The Silence That Binds Us — Joanna Ho The Silence That Binds Us is a YA contemporary novel about a Chinese Taiwanese American teenager whose family …
The Sword in the Street — C.M. Caplan
The Sword in the Street — C.M. Caplan The Sword in the Street is a fun debut with characters who, regardless of how you feel about …
Rogue Protocol — Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol — Martha Wells My previous read was She Who Became the Sun, which I absolutely loved, but I needed to follow it up with some …
She Who Became the Sun — Shelley Parker-Chan
She Who Became the Sun — Shelley Parker-Chan The first thing I noticed about She Who Became the Sun, aside from the fierce title and cover, …
The Skin — J.E. Hannaford
The Skin — J.E. Hannaford The Skin caught my eye during the first round of SPFBO8. I’d heard wonderful things about it, and while the title should have …
The Alchemy of Sorrow (COVER REVEAL!)
IT IS TIME. The cover reveal for the SFF anthology, The Alchemy of Sorrow, is live! This gorgeous cover was illustrated by Zoe Badini and …
A Magic Steeped in Poison — Judy I. Lin
A Magic Steeped in Poison — Judy I. Lin A Magic Steeped in Poison admittedly started out as a cover buy (I spend an absurd amount …
The Theft of Sunlight — Intisar Khanani
The Theft of Sunlight — Intisar Khanani In anticipation of A Darkness at the Door, I eagerly grabbed a copy of The Theft of Sunlight and absolutely flew …
Monstrous Tales — Sija Hong
Monstrous Tales — Sija Hong I am basing my rating purely on the art, or on this book as an art book, for reasons I will describe …
Gearbreakers — Zoe Hana Mikuta
Gearbreakers — Zoe Hana Mikuta Gearbreakers has a lot of wild energy. I like that. I love angry books. There’s something appealing about screaming into the …
The Sword of Kaigen — M.L. Wang
The Sword of Kaigen — M.L. Wang The Sword of Kaigen has easily become one of my favorite books. I was instantly captivated from the opening …
Wolfeater — Anthony Mitchell
Wolfeater — Anthony Mitchell My absolute favorite part of SPFBO is finding hidden gems in the SFF community, and Wolfeater is absolutely one of them! The heart …
Norylska Groans — Michael R. Fletcher & Clayton W. Snyder
Norylska Groans — Michael R. Fletcher & Clayton W. Snyder Tee-hee, so lesser known fact about me: one of my favorite genres of film is …
Legacy of the Brightwash — Krystle Matar
Legacy of the Brightwash — Krystle Matar Sometimes, when I don’t know how to start a review, I clear my head, think of reading it, …
They Both Die at the End — Adam Silvera
They Both Die at the End — Adam Silvera They Both Die at the End is a story of two teenagers, Mateo and Rufus, who discover—via …
Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon — James Hibberd
Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon — James Hibberd I loved Game of Thrones, both the book and TV series. To be perfectly transparent going into this …
Escape Room — Maren Stoffels
Escape Room — Maren Stoffels Escape Room felt like a B-teen horror movie in book form. Fortunately, I love B-movies, especially teen horror movies (the worse, …
Hall of Bones — Tim Hardie
Hall of Bones — Tim Hardie Full transparency: I had never read Norse-inspired fantasy before. TV-wise, I haven’t even seen Vikings; the closest I’ve come would …
Iron Widow — Xiran Jay Zhao
Iron Widow — Xiran Jay Zhao I went through Iron Widow in two days. I haven’t had that in a while. For me, I can pin it …
Shadows of Ivory — T.L. Greylock & Bryce O’Connor
Shadows of Ivory Shadows of Ivory is a fun, light-hearted read with clever writing and action-packed pacing. It feels like going on a grand adventure with …
How We Fall Apart — Katie Zhao
How We Fall Apart promises many guilty pleasures. It is Pretty Little Liars meets Hana Yori Dango, but in a setting I found familiar, having also attended a predominantly Asian …
SPFBO Finalist Mega Sale 2022!
SPFBO Finalist Mega Sale 2022! The SPFBO Finalist Mega Sale is here! For the rest of the month, over 40 titles from pretty much all …
Rise Red Kingdom Released!
Rise Red Kingdom Released! Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce that Rise Red Kingdom is in the wild! The ebook and paperback versions are available …
The Alchemy of Sorrow Kickstarter (Update!)
The Alchemy of Sorrow Kickstarter (Update!) I’m excited to share that we’ve reached another amazing milestone in our Kickstarter project: art prints of my illustrations …
Legends & Lattes—Travis Baldree
I am a fan of high-stakes fantasy. To be perfectly transparent, I write high-stakes fantasy, so I never expected Legends & Lattes to fill my cold, black …
Deadly Education (The Scholomance #1) — Naomi Novik
A Deadly Education was an interesting reading experience. I was immediately drawn to the concept of a magic school that is openly dangerous to its students, …
Pre-Order Rise Red Kingdom
Pre-Order Rise Red Kingdom The ebook pre-order for Rise Red Kingdom (Burn Red Skies #2) is now live on Amazon! The official release date is: …
The Alchemy of Sorrow Kickstarter
The Alchemy of Sorrow Kickstarter I’m pleased to share that we’ve unlocked our first stretch goal, which means I get to illustrate all thirteen stories …
Vicious — V.E. Schwab
Vicious grabbed me from the first page and spat me out, broken and twitching, on the last. It felt like a roller coaster without a safety …
The Goblin Companion — Brian Froud
A Field Guide to Goblins is a delightful little sketchbook of goblins inspired by Labyrinth, but it can be enjoyed without knowing anything about the film. If …
League of Legends: Realms of Runeterra — Riot Games
League of Legends: Realms of Runeterra is not quite a concept art book, but it has concept art for the lore behind the game, League of …
All Systems Red — Martha Wells
All Systems Red is the first book in the Murderbot Diaries series, and it absolutely SLAYED me. It’s about a security robot—whose specialty is understandably murder—that hacks its …
The Iron Crown — L.L. MacRae
The Iron Crown is a high-fantasy SPFBO finalist that that hits all the nostalgic notes while telling a fresh story with dragon spirits—some mischievous, some vengeful, …
In the Jaded Grove — Anela Deen
In the Jaded Grove is a fantastical tale with pixies, fairies, and trolls rooted in very relatable, very human ordeals. It is told from two POVs—Jessa …
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook — Alan Lee
“Drawing, for me, is more a process of editing out than attempting to delineate something that already exists as an image in my mind.” (Alan …
Gunmetal Gods — Zamil Akhtar
They took his daughter, so Micah comes to take their kingdom. Fifty thousand gun-toting paladins march behind him, all baptized in angel blood, thirsty to …
Seasons of Albadone — Élan Marche & Christopher Warman
Seasons of Albadone is a short book made of short stories, each a bleak but thought-provoking character portrait of a villager living in Albadone. The characterizations …
Reign & Ruin — J.D. Evans
Reign & Ruin is a slow-burn fantasy romance set in a Sultanate inspired by the historical Middle East, with intricate worldbuilding, political intrigue, and elemental mages. …
We Men of Ash and Shadow — HL Tinsley
We Men of Ash and Shadow is a great example of gas lamp grimdark fantasy, a genre I didn’t even know I liked. I really enjoyed …
Cemetery Boys — Aiden Thomas
Cemetery Boys is a queer MG/YA fantasy with a lot of heart, sass, and spirit… literally. The character dynamics were diverse, not only weaving together romantic …
Loving Reaper — Jenny Jinya
I have died. Died. In a manner absolutely fitting to the themes of the book. The Loving Reaper is a series of short, bittersweet comics, each illustrating how …
Die Hüterin der Drachen — Curatoria Draconis
The Dragon Ark immediately caught my eye at the Frankfurt Book Fair. I was drawn to the illustrations and loved the concept of Curatoria Draconis, a …