The nitty-gritty: Blood magic, spirit guides and powerful magic infuse this short and lively tale. Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s latest is a very short but well crafted novella about a sorceress who is seeking revenge on the sorcerer who stole her power. You’ll only need an hour or two to read this, but it’s well worth the […]
The nitty-gritty: I enjoyed the mystery and Scalzi’s cool concept of “dispatching,” but overall I wanted more from the story. After my debacle of unintentionally rereading The Dispatcher, I finally downloaded the correct document and was able to knock out Murder By Other Means pretty quickly. This is the second novella in John Scalzi’s The […]
The nitty-gritty: An awesome sci-fi concept with limitless possibilities, with plenty of action and emotion to make this a novella you won’t want to miss. “I know what side of the street I like better. But you don’t always get to choose the side of the street you walk on.” ~ Tony Valdez This may […]
The nitty-gritty: A short tale that’s packed with action, humor, and some old favorite characters. I fell in love with Wesley Chu’s Tao series, which ended last year with The Deaths of Tao, and so I was thrilled to discover he was writing a novella set in the same universe. The Days of Tao is […]
Since I started blogging, I haven’t bought nearly as many books as I used to buy, but once in a while I’m tempted by some of the specialty presses. Subterranean Press has been a favorite publisher of mine for quite some time, and their books are truly spectacular and worth every penny! A note about […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where each week we are given a Top Ten theme to blog about. This week it’s our top ten summer TBR books. This list is completely different from last week’s Top Ten Books for the Rest of 2015, and I’m only listing books that […]
Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant Dust jacket illustration by Julie Dillon Genre: Adult horror novella Publisher: Subterranean Press Release date: April 7 2015 Source: Purchased from Amazon Pages: 123 The nitty-gritty: A short but highly entertaining—not to mention terrifying—tale about the dangers of the deep. I’m so happy I bought myself a copy […]
Welcome to Over-Booked, my book haul post where I share recent book acquisitions, whether it be purchases, review copies, or contest winnings! I’m happy to be linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. This week I received my highly anticipated Subterranean Press “Grab […]
Welcome to Link Salad! I know lots of bloggers do roundup posts with links to interesting internet content, and I’ve been coming across so much relevant information lately, that I wanted to start my own roundup of sorts. I’m not sure how often Link Salad will appear, but I’m hoping to make this a weekly […]