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Category Archives: Book Reviews

Fantasy Friday: Coming Soon! Beyond the Shining Portals by Charles N. Palmer

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on September 15, 2023 by Anne Marie GazzoloSeptember 14, 2023

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday book recommendations! Coming soon…   ‘Beyond The Shining Portals’ is an Alternate History/SFF novel. The opening half of the story takes place in an alternate but familiar world. First, in a water-filled London either side … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Fantasy

Fantasy Friday: Estuary by Lisa T. Bergren

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on September 1, 2023 by Anne Marie GazzoloSeptember 1, 2023

Welcome back at last to another Fantasy Friday book rec! This one is sure to please for anyone who loves time-travel, medieval Italy, and/or a bit of clean romance. Can a family bond stand the test of time? Lady Tiliani … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Christian, Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Must-Read, YA

Fantasy Friday: Healer’s Blade by Kyrie Wang

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on June 30, 2023 by Anne Marie GazzoloJune 28, 2023

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! I sneak previewed this in my last post and now it’s available for your edification and enjoyment! In a country torn by war, can a young peasant woman change the fate of England? 1075 A.D., … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Historical Fantasy, YA

Fantasy Friday: Shadow’s End by Moira Katson

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on March 3, 2023 by Anne Marie GazzoloMarch 3, 2023

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! (If you haven’t read book I (Shadowborn) and II (Shadowforged) and hate spoilers for the second one, please do not read the summary below). At last, Catwin and Miriel have chosen their own path, escaping … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections

Fantasy Friday: Spellbound – Tales of Enchantment from Ancient Ireland

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on October 21, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 16, 2022

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! Today I am recommending a delightfully written and illustrated children’s book from Celtic mythology by Siobhán Parkinson and Olwyn Whelan respectively. Why I love this book: These eight short stories are sure to enliven the … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Celtic, Fantasy

Fantasy Friday: J. D. L. Rosell Part 2

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on October 7, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloSeptember 30, 2022

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! And welcome back to the worlds of J. D. L. Rosell. Last time I reviewed A Fable of Blood and Omen in the Snow. I have finished the other short excerpts and am glad to … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Fantasy, Must-Read

Fantasy Friday: J. D. L. Rosell

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on September 23, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloSeptember 23, 2022

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! J. D. L. Rosell is a prolific fantasy writer who I am just beginning to get into. I read A Fable of Blood and An Omen in the Snow, but not yet the other two, all of which you … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Inspiration, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Fantasy, Must-Read

Fantasy Friday: Seeking the Lord of Middle Earth by Jeffrey L. Morrow

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on September 2, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloSeptember 2, 2022

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! Today we swerve a bit into a non-fiction book about one of the grandmasters of fantasy. J. R. R. Tolkien, the beloved author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, brings to his … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Fantasy, Middle-earth, Sub-creation, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Wisdom from Middle-earth

Fantasy Friday Book Recommendation: Call of the Storm Sorcerer by Susan Stradiotto

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on August 26, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloAugust 22, 2022

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday!   A murdered empress. A missing emperor. Mairynne Evangale called them Mother, Father. The country mourns while rumors of unrest stir. The sorcery castes struggle for power and the casteless riot in the streets. Conflict … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Fantasy, Must-Read, Sub-creation, YA

Fantasy Friday Book Recommendation: The Blades of Karik by Evan Oliver

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on August 19, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloAugust 13, 2022

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! In a time of dragons, jarls and kings, immortal tales are told of bravery and valour… And on the Isle of Vrania, where seafaring and raiding are a way of life, no songs are sung … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Fantasy, Must-Read, Tolkienesque

Fantasy Friday Book Recommendation: Shadowborn by Moira Katson

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on August 12, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloAugust 10, 2022

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! “You, Catwin, no longer exist. You no longer have a fate of your own, a will of your own, or indeed a soul of your own. You will go where Miriel goes, you will watch … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Fantasy, Must-Read, Reading, YA

Fantasy Friday Book Recommendation: The Actkus Trials by D. T. Kane

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on August 5, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloAugust 8, 2022

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! “Reading Books can get you killed.” In the land of Oration, magic is cast by reading aloud words of power from Spoken Books. Only a select few, the Speakers, are born with the ability to … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Fantasy, Must-Read, Sub-creation, YA

Fantasy Friday: Wilding and Bound by L. A. Smith

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on July 29, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloDecember 22, 2022

Welcome back to Fantasy Friday with a treat – a double review! A young man’s shadowed destiny leads him to the past…and could change our world forever. On Halloween eve, a frightening encounter with mysterious creatures transports twenty-year old Thomas … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Celtic, Fantasy, Must-Read, Myths

Fantasy Friday Book Recommendation: War’s Ending by A. J. Park

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on July 22, 2022 by Anne Marie GazzoloAugust 8, 2022

Welcome to Fantasy Friday, a weekly review of books I absolutely loved and hope you will too! A courageous noblewoman. A mysterious horseman. A war that may destroy them both… As the king’s niece, Shalyrie can’t wait to explore her … { Read More }

Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy Friday, Reflections | Tagged Adventure, Fantasy, Must-Read, YA

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