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.

Top 10: Most Anticipated of 2022

I just realised that next year is less than a month away, so I thought I’d check out some exciting sci-fi and fantasy titles coming in 2022! I’ve spent almost no time on social media in the last few months, so I haven’t seen which books are stirring up hype. But after a bit of […]

Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim

I can’t discuss much of the plot and avoid spoilers for the first book, but I can say that while Spin the Dawn is seeded with hope, triumph and romance, Unravel the Dusk is conversely a tale of desperation and loss.

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

These stunning US and UK editions of Elizabeth Lim’s Asian-inspired YA novel Spin the Dawn have been stalking me on social media for a while now. When I noticed the book was still available on Netgalley, I requested a copy as motivation to jump into the series and see what all the fuss is about.

The Wolf and the Water by Josie Jaffrey

Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Publisher: Silver Sun Publish Date: 8 October 2020 Page Count: 268 pages I recently read May Day, a vampire detective novel by prolific self-published author Josie Jaffrey who has written nine books and several short stories to date. I enjoyed her humour and take on vampires, so I was excited […]

Wranglestone by Darren Charlton

Goodreads | Amazon | Bookshop.org (UK) | Book Depository | Hive Publisher: Stripes Publishing Publish Date: 6 February 2020 Page Count: 384 pages If you follow my blog, you’ll know I try to highlight diversity in SFF. So I was surprised to notice I’ve only ever read two books with a gay male protagonist, both […]

Knightmare Arcanist by Shami Stovall

Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Publisher: Capital Station Books Publish Date: 18 June 2019 Page Count: 480 pages Volke is an outcast, the orphan of criminal parents with no prospects beyond his gravedigging apprenticeship. Yet he dreams of becoming a famous arcanist – a person who bonds with a mystical animal and gains unique, […]