Posted 08/01/2024 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
Always Carry Your Scythe by
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Published by Independent Publisher on 09/30/2023
Genres: Fiction,
Fantasy,
Magical RealismFormat: Kindle (230 pages)
Source: PurchasedAdd to GoodreadsBuy on AmazonTrixie D’Vita didn’t scythe. That was Mom’s gig.
Then the Angel Investigative Bureau (AIB) turned up at Aunt Harry’s bar. Seemed the hottest afterlife gameshow in the Mystical Realms was misappropriating newly-departed souls. And Death was a person of interest. When the AIB can’t find Death, they come looking for Trixie, Death’s estranged daughter.
Soon Trixie's best friend is in dire peril. An AIB trainee is traipsing towards trouble. And Trixie, armed with nothing but a pocket-scythe, is plunging headfirst into the gaping maw of a trans-dimensional vortex. So not the evening she’d planned.
Skittle-colored demons. Werewolf drag queens. Hellhound-doodle puppies. Lots of scythe. All in this rollicking, whimsical, empowering adventure.
Tags: Death/Grief, Demons, Funny, Gifted/Super Hero/Heroine, Magic, Monsters, Non-Human Hero/Heroine, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches
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Series: Emily Wilde #2 Published by Del Rey on 01/16/2024
Format: Kindle (340 pages)
Add to GoodreadsBuy on AmazonHeather Fawcett has done it again. She successfully created a new fantasy wonderland filled with Fae, both deadly and delightful, and then sent Emily and Wendell on a quest that kept me turning pages until the wee hours of the morning. One of the things I enjoyed most about the first book was the way the story was told in a journal-like format. Thankfully not much has changed, and we still get to experience the story through Emily’s detailed journal entries. The events of this book take place about a year after the end of book 1. Emily is […]
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All-Time FavoriteSeries: Once Upon a Broken Heart #1 Published by Flatiron Books on 09/28/2021
Format: Kindle (416 pages)
Add to GoodreadsBuy on AmazonI started OUABH immediately after finishing Finale, and I’m glad I did. I was not a huge fan of Jacks at the end of Finale, but I was very curious about what would happen to him. Where will he go, how will he cope, what hijinks will he get up to? I needed to know more. For a general timeline, the first 1/4 of OUABH overlaps the last 3/4 of Finale. In true Stephanie Garber fashion, OUABH sucked me right back into the wonderful world she created in Caraval. I thoroughly enjoyed being thrust back into that world […]
Star Rating: Spice Level: All-Time FavoriteSeries: Caraval #2 Published by Flatiron Books on 05/29/2018
Format: Kindle (416 pages)
Add to GoodreadsBuy on AmazonThe first book follows Scarlett as she plays the game & tries to save her sister, Tess. On the way she falls in love with Julian, learns who she is, what she wants, & what she’s capable of. This book follows Tess as she plays the game & tries to save their mother, Paloma. Dante helps her along the way & of course, they fall in love. Sounds like the first book, but trust me, it’s very different. And Dante. Oh Dante, you sexy, tattooed, secretive, morally grey, beefcake. Your conflicted, brooding & brilliant character arc made this […]
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Series: Mead Mishaps #1.5 Published by Independent Publisher on 12/25/21
Format: Kindle (60 pages)
Add to GoodreadsBuy on AmazonThis was a weirdly cute, spicy little smantasy novella. Alexis, the crass talking sword 100% stole the show. You should read this just for her sass.
Star Rating: Spice Level: Series: Emily Wilde #1 Published by Del Rey on 01/10/2023
Format: Kindle (317 pages)
Add to GoodreadsBuy on AmazonWritten review coming soon…
