

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

The supernatural aspect of Ring Shout is horrifying and otherworldly…

A Star Named Vega by Benjamin J Roberts

A Star Named Vega is a criminally underrated sci-fi adventure novel, having six Goodreads ratings at the time of writing.

In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens

In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens was one of my most anticipated books of 2021, so I was keen to dive into it (pun intended) before the end of the year.

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

I have to say this is a damn well-executed book, and I smashed through it in a week or so.

The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett

After years of eyeing up Peter V. Brett’s books in just about every bookshop I visit, I’ve finally decided to make a start on his bibliography with the recent release of The Desert Prince.

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

‘This world can make monsters out of anyone.’

The Second Rebel by Linden A. Lewis

If I were to describe this book in one word, it would be ‘angry’.

The Hand of the Sun King by J. T. Greathouse

I saw Petrik Leo’s 5-star review of The Hand of the Sun King back in April, so I decided to make grabbyhands and get a review copy for myself (because savvy fantasy readers always listen to Petrik).