{"id":611,"date":"2016-10-30T08:27:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T12:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=611"},"modified":"2016-10-27T20:28:51","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T00:28:51","slug":"a-summer-of-stellar-indie-fantasy-book-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=611","title":{"rendered":"A summer of stellar indie fantasy (book reviews)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dragon<\/a>In my previous post,<\/a> I regaled you with the best traditionally published fantasy I’ve read over the last few months. But I hope that doesn’t make you think I turn my nose at indie fare! In fact, the books in this post are every bit as good (and considerably cheaper) than the ones previously reviewed.<\/p>\n

My favorite of the season was Dragon Bond<\/a> by Ruby Lionsdrake. Whether writing under this pen name or as Lindsay Buroker, this author always delivers action-packed adventures with just the right amount of romance. This new series starter (or possibly standalone?) adds in dragon shifters — what more could you possibly want?<\/p>\n

A very close runnerup is Marina Finlayson’s new series starter Stolen Magic<\/a>. Thieves, shifters, an underdog heroine, the hint of an intriguing romance, and plenty of adventure kept me flipping pages faster and faster. I can hardly wait for book two!<\/p>\n

Magic of the Gargoyles<\/a> by Rebecca Chastain is\u00a0fast and perfect and a great introduction to the protagonist’s world. A unique magic system, a quest to save the innocent, and some very adorable baby gargoyles — what more could you want?<\/p>\n

On the young adult front, Cady Vance’s Bone Dry<\/a>\u00a0sucked me in with shades of Veronica Mars mixed with an intriguing and unique magic system. How could I not want to read about a heroine trying to save her mother…while conning high school friends to
\n\"cover250\"pay the bills?<\/p>\n

Pippa DaCosta’s Beyond the Veil<\/a> (FREE on all retailers) contains a really great heroine who’s capable but also flawed, plus fascinating world-building interspersed with lots of action. It’s a little bit on the dark side, but if that doesn’t bother you I suspect you’ll find this urban-fantasy series a perfect one to sink your teeth into.<\/p>\n

Finally, speaking of FREE indie reads, don’t forget that I pulled together several of my favorite urban-fantasy novels into a box set that’s free on all retailers. Why not check out Moon Magic and dive into half a dozen unique and intriguing new worlds?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my previous post, I regaled you with the best traditionally published fantasy I’ve read over the last few months. But I hope that doesn’t make you think I turn my nose at indie fare! In fact, the books in this post are every bit as good (and considerably cheaper) than the ones previously reviewed. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,21],"tags":[59,23],"class_list":["post-611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-free-fantasy-and-romance-books","category-urban-fantasy-paranormal-romance-fantasy-romance-reviews","tag-free-fantasy-and-romance-books","tag-urban-paranormal-romantic-fantasy","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=611"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":616,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611\/revisions\/616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}