The nitty-gritty: A slowly drawn-out mystery, beautifully written with subtle tension, that unfortunately didn’t live up to my expectations. Having read lots of enthusiastic reviews for Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts, I was eager to try his latest. Tremblay has a talent for establishing a creepy atmosphere with very little information to go on. […]
![Waiting on Wednesday [203] – THE FEAST OF ALL SOULS by Simon Bestwick](https://i0.wp.com/booksbonesbuffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Feast-Bestwick.jpg?resize=200%2C200)
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. Can’t remember where I stumbled across this book, but it looks suitably creepy and it’s definitely calling my name! Alice’s house stands at a gateway between worlds. Now […]
Other than my normal Goodreads challenge, the only other reading challenge I’m doing this year is Worlds Without End’s 2016 Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge, and since we’re at the half-way mark in 2016, I thought it would be a good idea to see where I am. The rules are to read SFF fiction by […]
The nitty-gritty: Despite the author’s fluid writing style and evocative imagery, this story lacked a solid plot and sympathetic characters, and with its over-the-top violence, it just wasn’t for me. Every once in a while I try a new small publisher, and I’ve found some great ones by taking chances and stepping out of my […]
This has definitely been the month of giveaways here on the blog! So many kind publishers and authors have given me the opportunity to host giveaways of their books, and today’s giveaway is AWESOME. I recently read and loved Kristi Charish’s new urban fantasy The Voodoo Killings (you can read my review here), but was shocked […]
Last fall a new band of demon hunters hit the scene with Bookburners – the gritty Urban Fantasy presented in 13 episodes from Serial Box Publishing. Every week fans tuned in to see what new trouble a black-ops team of magic hunters had found themselves in, and now the gang is all back for a second round! A […]
![Waiting on Wednesday [202] – GLASS TOWN by Steven Savile](https://i0.wp.com/booksbonesbuffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Glass-Town.jpg?resize=200%2C200)
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. Steven Savile is a new-to-me author, but I was immediately drawn to the beautiful cover of his latest: A brilliantly rendered story about obsession and one man’s attempt […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Broke and the Bookish, and you can click that link and check out other top ten lists! So we’re nearly half-way through the year, and today we’re selecting our favorite books of the year so far. I have to say 2016 has been a great year for SFF […]
The nitty-gritty: A stellar science fiction mystery with awesome characters and some unexpected romance. “I’ll call you before you go to sleep,” he said. “I can see it, when your heart slows down. That’s how I know when to call. I keep your heart—the icon of your heart—in one corner of my vision. All the […]
The nitty-gritty: A suspenseful young adult tale with awesome female friendships and an intriguing supernatural element. A couple of years ago I read and loved the dark and violent Merciless, written under Rollins’ pen name Danielle Vega. And so when the author offered me a copy of her latest, I was looking forward to more […]