Month: July 2022

Slewfoot by Brom @geraldbrom | kurtsprings1 #review #darkfantasy

Author: Gerald Brom Book: Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Published: September 2021 Publisher: Tor Nightfire Genre: Dark Fantasy Source: Hardcover Rating: Synopsis: Abitha is a spirited young English woman, married to a kind man from a Puritan community in Colonial New England. When an ancient woodland spirit, known as Slewfoot, accidentally kills her husband on […]

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The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner @renarossner | @kurtsprings1 #review @fantasy

Author: Rena Rossner Book: The Sisters of the Winter Wood Published: September 2018 Publisher: Redhook Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback Rating Synopsis: Liba and Laya have lived their whole lives in a remote forest village on the border of Ukraine and Moldova. They grew up on their Mami’s honey-scented babka and Tati’s prayers. The two girls […]

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A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab @veschwab | @kurtsprings1 #review #fantasy

Author: V. E. Schwab Book: A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) Published: January 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback Rating: Synopsis: Kell lives as one of the last two Antari. Antari are magicians able to travel between specific points in parallel worlds. This point is London, of which there are […]

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The Turquoise Spider by Mikala Ash @ash_mikala | @kurtsprings1 #review #steampunk

Author: Mikala Ash Book: The Turquoise Spider (Elizabeth Hunter-Payne Steampunk Adventures #1) Published: June 2020 Publisher: Changeling Press Genre: Steampunk Source: eBook Rating: Warning: there are explicit scenes of a sexual nature in this novella. If this is not your cup of tea, don’t read it. Synopsis: Elizabeth Hunter-Payne is not your typical Victorian London […]

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The Dark Lord’s Handbook by Paul Dale @PaulADDale | @kurtsprings1 #review #fantasy

Author: Paul Dale Book: The Dark Lord’s Handbook (The Dark Lord’s Handbook #1) Published: January 2018 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback Rating: Synopsis: From being a half-breed son of a dragon named Lord Darkwing and a tavern wench, Morden’s fortunes change when an orc presents him with a book: Evil’s own Dark […]

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