Category Archives: Features

5 years of Spells & Spaceships: the journey so far and my 10 favourite books.

I started reviewing books in November 2019 and somehow, in what feels like a blink of an eye, I’ve now been doing it for FIVE years. What has the journey been like so far and what are my favourite books I’ve reviewed in that time? If you don’t want to read about my blog, scrollContinue reading “5 years of Spells & Spaceships: the journey so far and my 10 favourite books.”

The Damned King – Cover Reveal

Greetings readers, book collectors and cover admirers. A much anticipated cover is hereby revealed! The cover is book 3 in Justin Lee Anderson’s Eidyn series, which started with SPFBO6 winner The Lost War, later picked up by Orbit Books! I really like how the art style is unmistakable and how prominently the covers pop wheneverContinue reading “The Damned King – Cover Reveal”

So Sing the Barrows Cover Reveal!

Hi everyone! I’m hosting a great cover reveal today, just in time for Norsevember. The book is So Sing the Barrows by Steve Hugh Westenra and I have to say, it sounds absolutely brilliant! The cover does a fantastic job at evoking the dark and mysterious Norse themes at the centre of the book andContinue reading “So Sing the Barrows Cover Reveal!”

How NOT to market your self published book… from a book reviewer.

I wanted to write a blog post on this because a tweet wasn’t enough and I’ve had a few thoughts about this for a while. I’ve also wanted to offer unsolicited advice to some self published authors along my book reviewing journey and there’s rarely the opportunity that wouldn’t come across as rude or arrogant.Continue reading “How NOT to market your self published book… from a book reviewer.”

Servant to the Queen – A Short Story

I’d like to share a short story I wrote for a fiction competition on discord that I was lucky enough to win! I hope you enjoy it. The rumble of thunder and the constant white noise of incessant rainfall continued outside, unrelenting. The roof above was taking a hammering. The window panes appeared as fragileContinue reading “Servant to the Queen – A Short Story”

Trollgrave – Cover Reveal

Today it is my pleasure to bring you a new cover reveal from author Alex Bradshaw… which of course means a new book from Mr. Bradshaw. Fans of Norse fantasy and Alex’s earlier work Windborn will be particularly happy and I can assure you the cover is another cracker. This is a standalone story soContinue reading “Trollgrave – Cover Reveal”

Parsec Magazine Issue #3 – Review

Check further down the post for a brilliant 25% off code for 9 issues of this magazine! You can also check out the other stops on the blog tour here: Issue #1 at Fantasy Book Nerd, Issue #2 at Fantasy Hive Issue #4 at Happy Goat Horror Issue #5 at The Shaggy Shepherd Issue #6Continue reading “Parsec Magazine Issue #3 – Review”

Cosmic Widow – Cover Reveal!

Hi all! It is my pleasure to be able to reveal the cover for Cosmic Widow, Jonathan Nevair’s third book in his spy-fi standalone Agent Renault series. For today only (April 2nd 2024) the first two books are available for just .99 each! Amazon US link (you can read my review of Stellar Instinct hereContinue reading “Cosmic Widow – Cover Reveal!”