In Dawn of the Firebird, Sarah Mughal Rana delivers a sweeping high fantasy that burns with vengeance, magic, and the weight of history. At its heart is Khamilla Zahr-zad, the daughter of an overthrown emperor whose life has been shaped by war and loss. Gifted with the celestial power of nur, she infiltrates the enemy’s […]
You are cordially invited to a reunion—one that transcends time and memory. The Midnight Brunch Club gathers once more, beckoning its members back to the enigmatic past. In the quiet town of Dunstan, Vermont, secrets linger like shadows among the pines. The life of Jennifer (Jennet) Sherilyn Stark, cut short in 1989, remains a haunting […]
Imagine a garden where stone statues come alive, where Salvador Dalí himself orchestrates a dance between reality and the otherworldly. In the Garden of Monsters by Crystal King reimagines the Persephone and Hades myth. In the aftermath of World War II, Julia, a model, finds herself posing for Dalí as the goddess Persephone. But this […]
I listened to a fantastic young adult fantasy audiobook today. IF YOU COULD SEE THE SUN is set in an exclusive boarding school in Beijing, featuring a girl who’s there on a partial scholarship and is at the top of her class when she suddenly starts turning invisible for small amounts of time. Here’s an […]
In Robin Kirk’s second installment of the Bond Trilogy, The Hive Queen, we follow warriors Fir and his brothers as they’ve escaped the life of servitude they were born and bred into in the Weave, running to what should be a life as free men as promised by the Master of Men. The journey to […]
Fairytale retellings aren’t something that I seek out, but I’m very glad that I read Gena Showalter’s The Glass Queen, featuring the story of Cinderella retold in a way that I certainly didn’t expect. In this second installment of her Forest of Good and Evil series, Princess Ashleigh Charmaine is sickly and unwanted from birth, […]
Wow. Just wow. I haven’t read anything sci-fi or dystopian in a while, so I had zero expectations going in to It Takes Death to Reach a Star by Stu Jones and Gareth Worthington. The blurb sounded interesting and what I found inside of the pages was phenomenally well-thought out, researched, and executed. Set two […]
Sword play, intrigue, subterfuge, and double crosses– Swords and Scoundrels is an epic adventure fantasy full of these and more. The world of Swords and Scoundrels is one of magicians, nobles, the working poor, duelists used for protection, a king grasping for power while the duelist guild wants power as well. Priests and the public worship the […]
The Heart of Betrayal has been burning up my bookshelf for four months now since I had preordered it and it came in the mail in July. After loving The Kiss of Deception and falling for Lia and both her Assassin and Prince last year, I was so glad to finally get the time to […]
Welcome to the Pre-Squee, a new weekly feature here at the Bookworms and at The Book Swarm. Some books, though they might not be coming out for a few months, need an early squee — we just can’t hold in our excitement about them! Sure, we’ll do full reviews closer to the release date but […]
Welcome to the Pre-Squee, a new weekly feature here at the Bookworms and at The Book Swarm. Some books, though they might not be coming out for a few months, need an early squee — we just can’t hold in our excitement about them! Sure, we’ll do full reviews closer to the release date but […]
Woot! Welcome to a special tour stop for The Cobbogoth Series, which is a fantastic YA Fantasy series that you should not miss when you love Fantasy stories! Meet Norah – A Character profile Norah Lukens Age: Eighteen minus a few days. Hair Color: Platinum Blonde Eye Color: Celadon (very pale) green Skin color: […]
I have been in a reading slump for a while now and you all know how that feels when then finally a book comes along that completely excited you and pulls you out if it! That.. was Madly for me! YEAH! Fantastical Setting, with Magic and Potions and Princesses, Technology and Adventure! Honestly, I love […]
