The nitty-gritty: An ambitious writer experiences the dark side of publishing in Revenge Plot, a twisty, fast-paced thriller with plenty of unexpected surprises. “We’re in the storytelling business,” Claudia is saying. “There’s the story inside the book but also the story about the book. Like it or not, they’re of equal importance these days. Every […]
Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each week, a combination of recent cover reveals and books that I’ve recently […]
I’m linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which 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! I’m a week late, but I couldn’t resist the “one word review” prompt. And because it’s Sci Fi Month, I’m focusing on […]
The nitty-gritty: The Hungry Hare is back in this fast-paced, bloody conclusion to Craig DiLouie’s folklore-based horror duology. Craig DiLouie wraps up his Slasher Season duology with plenty of slashery action in The Yule Day Slaughter. Take heed of the title: this book is full of slaughter, but it’s balanced out by great characters who […]
Welcome to Buffy’s Corner, where I take a look at what’s coming up this week on the blog! I’m linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. How about those elections?? 🙂 I have to say I haven’t felt better about being an American in a long time. Here’s hoping […]
The nitty-gritty: Sumptuous prose, body horror and complex relationships make up a heady mix in Milkteeth, Caitlin Starling’s outstanding take on the vampire trope. “You will lose your own needle teeth soon enough. In your maturity, your teeth will be all but identical to your prey’s. Just sharpened, lengthened canines, the better to slice, your […]
Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each week, a combination of recent cover reveals and books that I’ve recently […]
The nitty-gritty: Get ready for monster karaoke, exploding cows and more in Monsters of Ohio, an absurd but heartfelt story about change. “There are monsters here, and they’re going to wreck our town. They’re just not us.” John Scalzi excels at a certain brand of humor, and once again he’s brought that humor to his […]
Welcome to Sci Fi Month! I won’t be exclusively reading science fiction this month, but I do have a few that fit the genre and I’m very excited to read them. I also have a fair amount of horror to read, no surprise there:-) And of course I have some sci-fi focused lists planned, including […]
Welcome to Buffy’s Corner, where I take a look at what’s coming up this week on the blog! I’m linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. Happy November 1st! And so we start the downhill rush to the holidays and the end of the year… Today I’m sharing photos […]