Author: Tammy

THE GIRL AT MIDNIGHT by Melissa Grey – Review

THE GIRL AT MIDNIGHT by Melissa Grey – Review
Posted April 30, 2015 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 14 Comments

The Girl at Midnight (The Girl at Midnight #1) by Melissa Grey Genre: Young adult fantasy Publisher: Delacorte Press Release date: April 28 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 368 The nitty-gritty: A magical and action-packed fantasy with characters that I loved and plenty of romance for those who want it. Lots of […]

WHEN WE WERE ANIMALS by Joshua Gaylord – Review

WHEN WE WERE ANIMALS by Joshua Gaylord – Review
Posted April 28, 2015 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 20 Comments

When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord Genre: Adult speculative fiction Publisher: Mulholland Books Release date: April 21 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 336 The nitty-gritty: An allegorical story about one teen’s journey toward adulthood, and all the unusual challenges she and her friends must overcome. And it makes me wonder if […]

ROLLING IN THE DEEP by Mira Grant – Review

ROLLING IN THE DEEP by Mira Grant – Review
Posted April 27, 2015 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 23 Comments

Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant Dust jacket illustration by Julie Dillon Genre: Adult horror novella Publisher: Subterranean Press Release date: April 7 2015 Source: Purchased from Amazon Pages: 123 The nitty-gritty: A short but highly entertaining—not to mention terrifying—tale about the dangers of the deep. I’m so happy I bought myself a copy […]

Over-Booked [23] – A Book Haul Post

Over-Booked [23] – A Book Haul Post
Posted April 18, 2015 by Tammy in Over-Booked / 25 Comments

Welcome to Over-Booked, my twice-monthly book haul post. I’m linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Check out their links and you can see other book hauls! I’ve had another two-week period of a more-than-usual influx of new books, and I’m not complaining […]

A Different Kind of SF: EVENSONG by John Love – Review

A Different Kind of SF: EVENSONG by John Love – Review
Posted April 17, 2015 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 9 Comments

Evensong by John Love Genre: Adult science fiction Publisher: Night Shade Books Release date: January 2015 Source: eARC from publisher Pages: 352   The nitty-gritty: An unexpectedly unique story with some very unusual relationships, and an emotional ending that completely took me by surprise. He’d read somewhere that birds weren’t singing when daylight dimmed, they […]

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 […]