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Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1, The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin – REVIEW
The Case of the Missing Men is volume one in the graphic novel Hobtown Mystery Stories and follows a high school Detective Club that solves crimes around Hobtown (population: 2,006). When the Club gets their first real case to solve, they start to uncover weird things happening under the surface of their town. The Case of the Missing Men is… Continue reading
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To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose – REVIEW
Somehow I completely missed To Shape a Dragon’s Breath when it was published last year. Since it’s been nominated for the Lodestar Award for Best YA Book and Moniquill Blackgoose has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Astounding Award for Best New Writer, I had the perfect excuse to read it! Continue reading
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Sunday Post: Eclipse Trip of a Lifetime
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! Did everyone have a good eclipse week? I actually traveled out of town for the eclipse. We decided on the trip about two weeks ahead of time and were lucky enough to be able to drive four hours to a location with 100% totality. My… Continue reading
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The Cull, Volume 1 by Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis – REVIEW
The Cull bills itself as Something is Killing the Children meets “The Goonies,” which sounds right up my alley. Its summary reads like a Karen McManus young adult mystery-horror, which hooked me. Five teen friends leave their homes in the middle of the night to shoot a film at the beach, but one of them is lying to the… Continue reading
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The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis – REVIEW
I devoured Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express as a teenager, and I’ve been obsessed with European train rides ever since. Jaclyn Goldis sets her newest mystery, The Main Character, on an elegant European train ride through the magical Italian landscape. It’s also a book about books, which makes it a ton of fun.… Continue reading
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Scales & Tales by Kevin Sherry – REVIEW
I have a bit of a confession – I have never actually played Dungeons and Dragons (or any other RPG tabletop game for that matter). I’ve always wanted to, but I never knew exactly where to start. We have a local game store that hosts D&D games, but joining a game is a little daunting… Continue reading
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Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo – REVIEW
I am endlessly fascinated by Nghi Vo’s storytelling and firmly believe her Singing Hills Cycle series is one of the best fantasy series out there. I’ve been a bit behind on this series and have needed to read Mammoths at the Gates (#4 in The Singing Hills Cycle) for months now. Since Mammoths was recently… Continue reading
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Ten Hugo Finalists I Picked Up This Week – ROAD TO THE HUGOS
In case you missed my Sunday Post, the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists were recently announced. One thing I realized very quickly after the announcement is that I am very behind this year. While we wait for the Voter Packet to be prepared for the voters, I desperately needed to start reading some of the finalists… Continue reading
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Sunday Post – Hugo Nominees and Thoughts
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! How is it already April?? It feels like it was just January! I can’t believe we’re a quarter of the way through the year already. The 2024 Hugo Award nominees were announced this past week. While I’m extremely disappointed in what happened with the 2023… Continue reading
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Sanctuary of the Shadow by Aurora Ascher – BLOG TOUR + REVIEW
A dark romantasy book set around a mysterious magical circus? Of course, I’m going to be interested! Sanctuary of the Shadow is romantic, magical, and full of dangers. Not everything is as it seems, and the characters quickly learn they can’t trust everyone and everything they’ve been told. Continue reading
