While it may be a little more challenging than usual to get into the holiday spirit, a delicious spread complete with pumpkin bread and Christmas cookies definitely helps bring out the happy in us all. Join us as we celebrate with five fabulous romance authors from Forever. Forever’s Holiday Celebration […]
The idea of rifts and parallel universes has always been intriguing to me and I liked how this book used those particular scientific premises to create an intriguing story. I didn’t expect to fall totally into the world but I did. The characters and worldbuilding really worked well together to create […]
Ann Aguirre is one of my must-read authors. She writes smart, confident and sexy characters — and The Leopard King fits that bill perfectly. Trouble is coming in the form of the re-brokering of an an ancient peace accord between races and packs. But, after the death of his mate, […]
Just popping in to say I’ve got a young adult sci-fi story for you to check out: The Rift Uprising by Amy S. Foster. Intriguing world that sucks you in and is hard to put down! ABOUT AMY S. FOSTER Amy S. Foster is a celebrated songwriter, best known as […]
A (sort-of) retelling of the Snow Queen, Stealing Snow finds our heroine stuck in an insane asylum, drugged to her gills yet still experiencing nightmares of a magical Tree and her death, over and over. Of course, she isn’t really insane, just placed there for her protection by her mother […]
Pour me another one… Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto YA Fantasy, hardcover, 384 pages; published February 2, 2016 by Balzer and Bray; source: publisher Enjoyed but didn’t adore, mostly because there was just so much supernatural and steampunk and other things thrown together that they detracted from the […]
Set in a lush fantasy world, Anna Banks’s newest story introduces us to two young people, Tarik and Sepora (who I was forever calling Sephora. To be fair, once she gets to Tarik’s land, she does wear a lot of makeup). Tarik’s father, the king of Theoria, dies of the […]
My go-to comfort re-read series… I love this series. Love, love, love. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve reread it (hint: more than 5, less than 10. I think.) and, even as I write this review, am craving the comfort of Kate and Curran. Granted, the wacky […]
Welcome to the Roald Dahl 100 Celebratory blog tour! Today, I’m featuring one of my very favorite Dahl stories, Danny the Champion of the World, complete with adorable cover and an excerpt. Published back in 1975, this story features a smart little boy and his gentle father…who likes to poach […]
Lick it, slam it, suck it… Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter YA Fairy Tale Retelling, 304 pages, hardcover; expected publication September 20, 2016 by Tor Teen; source: publisher This was my first BEA read and sucked me in from beginning to end (and gorgeous cover!). A modern take […]