LITTLE EVE by Catriona Ward – Review

LITTLE EVE by Catriona Ward – Review
Posted October 17, 2022 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 23 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A beautiful, horrible tale of inescapable family ties. Above, the castle sighs and shifts. Creaks, cracks, sound and movement as if with the passage of vast dark coils. The thing from Dinah’s dream is down here, too. It crawls up through the trapdoor. Catriona Ward has a gift for creating characters who are […]

DARK ROOM ETIQUETTE by Robin Roe – Review

DARK ROOM ETIQUETTE by Robin Roe – Review
Posted October 15, 2022 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 19 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A psychological thriller that explores trauma and recovery, Dark Room Etiquette is an edge-of-your-seat read that delivers both thrills and emotion. “The bad things are going to change you no matter what, and they can make you angry and bitter—or they can make you better.” I’m not the biggest fan of YA fiction, […]

The Friday Face-Off: Witches

The Friday Face-Off: Witches
Posted October 14, 2022 by Tammy in The Friday Face-Off / 15 Comments

The Friday Face-Off was created by Books by Proxy, where each week bloggers can showcase books with covers centered around a weekly theme. You can visit Lynn’s Books for a list of upcoming themes. Join in the fun each Friday by finding a book whose cover is based on the theme! Today’s theme is “witches,” […]

Ten Books With Tentacles on the Cover

Posted October 13, 2022 by Tammy in Lists / 21 Comments

Halloween is almost here, so what better reason to feature book covers with tentacles? OK technically tentacles might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of scary cover elements, but there’s just something about them that creeps me out. Here are ten books I’ve either read recently or want to […]

LUTE by Jennifer Thorne – Review

LUTE by Jennifer Thorne – Review
Posted October 11, 2022 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 23 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Slow burn suspense, mystery and an atmospheric setting make Lute a thoroughly compelling read, despite uneven and puzzling world building elements. This is one of those books that completely sucked me in, but after I had some time to think about it later, I started to have a lot of questions. Like many […]

STATION ETERNITY by Mur Lafferty – Review

STATION ETERNITY by Mur Lafferty – Review
Posted October 10, 2022 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 27 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Crazy connections, cool aliens and plenty of mystery make this series starter a fun but convoluted romp through space. “There are many, many things at play. You will never understand every single one.” That quote pretty much sums up this book. I’m not sure I’ve ever used the phrase “cuckoo bananas” in a […]

Over-Booked [166]

Over-Booked [166]
Posted October 8, 2022 by Tammy in Over-Booked / 21 Comments

Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest and greatest book acquisitions! There is a new blog hosting Stacking the Shelves, so do check out Reading Reality for more information! Lots of cool books arrived at the Sparks house these past couple of weeks, take a look: Physical books for review:   Big shout out […]