Author: Tammy

DOCILE by K.M. Szpara – Review

DOCILE by K.M. Szpara – Review
Posted March 12, 2020 by Tammy in 2 1/2 stars, Reviews / 25 Comments

This review contains spoilers! The nitty-gritty: Szpara tackles some big ideas in this edgy, sometimes shocking dystopian, but the lack of concrete world-building, uneven pacing and dubious character motivations left me a little cold. I don’t usually do ranty reviews, but once in a while I read a book that simply demands one. Docile is […]

The Friday Face-Off: Skeleton

The Friday Face-Off: Skeleton
Posted March 6, 2020 by Tammy in The Friday Face-Off / 19 Comments

The Friday Face-Off was created by Books by Proxy, where each week bloggers can showcase books with covers centered around a weekly theme. You can visit Lynn’s Books for a list of upcoming themes. Join in the fun each Friday by finding a book whose cover is based on the theme! This week’s theme: “them […]

YOU LET ME IN by Camilla Bruce – Review

YOU LET ME IN by Camilla Bruce – Review
Posted March 5, 2020 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 43 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Dark and magical, You Let Me In surprised me in every way possible and is one of the best books I’ve read this year. Faeries are no fit company for the living; touching them taints you like a disease. I grew like a pale fruit in the shadows, small and bitter, never getting […]

THE DEEP by Alma Katsu – Review

THE DEEP by Alma Katsu – Review
Posted March 2, 2020 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 45 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Alma Katsu’s signature atmospheric prose elevates this eerie, domestic thriller set on the ill fated Titanic, with mixed results. The Deep was one of my most highly anticipated books of 2020, and I’m sorry to say it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I was expecting a ghost story set aboard the […]