Welcome to my very first author interview! I’m so excited to have Tim Westover, author of Auraria, visiting today. I loved Auraria (you can read my review here) and I want to spread the word about this quirky and magical novel. Let’s get to know more about the book and the author: Books, Bones & […]
Another Wednesday, another book. It’s my favorite day of the week! Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. Finally, the cover and release date have been revealed for the second book in The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, Scarlet: Isn’t the cover beautiful? As many of you know, Cinder is high on my […]
Although I knew from the book blurb more or less what The Messiah Matrix was about, I wasn’t quite prepared for the unique combination of carefully researched material and breathless adventure story. The subject matter of The Messiah Matrix is controversial, even for someone like me who has no religious leanings, and I expect it […]
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is a way to share the books that you’ve acquired during the past week. This week I tried to cut back in the book-buying department (always so hard for me!), but I also went after an ARC copy of a book that I really want to […]
It’s official. I am a Dexter fanatic. Well, I have been for a while, but lately Showtime has been running past seasons of the show to gear up for Season 7, which premiers in September, and my fanaticism is in high gear at the moment. As I watch these past episodes, I am reminded of […]
They say “don’t judge a book by its cover,” and sometimes I agree with that and sometimes I don’t. In the case of Auraria, however, I’m begging you to not judge it by the cover. When I was first asked to review Tim Westover’s latest, I was left a little flat by its nondescript gray […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a great way to share the books you are “waiting on” with other book bloggers. This week I’m stepping back in time to highlight a historical fantasy. I don’t usually read historical fiction in any form. I just prefer the present! But this book […]
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is a freebie! Which means, we can pick whatever Top Ten Topic we want. I wanted to do something completely different this time, and since I recently participated in Camp NaNoWriMo, I’ve decided to share some things I learned while writing a novel. […]
This week I’m trying a different meme to share the books I’ve received this past week, and I’m happy to be part of Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. Many thanks to my new buddy Lauren at The Headless Owl for bringing this to my attention! So many new books have come out in […]
Writing this review is such a dilemma for me. I absolutely loved the story and the creative ideas Black has come up with. And the story ends with a cliffhanger that made me scream with rage. But as in many other indie novels I’ve read and reviewed, I have issues with the writing. And if […]