Fantasy

The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause has left me ambivalent. I had to read/skim to the end. It deals with loss and loneliness among other things. This is a YA novel and I guess I was really wanting something as captivating as by Stephenie Meyer. Thus, it’s my own fault this novel didn’t work comparing […]

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik has created much buzz due to reviews from both Dear Author and The Crooked Bookshelf.  My feelings about the book are pretty much the same. It’s a recommend from me, too.
Here is the back blurb:
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking […]

Are you looking for a good, solid fantasy? Giants of the Frost by Kim Wilkins is a love-story with plenty of atmosphere and just enough Norse Mythology to have me scrambling for more info on the Internet about Odin,Thor and Loki. The story had a great beginning and middle, with a somewhat sucky, realistic ending told in shifting points of […]

The Smoke Thief might not be what you think. It is a fantasy romance that is the first in a trilogy set in London. Abe’ introduces us to the dra’kon. A secret society set outside the realm of mortals in a place called Darkfrith. Completely fascinating story.

For centuries they’ve lived in secret among northern England’s green […]

“Hurog means Dragon” Dragon Blood is an excellent sequel to Dragon Bones with a hero that is absolutely yummy. However, this is not a romance but a fantasy novel with romantic elements added to it. This duology was escape fiction at it’s very best.

Dragon Blood by Patricia Briggs takes place four years after the events […]