Book Reviews
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SPFBO 11 Third Semi-Finalist Review: SHADOWS DARK AND DEADLY by Andrea Marie Johnson
Here at the fantasy-hive we don’t like numbers, or stars, or quantifiable ratings – although we do admit we have to give out numerical scores for ... -
SPFBO 11 Second Semi-Finalist Review: THE SEA PRINCE by Elizabeth Schechter
Here at the fantasy-hive we don’t like numbers, or stars, or quantifiable ratings – although we do admit we have to give out numerical scores for ... -
PATRICIA WANTS TO CUDDLE by Samantha Allen (BOOK REVIEW)
I was on Instagram, and saw a review for Patricia Wants to Cuddle. I barely remember what the review said, something about a reality show on ... -
THE SWORD GARDEN by Peadar Ó Guilín (BOOK REVIEW)
Never trust the dead. The Empire’s richest city is about to revolt and only Jarrod’s dying father can save the day. The rebels have allied with ... -
SPFBO 11 First Semi-finalist Review: THE BODDICKER LETTERS by A C Cross
Here at The Fantasy Hive we don’t like numbers, or stars, or quantifiable ratings – although we do accept we will have to give out numerical ... -
CLARA AND THE DEVIL by Olivie Blake, illustrated by Little Chmura (BOOK REVIEW)
Clara has the rest of her life figured out. She’ll graduate college with the support of her best friend, Jonah; marry her adoring boyfriend; take a ... -
THE ELECTRIC LIFE OF LAVENDER LEWIS by Kara Storti (BOOK REVIEW)
I live in Boston, and am thus just an hour away from the hallowed Witch City. When you go to a place that heavily markets its ... -
THE RAINSHADOW ORPHANS by Naomi Ishiguro (BOOK REVIEW)
Life is hard for the inhabitants of Rainshadow City, a place where poverty and corruption are rife and where they are terrorised by an underground criminal ... -
OUR LADY OF BLADES by Sebastien de Castell (BOOK REVIEW)
The smoothest and most intoxicating vintage of revenge served with a twist. There are themes as old as time and revenge is genuinely among the ... -
GREEN CITY WARS by Adrian Tchaikovsky (BOOK REVIEW)
Philip Marlowe meets Redwall in this superior adult noir tale, where all the characters are animals, fighting for survival in the city underneath the humans. In the ...









