The nitty-gritty: A fantastical gathering of Apex’s best of the last six years, showing a broad range of styles and talents in speculative fiction, with something for everyone. Apex Magazine has been going strong for six years, and I’m so happy to have read this group of stories selected from among hundreds published over the […]
![Waiting on Wednesday [181] – SACRIFICES (ARCANE UNDERWORLD #3) by Jamie Schultz](https://i0.wp.com/booksbonesbuffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sacrifices.jpg?resize=200%2C200)
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. I’ve really enjoyed this series so far, and I’m looking forward to this third book too! Jamie’s created some wonderful female characters, and I’m so curious to […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Broke and the Bookish, where each week bloggers are given a different top ten theme to talk about. This week we’re listing our top ten books in 2015 that we meant to read but didn’t, and I’m narrowing it down and listing my top ten eleven books I […]
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, then you know I’m a big supporter of Apex Publications, a small company that not only publishes cutting edge SFF novels, but runs an award nominated digital magazine with some of the best short stories out there today. Jason Sizemore is in charge of all things […]
![Over-Booked [42] – A Book Haul Post](https://i0.wp.com/booksbonesbuffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ob-1-9.jpg?resize=200%2C200)
Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest book acquisitions! I’m linking up with Stacking the Shelves and The Sunday Post. Head over to those blogs to see more book haul posts. It’s been about three weeks since my last Over-Booked, which is a good thing, because it means not only have I not been […]
The nitty-gritty: More literary ramble than horror, Mamatas’ bleak look at a changed world is beautifully written with sharp spikes of sudden violence. I signed up for drilling because I couldn’t get down to Mexico. I needed to experience life, to find something to write about. I needed pocket money. My credit score was immaterial, my […]
I’m very excited to have debut author Peter McLean visiting today, author of the just-released Drake, out now from Angry Robot. I enjoyed this gritty urban fantasy immensely, and you can read my review here. Angry Robot is kindly giving away FIVE finished hardcover copies of Drake, so don’t forget to enter at the end […]
![Waiting on Wednesday [180] – THE STARLIT WOOD: NEW FAIRY TALES edited by Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe](https://i0.wp.com/booksbonesbuffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Wow-banner-2015-copy.jpg?resize=200%2C200)
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to highlight upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. Let’s start the year off with a book that is SO far away from being published, that you are all going to hate me! LOL. This book doesn’t […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where each week bloggers are given a new top ten theme to blog about! As this is the first Top Ten Tuesday of the year, it’s only fitting that we blog about our, well, BLOGGING goals! It’s funny for me to see that […]
The nitty-gritty: A darkly funny and violent tale with black magic, fallen angels, demons and angry girlfriends, complete with some loathsome characters you will love to hate. Trixie’s eyes widened as she took in the crimson and grey splatter all over the wall of my office, and then the corpse lying in a pool of […]