Tag: The Mirror Empire

Tough Traveling: Awesome Displays of Magic

Tough Traveling: Awesome Displays of Magic
Posted April 16, 2015 by Tammy in Tough Traveling / 20 Comments

Tough Traveling is a weekly feature, created and hosted by Nathan at the Fantasy Review Barn, in which participants come up with a list of books that follow the fantasy tropes that can be found in Diana Wynne Jones’ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland. Each week, Nathan picks a new subject. This week’s topic was a little […]

Making the Familiar Extraordinary: Guest Post with Kameron Hurley + Giveaway!

Making the Familiar Extraordinary: Guest Post with Kameron Hurley + Giveaway!
Posted September 11, 2014 by Tammy in Author Guest Post, Giveaways / 9 Comments

Kameron Hurley’s epic fantasy The Mirror Empire was recently released by Angry Robot Books, and it’s been getting quite the buzz in the SF/Fantasy world. All the big review publications have been giving it starred reviews, and well-known authors and bloggers alike have had a lot to say about this imaginative, dense, and violent story. […]

A Dazzling World, But a Confusing Story: THE MIRROR EMPIRE by Kameron Hurley – Review

A Dazzling World, But a Confusing Story: THE MIRROR EMPIRE by Kameron Hurley – Review
Posted September 9, 2014 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 8 Comments

The Mirror Empire (Worldbreaker Saga #1) by Kameron Hurley Genre: Adult Fantasy Publisher: Angry Robot Release date: August 26 2014 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 539 The nitty-gritty: A fabulous and fantastical world, a dense and complex plot, female characters that steal the show, but ultimately a fractured story that left me dazed and confused. […]

What’s On My Plate – September 2014

What’s On My Plate – September 2014
Posted September 1, 2014 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 15 Comments

The year is slipping away from us! I can’t believe it’s already September. Although in my neck of the woods, September is typically one of the hottest months of the year, I’m looking forward to the weather changing soon, I hope:-) On my plate this month I have a few leftover books from August that […]

What’s On My Plate – August 2014

What’s On My Plate – August 2014
Posted August 3, 2014 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 12 Comments

And July is over, just like that! This year is flying by, right? August in my little town means “back to school” for my kids. Only two more weeks of “summer” for us, unfortunately. But in blogging, August is looking like a terrific month for books. I’ve got a full plate of review books, but […]

Tammy’s Top Ten: My 2014 Summer Must Reads

Tammy’s Top Ten: My 2014 Summer Must Reads
Posted June 17, 2014 by Tammy in Top Ten Tuesday / 31 Comments

It’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday, brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish! This week we’re listing the top ten books on our summer TBR list. Everyone has a slightly different definition of what this means, but for me, these are my top ten most anticipated books that will be released this summer […]

Over-Booked (2) – A Book Haul Post

Over-Booked (2) – A Book Haul Post
Posted May 24, 2014 by Tammy in Over-Booked / 16 Comments

Welcome to Overbooked, where I’m happy to be linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post over at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer! Check out their links and you can visit other blogger’s book haul posts as well. As behind as I am with my review books, I’ve still managed […]