Moonlight Missions

Losing sleep to fantasy, one book at a time

  • Book Review: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E.Schwab

    Overall Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5 stars) Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a stand-alone novel by V.E.Schwab, published in 2025. The story follows the lives of three queer women and their desire to find freedom and an authentic life. My rating is based on the fact that the book was an enjoyable read with…

  • Book Review: A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

    Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 stars) A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett is a fantasy novel published in 2025, and is the sequel to his 2024 novel The Tainted Cup. I loved this book. I think all of my potential misgivings with the first installment were cleared in this one, offering a delicious mystery…

  • Book Review: Faithbreaker by Hannah Kener

    Faithbreaker, published in 2025, is the third and final book in the Fallen Gods trilogy by Hannah Kaner. It’s a story that explores power, faith, love and sacrifice. It also ended up being a disappointing conclusion to the story for me. Fallen Gods #3 | Fantasy | Published 2025 Overall Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5 stars) You…

  • Book Review: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

    Overall Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5 stars) I’m a little late to The Tainted Cup party. Since its release in early 2024, it’s been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award in the Fantasy category and has gained quite a bit of buzz. With the second installment out on April 1st, 2025, I figured it was the perfect…

  • Book Review: Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

    Sunbringer, the second book in The Fallen Gods trilogy by Hannah Kaner. Sunbringer is everything I wanted and more—epic, emotional, and steeped in character development. Despite a touch of “middle-book syndrome,” I loved nearly every minute of it.

  • Book Review: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

    Godkiller is the first novel in the Fallen Gods trilogy and the debut of Hannah Kaner, published in 2023 by HarperCollins. The shortest version of my review is this: I loved the book.

  • Book Review: Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith

    Crown & Court #1-2 Sherwood Smith’s Crown Duel, originally published as two separate books, Crown Duel (1997) and Court Duel (1998), is a young adult fantasy set in the fictional land of Remalna. This duology follows the journey of Countess Meliara Astiar of Tlanth, affectionately known as Mel, as she navigates rebellion, political machinations, and the complexities of unexpected love.…