Author: Tammy

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 […]

Tammy’s Top Ten Favorite Quotes from Books

Tammy’s Top Ten Favorite Quotes from Books
Posted April 14, 2015 by Tammy in Top Ten Tuesday / 9 Comments

It’s Top Ten Tuesday over at The Broke and the Bookish! This week we’re listing favorite/inspiring quotes from books. Luckily, I usually include a favorite quote from every book I review, so coming up with this list wasn’t too difficult (maybe I should say it was too easy!) I wouldn’t call these inspiring, necessarily, but […]

THRONE OF DARKNESS by Douglas Nicholas – Review

THRONE OF DARKNESS by Douglas Nicholas – Review
Posted April 13, 2015 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 12 Comments

Throne of Darkness (Something Red #3) by Douglas Nicholas Genre: Adult historical fantasy Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books Release date: March 31 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 352 The nitty-gritty: A beautifully written story, full of historical ambiance, just a touch of magic, and characters who you will want to call friends. “At […]