Now how could I, Ms. Dragons and Whimsy, enter into a book tour with the absolutely lovely L.L. MacRae and not ask her to talk to us about dragons?! Dragons are very much her “thing” and so I leapt at the chance just to hear her wax lyrical about the magical dinosaurs of the skies. So read on! And be sure to check out Moroda by L.L. MacRae and enter into Escapist’s giveaway to win an ebook copy for yourself at…
Well met! Today is my stop on the book tour for The Knave of Secrets by Alex Livingston, a high fantasy story with a world that feels heavily inspired by 18th century history. I’m going to give you my first impressions of the book in this post! I have to admit, I was drawn in by comparisons to The Lies of Locke Lamora and The Mask of Mirrors but the book itself is quite different. Let’s take a look. The…
Hello, hello! Today is my stop on the Escapist Tours book tour for A Drowned Kingdom by P.L. Stuart. This is the first in a new epic fantasy series about an exiled people whose ancestral home is buried beneath the waves, and now long to rule once more. It is based on Plato’s lost city of Atlantis, which is a story that has always fascinated me! Sounds awesome, right?! A Drowned Kingdom by P.L. Stuart Series: The Drowned Kingdom Saga…
Years ago in the book blogging world, I recall a weekly feature literally called: “It’s Wednesday! What Are You Reading?” It did what it said on the tin, you’d just talk about what you’re reading that week. Heck, it may still be around, I don’t know. As a slow reader, I never took part because it’d often take me a couple of weeks to finish a book and I didn’t think people would want to read about how I was…
Title: Legends & Latte Series: Standalone Author: Travis Baldree Publisher: Cryptid Press Genre: Cosy Fantasy Length: 258 pages Goodreads – The StoryGraph Content Warnings High Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinvention Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the…
Yet to Read is the weekly meme where I take a look at books on my shelves (physical and digital) that I haven’t gotten around to reading yet and books on my wishlist that I’ve wanted to add to my shelves for a while. I link these posts up to Can’t-Wait Wednesday and Shelf Control! This week I’m highlighting some Dungeons & Dragons fiction as I spent a couple days prepping for my game and I’m in the mood. I’m always a little trepidatious…
Yet to Read is the weekly meme where I take a look at books on my shelves (physical and digital) that I haven’t gotten around to reading yet and books on my wishlist that I’ve wanted to add to my shelves for a while. I link these posts up to Can’t-Wait Wednesday and Shelf Control! The fantasy mood persists this week and inspired by my current read, I wanted to highlight a couple of books that are next in a fantasy series that I’ve…