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

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I'm a mythology and folktale fanatic, and selkie stories are some of my favorites, so I expected to enjoy A Sweet Sting of Salt just from its description. What actually happened was I got completely sucked into the story and… Continue reading Review: A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review. I've reviewed Nicholas Conley here before (Knight in Paper Armor) and enjoyed his work, but Ending Forever is whole different fish. Not only did I lose significant sleep for this book, I'm still thinking about it and chewing on… Continue reading Review: Ending Forever by Nicholas Conley

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. The sequel to Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands is a a masterful continuation of Emily and Wendell's story beginning some months after their return to Cambridge. Emily is happily working on her next project,… Continue reading Review: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. When Loren visits her grandmother in the small town of Lointaine so she can finish her thesis, she steps back into a life ruled by fairy tale Magic and discovers she comes from a long line of Sleeping Beauty princesses.… Continue reading Review: Spell Borne by Auden Llyr