She’s a fucking bad ass who dispenses with hard earned wisdom when it’s needed most. I’m finding myself drawn more to the speculative fiction side of the sci-fi/fantasy spectrum, and it takes great authors to make someone want to stay. His mid-grade/YA Quantum Worldsseries is amazing and Stone & Iris, which he was kind enough to send me, required two full reads to understand the depth and magnitude (it’s short so this didn’t take too much time). Jonathan Ballagh is an author I’m lucky enough to have personally corresponded with. I just added The Sudden Appearance of Hope to my TBR list, so I’ll see if it’s as brilliant as Harry August. She presents so many amazing theoretical puzzles, and you’ll find yourself just sitting there thinking about time, space, and quantum physics. My notes on the novel are comparable to what I’d take in an astrophysics class.

I’m thinking I found my Favorite Book of the Year. As my newest favorite author, I can’t wait to see what else she puts out.Ĭlaire North is the author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, and holy shit is that book amazing. I actually just got an email from Goodreads and Amazon about her newest release Phoenix Unbound that I downloaded a sample of. It was my top series last year, and I can’t wait for the third book to come out. Grace Draven is the author of the Wraith Kingsseries, which is this fantastic paranormal romance. So let’s get into it without any further distractions. It’s about listing things in threes and I yoinked it from Cupcakes and Machetes. The sad part is this post isn’t even about Halloween. They’re selling candy corn and mellowcreme pumpkins.

A Shard of Ice by Alivia Anders