Posts labeled Fantasy
Review - Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton
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Isaac is a trained assassin, although he has yet to kill anyone. He’s on his first assignment for the Undertaker, the man who has trained Isaac and many others since he was a young boy. The mission seems to go sideways, and Isaac is taken by the Queen of Swords, Argent, to a strange school the other students have dubbed Rogue Community College. There, he will learn about the other races with a view to becoming a Guardian, but the others don’t know Isaac’s secrets.
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Review - A Veil of Gods and Kings by Nicole Bailey
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It’s Apollo’s fate to become the sun god, but he keeps putting off ascending. He doesn’t want to become a god, like his father Zeus, who demands offerings of sacrifice and food from humans who are starving, then wipes out entire villages on a whim. Zeus is becoming increasingly impatient with his half-human son. He gives Apollo an ultimatum: either he ascends now, or spends a year with the human Prince Hyacinth learning how a “good” son behaves.
Review - Little God by R. Cooper
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Melis is the god of bees and honey, and desire. He’s among the youngest of the gods and a bit of an outcast. King Antero is one of the god’s most ardent followers. Antero is reputed to be very handsome, but has yet to find a suitable companion, someone who wants him for who he is rather than because he’s the king. He prays to Melis often for help in his quest.
Review - Out of the Blue by Lyra Evans
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Fae Detective Nico Spruce has been unsettled lately. A recent undercover operation gave him reason to question his self-image. Then, while recovering from a bullet wound that ended the undercover job, his boyfriend cheated on him. But there’s no time to think about that now. A dead body has been found on the beach. There’s no clue to the identity of the young man, nor can anyone explain exactly what caused the big hole in his chest.
Review - The Roaming Sea by Mike Carss
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Callum is a pacifist at heart, but like all humans, he grew up hearing about the war to regain human territory taken by the pactrids. So, when he reaches the age of conscription, Callum does his part. Luckily for him, he shows an aptitude for medicine and is trained as a medic. He works near the front lines but doesn’t have to be involved in the fighting. One day, on his way back home for a rest, there’s a transport problem that lands him far behind enemy lines.
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Review - The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
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Near the end of the first century BC, in the grand imperial palace of the Han Emperor, three men develop a triangle relationship of love, lust and power with emotions so strong it will propel them to meet again and again for over two millennia. In each encounter, one of them attempts to set right the toxic relationship that has cursed the trio for two thousand years. I’m always a little leery of books with critical acclaim, especially from mainstream media.
Review - Edmund, Accountant of the Night by Angel Martinez
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Edmund has been on the run from Hunters for a long time. The Hunters are single-minded in their pursuit of magical beings, whom they tear apart when they catch them. It’s not like Edmund is a danger to anyone. He may be a vampire, but he’s a vampire fruit bat. The only thing he sucks the life out of is ripe fruit. In desperation, Edmund flees to Mereston, although he’s not sure he will be welcomed even there.
Review - The Spymaster's Secret by Anotnia Aquilante
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Alexander has only recently returned to Tournai with his brother Faelen, who plans to marry Maxen soon. Alexander spots Marcus at a palace function and is quite taken with the older man. Marcus is a widower with two young children. He has been Tournai’s head of intelligence for many years. He is flattered by Alexander’s attention and finds the beautiful young man has hidden depths, but his work relies on Marcus remaining in the shadows unnoticed.
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Review - Dream Tentacled by Alexa Piper
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Fian is a demon. A kraken-shaped demon, to be exact. But he’s nowhere near as scary as that makes him sound. Fian is really just a gentle person. He lives in the Morepheusrealm and makes his living carving driftwood. When his brother announces his impending marriage to a human, he also informs Fian that he will be the best man and must bring a date. Fian decides to find a human to bring and so visits dry land in his human form.
Review - Sweet Clematis by R. Cooper
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Clematis is just what everyone imagines a fairy to be. He is very beautiful, and if you catch his attention, Clematis will let you seduce him and make you feel very good, for a while. The fairy will move on before you get to know him too well. That’s what he fears most. Clematis can’t ever seem to do the right thing. Most of his circle of friends are mad at him for one reason or another.
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