Literary Quest

This week we're discussing Anathema by Keri Lake. Maevyth has always been treated as an outcast by the people of Foxglove Parish. Strange encounters with ghosts and a journey into the Eating Woods leads her to a new realm, one that belonged to her ancestors, and the discovery of her own magic. However, her presence as a mortal puts a target on her back, and into the keep of Zevander Rydainn, who has his own deadly curse to cope...

This week we discuss The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and other war crimes) by Tiffany Hunt! When Arabella Evenfall is captured by Kazimir Blackrose, the Dark Lord, to be his bride, she decides to make the most of her situation. Determined to master her magic and be free of her father, Arabella and Kazimir quickly grow closer. Kazimir is determined to use an Heirloom to tap into the ley-lines and control the kingdom and he need...

Happy Halloween! To celebrate, we're discussing Jack's Head by Siggy Shade. Bess had the life of her dreams: great career, great fiance, bright future. However, it all comes crashing down when her fiance William makes an indecent proposal at a Halloween party at his estate. Rather than debase herself with William's awful uncles, Bess flees William's home and drives straight into danger. Sixteen string Jack, the head...

This episode we continue Monster Smash October with Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark! Grace is ready to settle down but has had difficulty finding the right person for her. She decides to go to a matchmaker to help her find a match. She gets more than expected when she's matched with Elliot, a gargoyle who already has two mates. Luckily, these mates are also sexy gargoyles and the three are determined to court Grace an...

It's Monster Smash October! This week, we're discussing A Soul to Touch by Opal Reyne. Once a skilled Demonslayer, Mayumi has exiled herself to her family's cabin in the woods, where she continues to bait and hunt demons. One of her hunting ventures brings her face to face with the duskwalker, Faunus, a cat-skulled demon that saved her life as a child. After being wounded by the Demon King, Faunus has returned to Mayumi...

Join us this episode where we discuss Matt Dinniman's lit RPG book - Dungeon Crawler Carl! Carl's act of kindness in rescuing his ex-girlfriend's cat, Donut, saves him from being killed in the apocalypse. Now he must compete in a dungeon crawler event, hosted by the very same aliens who are harvesting Earth. Carl and Donut must navigate their way through the dungeon and find the stairs to the next level in order to surv...

This week we're discussing The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk, book 4 in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent. Asar will do anything to be reunited with his love Mische, even if it means allying with a goddess and embarking on a path that will lead him and his through many dangerous lands. While love drives them to obtain redemption and seek the power of a god, will it be enough to save their world and the underworld f...

This week we discuss Phantasma by Kaylie Smith! Ophelia Grimm has been training to be a necromancer her entire life but when her mom dies suddenly and the magic transfers to her, secrets start to emerge. Her sister, Genevieve, runs off to compete in Phantasma. A dangerous competition filled with people's greatest fears. The winner gets any wish of their choice. Ophelia follows Genevieve to Phantasma and quickly meets a charming...

For Odessa Cross, being a princess is not as glamorous as you'd think it might be. After being forced into an arranged marriage, and traveling to a new, dangerous land with frightening monsters, including the dashing Guardian, Odessa grapples with continuing to live according to her father's wishes, or making her own path in a new world. Her journey into the unknown is fraught with danger and unexpected twists. Join us this...

This week we discuss Bewitching Rhaego by Victoria Aveline! Rhaego is working with dissidents to rescue human women that have been illegally traded by the Queen of Clecania. When he takes a mission to go back to his come country of Tuva, he promises to find and rescue his friend's mate. However, plans change when Rhaego becomes bewitched by one of the other human women, Aurora. Her scent calls to him and he claims her during th...

Join us this week for The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas. As a jade semidios, Teo planned to spend the Sunbearer trials with his best friend Niya, touring new towns and having fun. The last thing expected was to be selected by Sol as a competitor, but Sol deemed Teo and 9 other semidioses worthy of entering the trials that will keep away the Obsidian gods for another decade. For the first time in many years two Jade demigods will...

It's Pride Month! This week we're discussing The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon. After Wyatt accidently uses his witch powers to burn down part of the fae kingdom, he fled to the human world. However, when Emyr, the future king shows up, he demands that Wyatt return and fulfill their marriage contract. Wyatt wants no part of the fae world but he is bound by the blood contract. He is determined to find his way out of this situati...

This week we're discussing The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. Rin, a war orphan from the southern region of Nikara, is determined to get out of Tikany and the marriage her aunt has arranged for her. She scores astonishingly high on a national test and is accepted at Sinegard, a highly respected military academy in the north. At school she excels, despite the doubts of many, and her path leads her to study shamanism. Nikara's tent...

This week we discuss Apprentice to the Villain, the second in Hannah Nicole Maehrer's Villain series. The Villain has been captured by the Valiant Guard and King Benedict is determined to unmask him. However, Evie and The Villain's guards are plotting to save him. In this book Evie and The Villain must navigate their feelings while also trying to solve the mystery of her mother and try to stop the King from fulfilling a pro...

This week, we're discussing Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. Evie Sage would never have guessed that literally falling into Rennedawn's notorious Villain would result in the most stable and fulfilling job she's ever had. It's not without it's risks though--a bombing, dead bodies on her desk, and a burgeoning crush on her boss. When a mole infiltrates the ranks of Massacre Manor and thwarts the ...

This episode we discuss Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts! The first in an alien romance series with spider-type aliens. Ivy was part of a mission to start a new colony on a new planet. However, when the ship crashes onto an alien planet she, and several other humans, remain in their cryo-chambers. Until Ketahn, a male Vrix, stumbles upon the ship. When he accidently releases Ivy from her slumber, things get interesting. Ivy has quite a ...

This week, we discuss Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. Emily Wilde, professor of dryadology, journeys to a quiet village in the north to complete the research for her book by studying the Hidden Ones, or the fae, of Ljosland. Things start rough between Emily and the townfolk, but the appearance of academic rival, Wendell Bambleby, serves to create chaos while also endearing her to the people of Hrafnsv...

Join us this week while we discuss What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez. When Inez's parents die on an expedition in Egypt, she is suspicious. Determined to find out the truth she travels to Egypt but encounters many obstacles. Her uncle and his attractive but questionable "assistant" Whit, try desperately to convince her to return to Argentina. Inez is persistent though and manages to join them in their search for C...

Join us for Onyx Storm, the third installment in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros. Violet Sorrengail is faced with the impossible seeming task of finding the seventh breed of dragons, who disappeared from the continent many years ago. Their hope rides on obtaining the dragons help to re-establish the wards around Aretia while also with saving the lives of thousands of civilians as the threat of the venin to the rest of the con...