The reviews you are looking for…
Katherine Locke’s The Spy with the Red Balloon blends magic, history, and romance in a story centered around the nuclear arms race of WW2. Siblings and magic-users Ilse and Wolf Klein are blackmailed into helping the war effort. Ilse is asked to use her knowledge of physics and magic in the development of a weapon... Continue Reading →
Jay Kristoff’s Lifel1k3 is a ground-shaking cross between MadMax and A.I.. From thousands upon thousands of mSv of radiation to deep-water cyber-kraken to biotech clone attack dogs, the post-apocalypse landscape of the book is wrought with all kinds of dastardly evils. Stuck in the middle are Eve and her sidekick Lemon, who spend their days... Continue Reading →
The Game Masters of Garden Place by Denis Markell is a hip cross between Bill and Ted’s and Stand by Me. After meeting in kindergarten, five friends have entered a tough time in their lives. Middle school has hit them with a bevy of new interests, and their Saturday afternoon fantasy role-playing sessions are in... Continue Reading →
Queens, kings, a large dose of magic, and all the stars in the heavens make up The Queens of Innis Lear, an epic fantasy by Tessa Gratton. From births to marriages, every action on the island of Innis Lear has been foretold by the star charts, most especially the succession of the throne. At the... Continue Reading →
Jeremy Finley’s The Darkest Time of Night opens with the young grandson of an influential senator going missing in the woods outside of his parents house. The only witness to the possible abduction is his older brother who has become catatonic and can only say that ‘the lights took him…’ The narrative is told from... Continue Reading →
Paul's Picks 