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Dating and Dragons by Kristy Boyce

Published on December 12, 2024December 8, 2024 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about DATING AND DRAGONS by Kristy Boyce. It’s a standalone Young Adult contemporary romance. Quinn moves in the middle of the school year, which makes it hard to make new friends. But she finds a group of D&D players and quickly finds herself falling for Logan, one of their group members. Unfortunately, one of their strict rules prohibits dating within the D&D group.

Author: Kristy Boyce
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Romance
Publish Date: December 31, 2024
Print Length: 336

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The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry

Published on December 9, 2024November 25, 2024 by Celeste17 Comments

Today’s review is about THE SCHOLAR AND THE LAST FAERIE DOOR by H.G. Parry. This standalone historical fantasy occurs during the post-WWI Jazz Age. Clover, a commoner, works her way into magic school to undo the faerie curse on her older brother. But she and her newfound group of friends get up to some forbidden experiments.

Author: H.G. Parry
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Redhook
Publish Date: October 22, 2024
Print Length: 464

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Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

Published on November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 by Celeste5 Comments

Today’s review is about DUNGEONS AND DRAMA by Kristy Boyce. It’s a Young Adult contemporary romance set in high school. Although Riley would much rather prepare for her school’s theatre production, she gets grounded. Her punishment is to work at her Dad’s game shop, where she ends up playing Dungeons & Drama and fake dating one of the players.

Author: Kristy Boyce
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Publish Date: January 9, 2024
Print Length: 304

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SFINCS Review: A Princess of Oldir by Bryan Wilson

Published on November 22, 2024November 17, 2024 by Celeste1 Comment

Today’s review is about A PRINCESS OF OLDIR by Bryan Wilson. It’s part of the Power of the Stars series, but easily reads as a standalone. This sci-fi novella is about a ruling family losing power and a neighboring planet taking advantage of the situation. I found this reminiscent of Dune.

This review is brought to you by my participation in the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS). SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”, is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. It’s a sister competition to both SPFBO and SPSFC, and it highlights greatness in the novella format in all areas of speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.). I am part of Team Behind the Musings. You can find out more about us here.

Author: Bryan Wilson
Series: Power of the Stars, #2.5
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Self-Published
Publish Date: July 30, 2024
Print Length: 93
Purchase: Amazon

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The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Published on November 18, 2024November 27, 2024 by Celeste7 Comments

Today’s review is about THE LAST ONE by Rachel Howzell Hall. This is a romantasy debut by the author and appears (so far) to be a standalone book. Although the comparison to N.K. Jemisin meets The Witcher sounded intriguing, unfortunately this was a DNF for me. Read on to find out why.

Author: Rachel Howzell Hall
Series: No
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Entangled: Red Tower Books
Publish Date: December 3, 2024
Print Length: 496

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