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    Nicholas Binge: Ascension Review

    by Jefferz September 26, 2026
    September 26, 2026

    Ascension by Nicholas Binge Genres: Adult, British Literature, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Thriller Published by Harper Voyager on April 24, 2023 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 320 Source: The Broken Binding A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean leads a group of scientists to a series of jaw-dropping revelations that challenge the notion of what it means to be human. An enormous snow-covered mountain has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. No one knows when exactly it showed up, precisely how big it might be, or how to explain its existence. When Harold Tunmore, a scientist of mysterious phenomena, is contacted by a shadowy organization to help investigate, he has no idea what he is getting into as he and his team set out for the mountain.  The higher Harold’s team ascends, the less things make sense. Time moves differently, turning minutes into hours, and hours into days. Amid the whipping cold of higher elevation, the climbers’ limbs numb and memories of their lives before the mountain begin to fade. Paranoia quickly turns to violence among the crew, and slithering, ancient creatures pursue them …

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    Joe Abercrombie: Half A King Review

    by Jefferz September 3, 2026
    September 3, 2026

    Half A King Series: Shattered Sea #1 Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Fantasy, Young Adult Published by Harper Voyager on July 2, 2014 Format: eBook Pages: 385 Betrayed by his family and left for dead, prince Yarvi, reluctant heir to a divided kingdom, has vowed to reclaim a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains and the bitter waters of the shattered sea itself – all with only one good hand. Born a weakling in the eyes of a hard, cold world, he cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so has sharpened his mind to a deadly edge. Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast, he finds they can help him more than any noble could. Even so, Yarvi’s path may end as it began – in twists, traps and tragedy. A story of vengeance, resilience, and a quest to return home, Joe Abercrombie’s Half A King is an intense epic adventure that adapts his signature storytelling for younger readership. Set in wild and dangerous lands that surround the foreboding namesake Shattered Sea, this book contains a straightforward and tense adventure of a young man realizing the twisted figures around him as he …

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    Mark Lawrence: Daughter of Crows Review

    by Jefferz May 27, 2026
    May 27, 2026

    Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence Series: The Academy of Kindness #1 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Dark Academia, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Magic, Paranormal, Gothic Published by Harper Voyager on March 23, 2026 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 375 Source: The Broken Binding Set a thief to catch a thief. Set a monster to punish monsters.&nbsp The Academy of Kindness exists to create agents of retribution, cast in the image of the Furies—known as the kindly ones—against whom even the gods hesitate to stand. Each year a hundred girls are sold to the Academy. Ten years later only three will emerge.&nbsp The Academy’s halls run with blood. The few that survive its decade-long nightmare have been forged on the sands of the Wound Garden. They have learned ancient secrets amid the necrotic fumes of the Bone Garden. They leave its gates as avatars of vengeance, bound to uphold the oldest of laws.&nbsp Only the most desperate would sell their child to the Kindnesses. But Rue … she sold herself. And now, a lifetime later, a long and bloody lifetime later, just as she has discovered peace, war has been brought to an old woman’s doorstep.&nbsp That was a mistake. Paranormal dark …

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    Max Francis: Honor & Heresy Review

    by Jefferz February 3, 2026
    February 3, 2026

    Honor & Heresy by Max Francis Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Dark Academia, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Paranormal, Gothic, LGBTQ+, New Adult, Ghosts Published by Harper Voyager on April 21, 2026 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 432 Source: Netgalley Instagram sensation Max Francis makes his highly anticipated debut with this atmospheric, gothic, dark academic fantasy of two scholars racing each other to find answers to an invasion in a haunted library, perfect for fans of Katabasis and A Study in Drowning.  Roy Dawnseve, the prospective heir to Dawnseve Manor, cares more for philosophy than battle. However, in a society that shuns literature and promotes violence, his fate is compromised. But Roy is given a he can either brave the front lines and fight the Old Ones, the mysterious, black-armored soldiers invading Northgard—or he can investigate their identity in the Orphic Basilica, an ancient, abandoned library.  When Roy chooses to unravel the mystery, it soon becomes clear that the Orphic Basilica isn’t without its own horrors. Strange voices echo down the halls, ghosts with burning red eyes roam the bookshelves, and those who stepped foot in the library have either emerged insane or were driven to their own demise.  Roy’s only companion—and his partner …

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    Makana Yamamoto: Hammajang Luck Review

    by Jefferz March 12, 2025
    March 12, 2025

    Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto Genres: Adult, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Science Fiction Published by Harper Voyager on January 13, 2025 Format: eBook Pages: 356 HAMMAJANG | adjective. Definition: In a disorderly or chaotic state; messed up. Chiefly in predicative use, esp. in all hammajang. Etymology: A borrowing from Hawaiian Pidgin. Source: Oxford English Dictionary.  Edie is done with crime. Eight years behind bars changes a person – costs them too much time with too many of the people who need them most.  And it’s all Angel’s fault. She sold Edie out in what should have been the greatest moment of their lives. Instead, Edie was shipped off to the icy prison planet spinning far below the soaring skybridges and neon catacombs of Kepler space station – of home – to spend the best part of a decade alone.  But then a chance for early parole appears out of nowhere and Edie steps into the pallid sunlight to find none other than Angel waiting – and she has an offer.  One last job. One last deal. One last target. The trillionaire tech god they failed to bring down last time. There’s just one thing Edie needs to do – trust Angel again …

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