Literary Quest

This week we're discussing The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk, book 4 in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent. Asar will do anything to be reunited with his love Mische, even if it means allying with a goddess and embarking on a path that will lead him and his through many dangerous lands. While love drives them to obtain redemption and seek the power of a god, will it be enough to sa...

This week we discuss Phantasma by Kaylie Smith! Ophelia Grimm has been training to be a necromancer her entire life but when her mom dies suddenly and the magic transfers to her, secrets start to emerge. Her sister, Genevieve, runs off to compete in Phantasma. A dangerous competition filled with people's greatest fears. The winner gets any wish of their choice. Ophelia follows Genevieve to Pha...

For Odessa Cross, being a princess is not as glamorous as you'd think it might be. After being forced into an arranged marriage, and traveling to a new, dangerous land with frightening monsters, including the dashing Guardian, Odessa grapples with continuing to live according to her father's wishes, or making her own path in a new world. Her journey into the unknown is fraught with danger...

This week we discuss Bewitching Rhaego by Victoria Aveline! Rhaego is working with dissidents to rescue human women that have been illegally traded by the Queen of Clecania. When he takes a mission to go back to his come country of Tuva, he promises to find and rescue his friend's mate. However, plans change when Rhaego becomes bewitched by one of the other human women, Aurora. Her scent calls...

Join us this week for The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas. As a jade semidios, Teo planned to spend the Sunbearer trials with his best friend Niya, touring new towns and having fun. The last thing expected was to be selected by Sol as a competitor, but Sol deemed Teo and 9 other semidioses worthy of entering the trials that will keep away the Obsidian gods for another decade. For the first time i...

It's Pride Month! This week we're discussing The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon. After Wyatt accidently uses his witch powers to burn down part of the fae kingdom, he fled to the human world. However, when Emyr, the future king shows up, he demands that Wyatt return and fulfill their marriage contract. Wyatt wants no part of the fae world but he is bound by the blood contract. He is determined...

This week we're discussing The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. Rin, a war orphan from the southern region of Nikara, is determined to get out of Tikany and the marriage her aunt has arranged for her. She scores astonishingly high on a national test and is accepted at Sinegard, a highly respected military academy in the north. At school she excels, despite the doubts of many, and her path leads her to...

This week we discuss Apprentice to the Villain, the second in Hannah Nicole Maehrer's Villain series. The Villain has been captured by the Valiant Guard and King Benedict is determined to unmask him. However, Evie and The Villain's guards are plotting to save him. In this book Evie and The Villain must navigate their feelings while also trying to solve the mystery of her mother and try to...

This week, we're discussing Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. Evie Sage would never have guessed that literally falling into Rennedawn's notorious Villain would result in the most stable and fulfilling job she's ever had. It's not without it's risks though--a bombing, dead bodies on her desk, and a burgeoning crush on her boss. When a mole infiltrates the ranks...

This episode we discuss Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts! The first in an alien romance series with spider-type aliens. Ivy was part of a mission to start a new colony on a new planet. However, when the ship crashes onto an alien planet she, and several other humans, remain in their cryo-chambers. Until Ketahn, a male Vrix, stumbles upon the ship. When he accidently releases Ivy from her slumber, thing...

This week, we discuss Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. Emily Wilde, professor of dryadology, journeys to a quiet village in the north to complete the research for her book by studying the Hidden Ones, or the fae, of Ljosland. Things start rough between Emily and the townfolk, but the appearance of academic rival, Wendell Bambleby, serves to create chaos while also end...

Join us this week while we discuss What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez. When Inez's parents die on an expedition in Egypt, she is suspicious. Determined to find out the truth she travels to Egypt but encounters many obstacles. Her uncle and his attractive but questionable "assistant" Whit, try desperately to convince her to return to Argentina. Inez is persistent though and manages...

Join us for Onyx Storm, the third installment in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros. Violet Sorrengail is faced with the impossible seeming task of finding the seventh breed of dragons, who disappeared from the continent many years ago. Their hope rides on obtaining the dragons help to re-establish the wards around Aretia while also with saving the lives of thousands of civilians as the threat...

This week we discuss The Marriage Hex by Sarah Blue. When Violet turns 30 a hex she accidently cast on herself and her former friend Silas starts to push them together. Unfortunately, Violet is now a witch in the Celestial Coven and Silas is the Alpha of the Moon Walker Pack, which has a long and fraught history with her coven. Their quest to find a way to break the hex reminds them why they had f...

This week we're discussing Blood and Steel by Helen Scheurer. Althea Zoltair dreams of becoming a war sword, a famed protector of the Mid Realms. Though women are no longer permitted to wield weapons or fight in her country, a chance encounter results in her taking up shield bearer training with the men in Thezmarr. Thea must face the scorn of several of the men she trains with, as well as the...

In this episode we revisit Zoey Draven's Horde King world, only it is is 200 years in the future. This is the start of a new series set in the same universe. Despite being the daughter of the Dothikar, Klara has spent her life as an outcast, hiding her visions from everyone. When she's presented with the opportunity to travel to a new continent she barely hesitates. Being a queen to a fierce peopl...

This week, we're discussing the Songbird and the Heart of Stone, the newest addition to the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent. Mische desperately seeks redemption from her god Atroxus, who abandoned her when she was turned into a vampire. The opportunity to redeem herself arrives when she is saved from execution by Asar, prince of the Shadow born vampires, who needs her for his own miss...

This episode we discuss Bride by Ali Hazelwood. Misery is a vampire living among humans after leaving the vampire community at 18. Her best friend Serena goes missing and in order to find her, Misery agrees to marry the alpha of the werewolves - Lowe Moreland. Tension is high between the weres and vampires so this is very risky. Will Misery be able to find Serena? Will her new husband accept her a...

This week we're discussing Born of Blood and Ash, the final installment in the Flesh and Fire series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Sera and Ash are determined now more than ever to craft the life they want, free of Kolis' obsession. With fate and time working against them, they must call together friends and form new alliances to end Kolis' tyrannical reign. Will it be enough, though? **Trigger warni...

This week we dive into The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen, the gripping third book in the Bridge Kingdom Saga. Join us as we explore the intricate world of politics, magic, and forbidden love. Keris is the future king of Maridrina but he does not want to continue the Endless War with the Valcottans. When he has a chance encounter with Zarrah, the general and future Empress of Valcotta, he h...

We wrap up Monster Mash October with the Morning Wood Tree by Siggy Shade. Millie's dreams of a future filled with love come crashing down on her wedding day when she discovers her fiance in a compromising position with his mother. Discovering this family secret endangers Millie's life. She never would have guessed that her savior would be an ancient, man-eating tree with a taste for her sap. Join...

We're continuing Monster Mash with Shots and Barbs by Lily Mayne. This is the second installment of the Deep Earth Dating series. Nuni Var Rorik is having a celebration for his architecture firm and needs an event planner. Anita Chaudhary is a one of the best event planners and is assigned to work with Nuni to organize his event. Anita and Nuni are immediately attracted to each other but their per...

Happy Monster Mash October! We're kicking off our month of monster romances with Moth by Lily Mayne. Charlie had planned to return to the military, but a pit stop at the raider camp in Nebraska derails his plans. He ends up on a long journey with a prickly companion, Moth, who is half human/half monster, deadly with a sword, and lacking in conversation skills. Their path takes them in search of so...

In this episode we discuss Quicksilver by Callie Hart. Saeris has spent her life living in the third ward and fighting for survival. When a theft goes wrong and she gets caught she finds herself sucked into a new world, full of the fae and new types of danger. Especially, since she is the first alchemist who can manipulate quicksilver in a long time. She meets the mysterious and grumpy Kingfisher...

This week, we discuss two books from the Chronicles of Narnia series. In the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the Pevensie children go through a wardrobe and discover a magical world called Narnia that is coated in snow. They are tasked with rescuing a kind faun from the self-proclaimed queen of Narnia, Jadis, who has cursed Narnia to be always winter but never Christmas. The Pevensie children mu...