I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Hellevir is only ten years old when she crosses into Death the first time, bringing back a fox caught in one of her brother's traps. Her journey is a transition that happens in the natural accident of a child's need,… Continue reading Review: The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. City of Secrets is the fourth installment of the Detective Margaret Nolan series, written by mother/daughter author duo P. J. and Traci Lambrecht under the pseudonym P. J. Tracy. Although it's part of a series, it can be read as… Continue reading Review: City of Secrets by P.J. Tracy

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. What happens when the children who, by fate or accident, stumble into a magical alternate universe for a period of time but are returned to the real world? How do they function as adults in our world after such an… Continue reading Review: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. In 1998, four girls from a South Carolina small town college disappeared without a trace, including Lindsey's older sister Jessica. Jessica was the absolute center of the family's universe, and to say she was their father's favorite would be a… Continue reading Review: The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Lorelei Kaskel is venom-tongued, fiery tempered social outcast and misfit in her kingdom, her university, and her nonexistent social and professional circles. A reluctant folklorist under the wing of one of the King's chief advisors, Lorelei is in a state… Continue reading Review: A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. My only problem with this book is not actually a problem unless you're trying to read more than a chapter at a time: it was so wonderfully relaxing I couldn't read it without getting sleepy, which brought on more than one unintentional nap… Continue reading Review: Sleep & Sorcery: Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells by Laurel Hostak-Jones

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. In the "Dark Ages" of Britain, after the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes established themselves but before the Viking incursions began, a woman lived such a notable life in Northumbria she made it into the history books. The year is 632,… Continue reading Review: Menewood by Nicola Griffith