Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly blog event hosted by Breaking the Spine. The Black Isle by Sandi Tan. Release date: August 7, 2012, Grand Central Publishing. Oooh, a Chinese ghost story! This book sounds fantastic. Here’s the Publisher’s Weekly review: Tan’s ambitious debut is a gripping historical novel set on an exotic island in […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. What a fun theme this week! I’m curious to see what other non-book sites book bloggers like to read. Here are my top ten blogs/sites: 1. The Fire Wire: http://firewireblog.com. I love this blog! Larry Fire is a geek like me, and he finds […]
I started reading A Dark Time in much the same way I approach all independently published novels these days: with lots of trepidation, some curiosity, and just a bit of optimism. I’m happy to report that Dennis Bradford did not disappoint me. A Dark Time was a unique murder mystery that did not go in […]
Demons. Devils. Merfolk. Dragons. Yeti. These are only a few of the creatures that crowd the pages of Orbs of Power. Filled with non-stop action and magic, Orbs tells a familiar tale of the eternal battle between good and evil. Alorin is a prince in the kingdom of Nenevah, and is betrothed to wed the […]
I’m so excited about this week’s Waiting on Wednesday! (which is hosted by Breaking the Spine, btw). If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know that Chris Cleave is one of my very favorite writers, and I’m happy to report he has a new book coming out this summer. Gold by Chris Cleave. […]
In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren, and you can visit this site to see more “In My Mailbox” posts from other bloggers. This week was (thankfully) a slow week for receiving new books, since I have so much catching up to do. Embrace by Cherie Colyer. I was lucky enough to win […]
“Everything may be the same all around me, but I wasn’t the same girl anymore. I’d fallen in love with a flesh-eating member of a superior race currently living beneath our feet.” I “met” Kate Evangelista online and helped promote the trailer for Taste. Later, I was able to convince her to send me an […]
In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren. You can hop on over to Kristi’s blog to see more In My Mailbox lists! This week I received two books for review, and purchased three from Amazon. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. It’s finally here, but I’ve read lots of mixed reviews of Cashore’s third book […]
That’s right, people. This is my 100th post! I know this because WordPress told me my last post was my 99th. I’m very excited to have reached this milestone, and reviewing The Earthquake Machine is a great way to celebrate. I’m happy to report that the state of independent publishing is alive and well, thanks […]
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine. You can visit other bloggers’ “Waiting on Wednesday” picks by clicking on the link. The World Without You by Joshua Henkin. Release date: June 19 2012 by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. I’m taking a break from my usual genre today to promote a […]