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I love best-of lists and reading wrap-ups. As 2023 comes to a close, it's time to sit, think, and write such a post. I always do it with pleasure.  It was a rather good year. I've read a lot and discovered some excellent reads. Contrary to previous years, my 2023 wrap-up is dominated by fun, pulpy, and entertaining, with just a few "serious" works thrown in the mix.  I guess it's because the year has been intense and I simply gravitated toward easier, more accessible books. I've rediscovered my love for thrillers and mysteries but I won't list them because it's a fantasy website, after all. That said, some of my most thrilling reads this year were all thrillers. I'll mention a few standouts here, in case someone here is interested: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, False Witness by Karin Slaughter,  The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson, and  The Traitor by Ava Glass. I hope some of you will find inspiration here and maybe discover something wort...

Book links: Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Over the past decades, Brom has lent his distinctive visions and artwork to all facets of the creative industries, from novels and games, to comics and film. He is also the author of a series of award-winning illustrated horror novels: Lost Gods, Krampus the Yule Lord, The Child Thief, The Plucker, and The Devil’s Rose. Brom is currently kept in a dank cellar somewhere just outside of Seattle. Visit him at www.bromart.com. Publisher:   Tor Nightfire; 1st edition (September 14, 2021) Page count: 320 Formats: audio, ebook, paperback Cover art & Design - Brom Blood, tears, witchcraft, and mayhem – that’s Slewfoot in a nutshell. We dive into the story of Abitha , a feisty woman forced to adapt to life in a patriarchal Puritan colony. In this austere community, everyone’s on the lookout for devils, witchery, and moral failings behind every corner. Almost everyone there firmly believes women should have no say at home. When ...

The Child's Thief by Brom review   Book links: Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Over the past few decades, Brom has lent his distinctive vision to all facets of the creative industries, from novels and games to comics and film. He is the author of The Child Thief and the award-winning illustrated horror novels The Plucker and The Devil's Rose. Brom is currently kept in a dank cellar somewhere just outside of Seattle. Publisher: HarperCollins (August 18, 2009) Print length: 508 Formats: ebook, audiobook, paperback If you think Peter Pan is an endearing fairy tale, think twice. Or just read Brom’s dark and twisted retelling of the original story. Just remember that it’s not a Disney fairy tale - this brutal retelling blurs the lines between hero and villain. And when I say brutal, I mean it. Severed heads, mutilated corpses, and guts spilling out of them occur frequently. However, the graphic violence serves a purpose - it shows the harsh reality of a world where surv...