Tag: Victor LaValle

Best Books of 2023

Best Books of 2023
Posted January 2, 2024 by Tammy in Best Books of the Year / 70 Comments

It’s finally time to share my Best Books of 2023, and I couldn’t be more excited to shine one last light on my favorite reads of the year! (I’m linking up with Top Ten Tuesday.) As usual, I will start with my top 5 books, followed by everything else I loved, broken down by genre. […]

Favorite Horror Books of 2023 So Far

Posted October 24, 2023 by Tammy in Top Ten Tuesday / 34 Comments

I’m linking up with Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog! Today’s theme is “atmospheric books,” but because we’re quickly approaching Halloween, I thought it would be fun to […]

April 2023 – Reading Wrap-Up

April 2023 – Reading Wrap-Up
Posted April 29, 2023 by Tammy in Monthly Wrap UP / 21 Comments

It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to post ten reviews in one month. But don’t get too excited, many of these were short novellas. Although to be fair, I spend just as much time working on a novella review as I do on a full length novel. But overall, it was a […]

LONE WOMEN by Victor LaValle – Review

LONE WOMEN by Victor LaValle – Review
Posted April 3, 2023 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 21 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Historical fiction, horror and well developed characters come together in Victor LaValle’s latest, a thoroughly entertaining story that celebrates strong, resourceful women. “Now they had seen it, but still hadn’t faced it. It could remain a trick of the light, a spot across their eyes, a mass delusion. But the moment they rode […]

What’s On My Plate – March 2023

Posted March 2, 2023 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 42 Comments

March is an EPIC month for new SFF releases! I’m listing fifteen books I’d love to read, but there are many more that I don’t have review copies for. I won’t be able to read all of these this month, but I will try! Here are the books on my plate this month: Full disclosure, […]

20 Horror Books to Read in 2023

20 Horror Books to Read in 2023
Posted October 18, 2022 by Tammy in Lists / 29 Comments

I love looking forward to upcoming book releases, and in honor of spooky season I have a list of exciting horror books coming out in 2023. Regular visitors to this blog will probably recognize many of these, since I’ve talked about them before, but here they are all in one place! This is by no […]

Over-Booked [166]

Over-Booked [166]
Posted October 8, 2022 by Tammy in Over-Booked / 21 Comments

Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest and greatest book acquisitions! There is a new blog hosting Stacking the Shelves, so do check out Reading Reality for more information! Lots of cool books arrived at the Sparks house these past couple of weeks, take a look: Physical books for review:   Big shout out […]

Black SFF Authors You Should Be Reading

Posted June 2, 2020 by Tammy in Lists / 49 Comments

My blogging platform is all about books and authors, and I never venture into the murky waters of current events or politics on this blog. But in light of the despicable recent events in this country, I felt the need to do something. I’m not the type to go to protests or shout out on […]

What’s On My Plate – June 2017

What’s On My Plate – June 2017
Posted May 31, 2017 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 25 Comments

It’s June you guys! Which means long, hot days full of books, right? I’ve finally started to get my blogging mojo back, although it’s weird, I feel like I’m recovering from some big life change, or something. I’m not sure I would recommend taking too much time off blogging, because I discovered that I actually […]