Review: Drumindor by Michael J. Sullivan

Title: Drumindor
Author: Michael J. Sullivan 
Series: The Riyria Chronicles #5
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Riyria Enterprises LLC
Publication Date: August 5, 2025
Edition: eBook
Source: Library
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Synopsis:

HE PLANNED TO OBLITERATE AN ENTIRE CITY. HE THOUGHT NO ONE COULD STAND IN HIS WAY. BUT HE HADN'T HEARD OF RIYRIA.
   When a master-craftsmen dwarf is fired, he threatens retaliation. The rogues-for-hire known as Riyria are commissioned to find and stop him. Traveling to the paradise resort of Tur Del Fur, the two are granted a lavish allowance that, along with the easy job, promises to turn the trip into a vacation. Everything would have been perfect except that the disgruntled employee’s last name is Berling and the target of his wrath is the legendary towers of Drumindor. 

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Review: Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon

Title: Tusk Love
Author: Thea Guanzon 
Series: Standalone
Genre: Adult Fantasy Romance
Publisher: DelRey
Publication Date: July 1, 2025
Edition: Digital
Source: Library
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Synopsis:

  As the daughter of an ambitious merchant, Guinevere’s path has been predetermined: marry into a noble house of the Dwendalian Empire, raise her family’s station, and live quietly as a lordling’s obedient wife. But Guinevere longs for a life unbounded by expectations, for freedom and passion and adventure.
  Those distant dreams become a sudden reality when her caravan is beset by bandits, leaving her guards slain and Guinevere stranded alone on the dangerous Amber Road. Her only chance of survival is to travel alongside Oskar, the aloof half-orc who saved her during the attack.
  Unlike Guinevere, Oskar’s path is not so set in stone. With his mother dead and his apprenticeship abandoned, all that’s left is a long, lonely walk to a land he’s never seen to find family he’s never met. The last thing he needs is a spoiled waif like Guinevere slowing him down – even if the spark between them sizzles with promise.
  Despite his cold exterior, Oskar is brave and thoughtful and unlike anyone Guinevere has ever met. And while Guinevere may be sheltered, she brings out a softness in him that he has never dared to feel before. As the flames of their passion grow, they realize that soon they’ll need to choose between their expected destinations or their blossoming romance.

 

 

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ARC Review: The Mist Thief by L.J. Andrews

Title: The Mist Thief
Author: L.J. Andrews
Series: The Ever Seas, #3
Genre: Adult Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Ace
Publication Date: June 30, 2024
Edition: e-Book
Source: NetGalley
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Synopsis:

She tried to kill him, so he made her his wife.
  Skadi first met her husband-to-be with blades in hand on the opposite side of a battle. She lost, and he claimed his prize.
  To her horror, the king of the shadow elven agrees to marry her off to Jonas, a prince in the fae realms, as a way to unite their kingdoms against a shared enemy—the light elves. Skadi knows the marriage is nothing but a political game. Feelings won’t come into play.
Except her new husband makes not falling in love . . . challenging.
  When new threats arise, Skadi must decide to either love her enemy, or keep him alive by betraying him to another.

Welcome to another installment in the Ever Seas world where pirates, fae, and elves collide with Vikings in a dark fantasy romance between a morally gray cinnamon roll and the broken princess who steals his heart. 

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ARC Review: The Ever Queen by L.J. Andrews

Title: The Ever Queen
Author: L.J. Andrews
Series: The Ever Seas #2
Genre: New Adult/ Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Ace
Publication Date: January 26, 2024
Edition: Digital
Source: NetGalley
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Synopsis:

   The Songbird
Captive. Challenger. Queen.
   Enemies took her from the man who holds her heart. They might see her as weak, as a pawn in wicked games, but they’re no match for the first Ever Queen.
Let them think they’ve won.
Her heart belongs to a beautiful monster, and she will never stop fighting until she’s back in his arms. When she is, she'll gladly listen to their enemies screams as her serpent devours them whole.
   The Serpent
Captor. Villain. King.
   His enemies stole the woman who claimed his soul. They betrayed him out of greed and desire for the crown, but they won't die for that betrayal. No.
They’ll die for touching her.
His heart belongs to a stunning little bird. He will never stop searching for her light across the skies.
Not until the blood of his enemies spills at her feet, and his queen wears their bones around her neck.

 

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ARC Review: The Ever King by L.J. Andrews

Title: The Ever King
Author: L.J. Andrews 
Series: The Ever Seas #1
Genre: Fantasy Romance/Adult
Publisher: Ace
Publication Date: September 16, 2023
Edition: eBook
Source: NetGalley
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Synopsis:

   They stole his crown. So, he stole their daughter…
For years Erik, the scarred king of the Ever Kingdom, has thought of nothing but vengeance against the man who killed his father and trapped him beneath the waves, making him a prisoner in his own realm.
   Until his enemy’s daughter unintentionally breaks the chains on the Ever, and Erik makes her the unwitting pawn in his vicious game of revenge.
   She’s innocent. He’s vicious. But he will take back what he lost, no matter the price.
Unless she steals his heart first. 

 

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