Please keep in mind these are personal thoughts only. This book has already been eliminated from the competition, but at least one of us liked it enough to write a full review.
The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards
While everything important to this book is tied up, there are lots of hints to draw a person back to the next book to see how the mysteries surrounding Rune and company play out. But honestly, I’m not needing much in the way of enticements to come back, consider me firmly on the bandwagon.
SPFBO: Taika Town by Drew Montgomery
Please keep in mind these are personal thoughts only. This book has already been eliminated from the competition, but at least one of us liked it enough to write a full review.
SPFBO: Final Round of DNFs by Jen
Well, obviously this is a little after the fact (I was just a little bit late getting these done in time to fit into the schedule) but here are my final DNFs!
Thank you to all the participants! It’s been a blast!
SPFBO: Our Bloody Pearl by D. N. Bryn
Congrats to D. N. Bryn for being an SPFBO5 semi-finalist!
We Are The Dead by Mike Shackle
Jen and I both reviewed this exquisite debut from Mike Shackle and loved it.
Jen: We Are the Dead is worthy of your attention. From start to finish this will keep you on the edge of your seat. This is an outstanding debut, you don’t want to miss it.
Timy: Mike Shackle is a fresh voice in fantasy, one we probably needed like a breeze on a hot summer day.
SPFBO: King of Ash and Bone by Melissa Wright
We’ve read and reviewed this book for SPFBO5. Please keep in mind these are personal thoughts only. We will update this post as the judges read along and add their opinions. This book has already been eliminated from the competition, but one of us liked it enough to write a full review.
SPFBO: Third Round of DNFs by Jen!
Here we are again, back for my third round of DNFs! I fell behind a bit last month and am now playing catch-up but this puts me around 3/4 of the way through my 30, not counting a couple that I have been on the fence about continuing.
Some of these cuts made for hard choices because they were solid books but just were missing that little something to keep me going. Again, thank you to the authors for participating, this can’t have been easy.
SPFBO: The Second Round of DNFs by Jen and Timy
For a change, Jen and me doing a post together, as some of the books below are already cut, and as I’m being slow with reading and don’t have enough material for a post on my own, I decided to chime in.
A Hero Born by Jin Yong, translated by Anna Holmwood
There is a lot to love in A Hero Born though, and I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to read this Chinese classic.