The Time Gatherer
A fine tale of time travel, romance, and adventure” ~ Reader review.
Book Review: The Dark Archer
I debated between 4 and 5 stars and in the end, I think the story, emotion, and voice of this book deserve all 5. If you’re a fan of fantasy, and especially if you’ve enjoyed activities like table-top role-playing games…
Book Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Originally published August 6, 2019 on susanstradiotto.com. Series: Inheritance Trilogy #1 by N.K. Jemisin Narrated by: Casaundra Freeman Review by Susan Stradiotto I’ve been searching for fantasy authors who have strong and unique voices. To that end, I am immensely…
Book Review: Assassin’s Apprentice
Farseer Trilogy #1 by Robin Hobb Review by Susan Stradiotto Yesterday, as I pulled into my drive, I finished the audiobook of Robin Hobb’s Assassin’s Apprentice, first in The Farseer series. Just before the epilogue, chills ran down my spine…
Book Series Review: Legends of Marithia
Reposted from https://susanstradiotto.com To date, I have completed two of the three books in the trilogy, and the hook at the end of book 2 will likely push me to continue through the third. Although…there is a bit of a…
Oh, the turns of her phrases!
The imagery that begins this novel and presses through to the end gripped me and just pulled me along. She makes the heat of the desert magical in these lines, and though there is some magic within these pages, the…
Who Fears Death
In addition to writing book reviews, I am also a writer of Social Science Fantasy. It’s not an official genre, but in my humble opinion, it should be. It blends sociology, science fiction, and fantasy, and it is what I…
A pedicure and fantasy!
The hook for me was at the end of chapter 5 and al of chapter 6. While many fantasy readers look for the sword and sorcery or the action sequences as a hook, I look for the more social impacts…
July-August Fantasy and Science Fiction
New and exciting novels coming soon! So many stories, so little time… I was looking forward to upcoming novel releases, and found a number that I’d like to share. As I have an afinity for worldbuilding, deep, rich, and original…
Son of a Wither! and Holy Notch!
Book: Connor Shepherd and the Golden Apple, A Minecraft Adventure Series: Connor Shepherd Chronicles by: R. Fergus Moir (aka Mine_ma) Review Rating: 5/5 YA, 4/5 Adult This book and genre is a departure from what I normally read. So if…
