Gearteeth by Timothy Black A Fantasy, 2012 by Dreamsphere, 411 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Weird formatting, which won’t affect my rating but did affect the readability. The chapter breaks don’t register in a Kindle and there’s no table of contents to use to judge chapter length. Also, there was a break in the middle... Continue Reading →
Where We Converge by AE Bross A Fantasy, Independently Published in 2023, 279 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There’s something creepy about the time travel thing making this romance feel like it has a huge age gap. Plus the connection to one set of parents makes this extra creepy. But I say that about all... Continue Reading →
Bound by Honey by Jamie Dalton A Fantasy, Independently Published in 2023, 198 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Could’ve been longer. There’s a lot about this world and its history that is intriguing but we only brush on it. This could’ve easily been a longer book, letting us enjoy the world! In fact, this could’ve... Continue Reading →
Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman A Horror Anthology, 2023 by Del Ray, 400 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some stories have no chapter breaks and very few spots to stop and put it down but they’re also too long to read in one sitting. This can be frustrating to some readers. As is... Continue Reading →
Clara Poole and the Long Way Round by Taylor Tyng MG Contemporary, 2023 by Pixel + Ink, 384 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Children can’t enter into contracts. Of course, this illustrates WHY in a decent way. Suspend your disbelief on that one and you’ll be fine. Sometimes a lack of dialogue tags makes it... Continue Reading →
The Great Forest by Valinora Troy MG Fantasy, 2023 by Disresponsible Nodpots, 198 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There’s a lot going on since the kids are not all together. This requires you to really focus and keep track. Repetition. Some ideas are repeated, which is common in middle grade. It can get mildly annoying.... Continue Reading →
On Earth, As It Is by Jim Doran YA Fantasy, 2019 by Lulu Publishing, 368 Pages What I Didn’t Like: I’m not a fan of starting with a cast of characters, personally. That’s said, I just skipped it. No harm done. It is a pet peeve of mine when technical things are dismissed as simple,... Continue Reading →
The Road Home by Kerri Davidson and Mark Gelinas YA Contemporary, 2022 by Kerri Davidson, 274 Pages What I Didn’t Like: It’s difficult to pull off a romance that continues after the happy-for-now ending. This suffered from some of that awkwardness and you attempted to figure out what this story is about now. The pacing... Continue Reading →
Her Latent Charm by Dana C Brentson A Fantasy, 2023 by DcBrentson Author, 442 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Slow start. The paving is uneven so some spots move quickly while others drag. It makes it difficult to get your bearings. I didn’t find myself connected to any of the characters, which made it very... Continue Reading →
Under Central Park: The Amulet’s Secret by Diana Wurfbain Spinola MG Fantasy, Independently Published in 2022, 415 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Firstly, I’ll say this didn’t feel like a middle grade novel. 415 pages is a lot for a middle grade novel, the title is a mouthful, and we start the book by following... Continue Reading →
