RECOMMENDED: Rare Vigilance by M.A. Grant is $1.99! Lara gave this one an A:
If you need to escape from the world for a bit and revel in a dangerous paranormal, then this book will deliver.
Welcome back to Cover Awe, where we look at book covers that have caught our eye. Cover design and illustration by Olya Kirilyuk Sarah: Filigree with stuff – this time a fox, runes, and ravens Amanda: Filigree is having a moment Sarah: So is stuff! Claudia: Stuff is like disco — never died!! Lara: The colour combo is really working for me! Sneezy: Me too! It has such a fairy tale quality to it! Cover … Continue reading Cover Awe: Pretty Jackets, Teal Colors, & More
RECOMMENDED: The Boxing Baroness by Minerva Spencer is $2.99! Carrie reviewed this and gave it B+:
The more grounded in history the novel was, the more I liked it. For instance, I enjoyed seeing how Marianne trained every day. However, people with more patience for plot than I will love the same increasing complications that just made me want to take a nap. There’s something here for everyone and I look forward to the next book, The Dueling Duchess.
The Proposal by Mary Balogh is $1.99! This is the first book in her Survivor’s Club series, which is a favorite amongst the Bitchery. Readers loved the hero, Hugo, but I’ve never felt particularly moved to pick one up. Balogh fans, what do you love about her books?
Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal. I talked about this book on the podcast after attending BEA this year. If you’re in need of a book where a heroine embraces her grief and rage and seeks revenge, this certainly seems to fit the bill.
RECOMMENDED: An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard is $1.99 at Amazon! So far, this deal hasn’t been price-matched. I would recommended this if you’re in a “burn it all down” mood. The book is violent, graphic, and the characters experience racism, sexism, and the like. But the main character is a witch who essentially wants to dismantle the ruling magic party because they’re terrible. I loved this one.
We have Lightning Reviews! Yay! If you’re unfamiliar with this feature, this is where we run three reviews that are shorter length. Sometimes, these are for novellas. Other times, we realize we don’t have 1,000 words to say about a book. We hope you enjoy these three, as all of them were well reviewed!
Zero Sum Game is an awesome, fast-paced, inventive science fiction thriller about a mercenary whose superpower is her ability to do complicated math almost instantly. She uses this to calculate trajectories and angles and so forth in order to navigate both crime scenes and combat sequences with incredible speed and precision. Cas takes on a simple job which drags her into a conspiracy involving her mysterious childhood, an evil psychic, and a lot of violence. She … Continue reading Zero Sum Game by S. L. Huang
