After getting back into the swing of reviewing I’ve started to receive ARCs and publisher mail again! I’m always very grateful to receive anything, be it physical or eARCs. Here are a few of the books I have been lucky enough to get recently.
We Turn Gruesome at Night (Burnt Sparrow, book 2) by Eric LaRocca
Thank you to Titan Books for the final copy of We Turn Gruesome at Night! This is book 2 in the Burnt Sparrow trilogy. Pub date 08 September 2026
Book Blurb:
“Ten years after the devastating massacre that occurred on Christmas morning in 2003 and the community of Burnt Sparrow, NH struggles to move forward. Meanwhile, Rupert Cromwell and Gladys Esherwood find themselves trapped in End House and suffering unbearable monotony day in and day out. When a town courier named Pierce arrives at End House and introduces Rupert to a secret organization known as The Perdido Society, Rupert discovers a deeply intricate and intensely sinister web of secrets spreading through the town. It isn’t long before more blood is spilled, shameful transgressions are revealed, and temptations are finally satisfied.”
A Volatile Woman by Samuel Yearly
I requested this book directly from the author and received an eARC. A Volatile Woman is a Welsh mythology-inspired indie fantasy. Pub date 02 October 2026
Book blurb:
“Learning sorcery from a grandfather who hates her is a small price to pay for Florna to avoid an arranged marriage with a foreign warlord. But when a back-alley mugging strips her of her ability to learn new magic, she has to start guarding an ever-growing number of secrets to protect her freedom.
The mysterious art of alchemy is Florna’s only hope at dealing with familial pressure, a cut-throat social scene, and a crime boss with a personal vendetta. Will alchemy give Florna the independence she needs, or will it be more than she can handle?”
Bad Loon Rising by Andy Clark (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)
Thank you to the Black Library for approving me for an ARC of Bad Loon Rising on NetGalley. I’ve recently gotten into Warhammer through Age of Sigmar and am currently building a Soulblight Gravelords army. The Black Library novels are a great way to get into vast lore surrounding the game. Pub date 25 February 2023
Book Blurb:
“Born the weakest runt of his Moonclan tribe, Zograt was only ever one beating away from a nasty end… until the Bad Moon bestowed upon him its blessing. Now the Clammy Hand of destiny is upon him and back-stabbing grots scurry to his cause, afraid of the vengeances their new boss will inflict with his powerful spells.
For every underling he suffocates with noxious fungi, Zograt stages a magnanimous gesture, for he is all too aware of his fragile grip on power. Yet in his heart boils an obsession – to become the most formidable, most respected, most fearsome Loonboss there ever was.
Where better to proclaim his new-found majesty than the gloom-shrouded mountain of Muttering Peak? To lay claim to his throne, Zograt must first evade a sinister coven of wizards that wishes to harness the mountain’s power for their own dark designs – but with his razor-sharp mind, unpredictable magic, and the loyal troggoth Skrog at his side, Zograt’s ambitions may not be so daft, after all…”
Ramblings of an over-caffeinated nerd 
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