Every 50 years or so, the Witch descends upon the town of Blumwald to take a companion. Mina, the lonely daughter of the duke, impulsively volunteers after years of being forgotten in her own home. Continue reading
Category Archives: Fantasy
Book review: Glorious Poison
Our intrepid crew is pretty broken at the start of the novel. Guil and Olympe are captured and imprisoned by the evil Duc, Camille is slowly wasting away, but at least with James and Al. And poor Ada is all alone, playing double agent as a protegé to the Duc and his dastardly plans to turn Olympe into a weapon. Continue reading
Book review: Gallant
The plot centres around Olivia, an orphan when we encounter her, with only the journal of her mother to keep her company. Olivia can’t talk and is a bit of an outcast in the orphanage Continue reading
Book review: The Cabinet
The Cabinet is roughly a book about ‘Symptomers’ or people who have weird powers or things happen to them, that one of the characters think is the next stage of human evolution. Some of them are people who skip forward in time, others who fall into torpors for months or years at a time, or even others who have weird things happen to their bodies like Ginko trees growing out of their finger. None of them are quite normal and the vast majority of them are quite weird or unsettling. Continue reading
Book review: The Cartographers
The plot is fairly straightforward: There is unresolved business between estranged father and daughter, Daniel and Nell, after he is found dead at his desk Continue reading
Book review: The Beautiful Ones
This book takes place in a world similar to ours, around the turn of the 20th century. However, sometimes people have telekinetic powers, including the two main characters of the novel, Nina and Hector. While Hector can demonstrate his powers in front of paying audiences, for a woman like Nina, it’s frowned upon. Continue reading
Book review: A Master of Djinn
For those of you not familiar with the world, it’s set in the early 20th century, in a world where the veil between the world of Djinn and other supernatural beings, and the world as we know it, as been breached. Egypt has become a world power and Djinn incorporate into Egyptian life. Continue reading
Book review: Monstrous Design
The sequel finds the Battalion Des Morts split up, half in England and half in France, trying to undermine their enemies and rescue Olympe. Continue reading
Book review: The Helm of Midnight
The previous books I’ve read by Marina Lostetter were science fiction, so was intrigued by her fantasy novel. I had high hopes for The Helm of Midnight as the Noumenon series was so richly crafted and I enjoyed the universe so much. Continue reading
Once and Future
So for those of you that don’t know, this novel was a retelling of the Arthurian legends, but through the lens of the 42nd reincarnation of Arthur. Continue reading
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