Monthly Archives: June 2020

Review: Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Rory Power is back with another standalone novel, Burn Our Bodies Down. Readers like myself fell in love with her writing thanks to Wilder Girls, and this next novel is everything that we could have hoped for – and then some. Continue reading →

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Review: Rites of Passage by Mike Brooks

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Rites of Passage is the first novel in the Lady Chettamandey series by Mike Brooks. It also fits into the world of Warhammer 40,000, which should give you an idea of how much material it’s going to have to work with. Continue reading →

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Review: The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex is a short story by Tamsyn Muir that fits into the world of The Locked Tomb (the series that created Gideon the Ninth). You can read it for free through Tor.com, and if you’re a fan of the series, it is absolutely worth it. Continue reading →

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Review: A Single Light by Tosca Lee

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

A Single Light is the second novel in Tosca Lee’s The Line Between series. A Single Light is a dystopian thriller, and it’s as chilling and memorable as you might expect. This is where Tosca Lee excels in writing. And here’s hoping we’ll see more of it. Continue reading →

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Review: Spencer & Locke

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Spencer & Locke is a graphic novel miniseries that you don’t want to miss out on. It follows Detective Locke and his ally – an imaginary panther named Spencer. This series takes elements that worked so wonderfully in Calvin & Hobbs, and it twists them into something darker and foreboding. Continue reading →

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Review: Fireborn by Katie MacAlister

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Fireborn is the first novel in a new series by Katie MacAlister, called the Born Prophecy. Obviously, with a title such as that, you just know that this is going to be an epic series. It’s a fantasy series, though a lighthearted one that is full to the brim of action, adventure, and some fighting. Continue reading →

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Review: The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

The Empire of Gold is the third and final novel in S.A. Chakraborty’s Daevabad Trilogy. All things considered – I am not emotionally prepared to see this series end. Yet all good things must come to an end, yes? Continue reading →

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Review: Scarlet Odyssey by C.T. Rwizi

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Scarlet Odyssey is simultaneously the debut novel of C.T. Rwizi, and the first novel in a series of the same name. It is a world full of wonders, magic, expansive characters, and the dangers that can come with power. Continue reading →

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Review: The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

The Kinder Poison is the debut novel of Natalie Mae, and it is has been marketed as perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Holly Black. Being a fan of theirs, and having read this book; I can tell you that this is completely fair. Continue reading →

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Review: Repo Virtual by Corey J. White

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Repo Virtual is the latest novel to come out of the mind of Corey J. White, and it is a piece of speculative fiction involving augmented realities, heists, and sentient software. Continue reading →

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