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Book Review: Shadowkeeper by Hope Ann

Book Review: Shadowkeeper by Hope Ann

Posted on by R.M. Archer

Rating: 4 stars

Hope Ann’s latest novella is arriving today, and I was privileged to get to read it ahead of time. Shadowkeeper is inspired by the myth of Castor and Pollux and the story of Hades and Persephone, which is awesome in and of itself, but then you add in snarky, stubborn characters whose family means more to them than anything and it becomes even better.

The worldbuilding in this book is wonderful. It’s been good in the other two Hope Ann books I’ve read, too, but I think it most comes through and Continue reading “Book Review: Shadowkeeper by Hope Ann” →

Cover Reveal: Shadowkeeper by Hope Ann

Cover Reveal: Shadowkeeper by Hope Ann

Posted on by R.M. Archer

It’s time for another cover reveal! Hope Ann is releasing another fantasy novella, this one a retelling of Hades and Persephone mixed with the story of Castor and Pollux. (GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Y’ALL. *fangirls*)

Here, have a blurb:

 

Death can die as easily as any other man. Continue reading “Cover Reveal: Shadowkeeper by Hope Ann” →

Book Review: King’s Warrior by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

Book Review: King’s Warrior by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

Posted on by R.M. Archer

I love indie-publishing and indie-published authors. I love the support of the community, and I love supporting and helping fellow indie-authors. Unfortunately, when I read poorly edited indie novels I really want to go to the author and say “This was good, but it could be better” and help them polish it, and I usually can’t. This is one of those poorly edited novels.

The potential is all there. The characters are good, the plot is interesting, there are a lot of connections between things. Unfortunately, I wasn’t emotionally invested, and there are a few reasons for this. First of all, we’re never in one character’s POV Continue reading “Book Review: King’s Warrior by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt” →

Book Review: Women of Kern by Maris McKay

Book Review: Women of Kern by Maris McKay

Posted on by R.M. Archer

Ever since starting to develop Kersir (a desert-based fantasy world that my Dark War Trilogy characters kept referencing in character interviews) I’ve kept an eye out for other desert-based fantasy. The first I was able to get my hands on was Rebel of the Sands (review link), which was rather underwhelming, but I recently won Maris McKay’s Women of Kern in a giveaway and it was fabulous.

Women of Kern is a collection of novellas and short stories set in the deeply thought-out world of Kern. Each story Continue reading “Book Review: Women of Kern by Maris McKay” →