Posted in All Things Authors, Author Interviews

Explore the World of Fantasy with Mariah Montoya in this exclusive Interview

I’m not sure if you’re all aware, but this year I discovered one of my all-time favourite fantasy series, thanks to my wonderful friend Roni, who recommended it to me. This was not only a new series but a new author to me. One who has now become an auto-buy author! So I decided to pull up my big girl pants and slide my behind into her DMs to ask if she would be down for an interview. I was so nervous, but when she replied saying yes…guys, I felt so giddy!! I mean, the title has given away who it is already, but I’m so super happy to have the wonderful Mariah Montoya on my blog 🙂 By the Orchid and the Owl may be one of my all-time favourite fantasy worlds!

So let’s get to it!

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Posted in Book Review, Liv Macy

Cassie’s Quest for Truth in ‘Becoming Justice’ by Liv Macy

Becoming Justice by Liv Macy

18+ Contains Adult Content

Becoming Justice is book one in the Infinites Universe by Liv Macy. This book follows Cassie, who is living on her own, surrounded by grief after the loss of her brother and her mother, her only family. The police say her brother Brian died of an overdose, but Cassie knows that isn’t Brian; he wouldn’t do that, and she is hell bent on finding out who killed her brother. Armed with a new hair colour and a lot of contour to change her appearance, the best she can, Cassie gets a job as a bartender at the club where Brian died. She wants answers, but what she didn’t expect was to find a secret society of magic and darkness. Cassie also did not expect to be so drawn to her boss, Dex. She is bound to him by a contract to protect her, but did he bother to protect her brother? Cassie has to decide if vengeance is worth outing Dex’s abilities in which she is also handing Dex a death sentence.

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Posted in Book Review, selena collins

Navigating Love and Control in a Dystopian World in Queens of Ruin by Selena Collins

Queens of Ruin by Selena Collins

18+ Contains Adult Content

Queens of Ruin is a 114-page novella which follows Elaura, who is mixed race; she is half human, half alien. Her mother is one of the Queens ruling the earth, who came here after the Earth suffered from a plague that killed over half of the humans. The alien queens brought with them salvation, medicine and technology for the humans’ survival, so long as they could rule. Once a woman turns 25, she is to go to a marriage ceremony where they are looked at to see if she is fertile. If she is, she is put into an arranged marriage with 3 males; the goal is for her to produce as many offspring as possible to repopulate the Earth. They do not get a say in the marriage, and must do as they are told or be kept prisoner for treason. Elaura, although the daughter of a Queen, hates the way things are done; little did she know her husbands also share the same hate for the Queens. They, along with the rest of the rebellion, fight for their freedom.

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