Isaiah Roby's Blog: MI Book Reviews, page 8

Bond Strength

“Declan’s avoided Noah since high school. Noah’s pined for Declan just as long. However, one power outage will illuminate everything keeping them in the dark…
Declan

I can’t stand Noah Langston. Ever since my former best friend and I drifted in high school, I’ve kept my distance. I’m content sticking to my cycle—the day job, my inventions, and a string of failed dates. Well, maybe not content, but my routine is adequate. Yet recently, Noah’s appearing everywhere. At the same bars, parties, and...

Heat Transfer

“Cor’s crush on the straight boy in sword fighting class has been unrequited, but with one crossed sword, that’s all about to change…

Cor

From the second I showed up for sword fighting class, Felix grabbed my attention. Yet not only was he straight, but he also had a girlfriend. However, the more we hang, the more I can’t help but hang on his every word, every look. And when he ends up newly single, I can’t stop my hopes from running rampant.

Felix

I’ve been accused of talking about ...

Death of the Author

What a stunning book!

The future of storytelling is here.

Life has thrown Zelu some curveballs over the years, but when she’s suddenly dropped from her university job and her latest novel is rejected, all in the middle of her sister’s wedding, her life is upended. Disabled, unemployed and from a nosy, high-achieving, judgmental family, she’s not sure what comes next.
In her hotel room that night, she takes the risk that will define her life – she decides to write a book VERY unlike her others....

Bull Moon Rising – Isaiah’s Review

“In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an unlikely partner, in this steamy romantasy by USA Today bestselling author Ruby Dixon.

As a Holder’s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts . . . which is why it’s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in danger of losing their hold—and their heads—if anyone finds out the truth, Aspeth decides to do something ab...

Packing Pride: A Zine About Traveling While Queer and Trans; Issue 1

“Packing Pride is the debut zine from YEAUXLEAUX PRESS, celebrating the joys and challenges of traveling while queer and trans. A mix of art, comics, tips, and short stories, Packing Pride is a love letter to adventure, resilience, and community on the road. Whether it’s navigating airport security, finding affirming spaces, or just embracing the thrill of the unknown, this zine is packed with real stories from fellow travelers who’ve been there, done that, and got the sticker-covered suitcase t...

Cold Eternity

“Cold Eternity is the newest action-packed space horror from S.A. Barnes perfect for fans of Severance, where desperation for eternal life leads to a fate worse than death…

Halley is on the run from an interplanetary political scandal that has put a huge target on her back. She heads for what seems like the perfect place to lay low: a gigantic space barge storing the cryogenically frozen bodies of Earth’s most fortunate citizens from more than a century ago…

The cryo program, created by tr...

The Starving Saints

I was utterly captivated by The Starving Saints from the very first time I heard about it, and as soon as I read the first page I was entirely entranced.

From the nationally bestselling author of The Luminous Dead and The Death of Jane Lawrence, a transfixing, intensely atmospheric fever dream of medieval horror.

Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months. Food is running low and there has been no sign of rescue. But just as the survivors consider deliberately thinning their number, the...

Behooved

Lighthearted romantasy with a equine twist.
I saw “horse by day, man by night” and was instantly sold on this. That this also had an arranged marriage and hostility-to-love plotline, as well as a bi protagonist with celiac disease, I had no idea, but found it to be a pleasant surprise.

A charming slow-burn romantasy featuring a duty-bound noblewoman with a chronic illness, a prince who would rather be in a library than on a throne, and a magical ride through a world of cozy enchantment.

Bianca...

Bull Moon Rising

Super fun and highly entertaining romantasy with a Minotaur MMC and a fun cave-adventuring/training plotline!

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an unlikely partner, in this steamy romantasy by USA Today bestselling author Ruby Dixon.

As a Holder’s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts . . . which is why it’s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in...

The Knight and the Butcherbird

I absolutely loved The Six Deaths of the Saint, so I was very excited to read another short story by Alix E. Harrow – and The Knight and the Butcherbird did not disappoint.

New York Times bestselling author Alix E. Harrow weaves a dystopian fairy tale that follows the town storyteller as she struggles to protect a local demon from the knight hired to kill it.

In this gritty, haunting tale about doing whatever it takes for love, a small-town storyteller resolves to keep the local monster—and h...