Firestorm is definitely someone’s catnip. There are dragon shifters. There is epic love. The word “eons” is used unironically. The hero has “azure eyes.” The heroine has “sherry eyes.” The sides of an ancient conflict are helpfully labeled “the Dark” and “the Light.” This is some epic shit, y’all, and while it’s a bit too epic for me I have the distinct feeling that several readers I know would eat this up with a spoon, … Continue reading Firestorm by Donna Grant →
How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper is an Audible original production. This means that it’s an audiobook written exclusively for Audible. The audiobook is performed by Amanda Ronconi and Jonathan Davis, and runs about six and a half hours at normal speed. I listen to most everything at 1.4-1.5x normal speed, so it took me less time. The plot is part paranormal romance and part mystery. Jillian Ramsay is an anthropologist who works for … Continue reading Audiobook: How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper →
This series was recommended by so many people on Twitter and in my inbox, I grabbed it immediately and skipped it to the top of my TBR spreadsheet. This was a good decision on my part. Cathal MacAlasdair is running his family’s castle in remote Scotland, though he’s much better suited to running around doing soldiery things. He’s also a dragon shifter, something the people who live in his castle know about, but not a … Continue reading Highland Dragon Warrior by Isabel Cooper →
It’s Wednesday, which means that it’s time for links! I don’t know about you, but here in New England, it’s raining and pretty cold, which has severely reduced my productivity. Hopefully, these links will give you a brief distraction, so you we can tackle the rest of our work with full force! … It’s that time of year where NPR releases their Book Concierge! This thing is so neat when it comes to book discovery: … Continue reading Links: Dragons, Christmas Cats, & Giveaways →
My dear Bitches, I’ve been remiss in my duties. Somehow I managed to read three books in the wonderful Memoirs of Lady Trent series without writing a single review for you. Allow me to rectify that with the fourth book: In the Labyrinth of Drakes. While I recommend reading the whole series from the beginning (‘cause it’s awesome) you can jump in with Labyrinth. It works as a standalone. The Memoirs of Lady Trent series follows … Continue reading In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan →
It’s going to be an expensive month. New Kim Harrison, the follow up novel to Lilah Pace’s Asking for It, the last Discworld…gird your wallets.
Pride and Pleasure by Sylvia Day is $2.99! This is an erotic historical romance between an heiress and a man she hired to investigate her potential suitors. A few readers felt like there was too much talking and not enough action. However, many enjoyed the plot setup and the characterizations of the hero and heroine. Have you read this one?
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I’m totally cheating here, and giving you the cover copy because it does a much better job of explaining the plot than I could: On a hike deep in the Rocky Mountains, Kai Monahan watches as a dozen dragons–actual freaking dragons–battle beneath a fat white moon. When one crashes nearly dead at her feet and transforms into a man, Kai does the only thing a decent person could: she grabs the nearest sword and saves … Continue reading Soul of Smoke by Caitlyn McFarland →
Trust the Focus by Megan Erickson is 99c! This is a M/M new adult romance was a DABWAHA nominee this year and was mentioned on a previous podcast with Joyfully Jay. This is also a road trip, friends-to-lovers romance! Readers say the romance is touching and emotional, though some felt it was more YA than NA. It has a 4.1-star rating on Goodreads.
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I found this book on NetGalley and was immediately making grabby hands because it combines dragons, which I like, and a gay romance PLUS inter-kingdom politics and that moved the reading GPS firmly into 100% O RLY GIVE IT TO ME NOW territory. I was reading gay dragon shifter fantasy and I really wanted to like it. I mean, look at the summary: War is brewing between the Greenlands and the Summer Kingdom, despite the efforts … Continue reading The Dragon’s Curse by Victoria Zagar →
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo is 99c! This is a mixture of historical fiction, fantasy, and romance. The Ghost Bride has actually been recommended to me by so many friends that I had to take notice, though I haven’t had a chance to read it just yet. Readers can’t say enough good things about the setting and Chinese folklore, though some mention the book reads more like a young adult novel, which they weren’t really expecting. It has a 3.7-star rating on GR.
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