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 […]

Tough Traveling – Unique Flora

Tough Traveling – Unique Flora
Posted April 9, 2015 by Tammy in Tough Traveling / 21 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. It’s been a while since I’ve […]

A Superhero and his Dog: BITTER SIXTEEN by Stefan Mohamed – Review

A Superhero and his Dog: BITTER SIXTEEN by Stefan Mohamed – Review
Posted April 6, 2015 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 7 Comments

 Bitter Sixteen by Stefan Mohamed Genre: Young adult fantasy Publisher: Salt Publishing Release date: April 15 2015 Source: Finished copy from publisher Pages: 352 The nitty-gritty: A unique take on the superhero story with a funny cast of characters and one talking dog. If coming into London had felt like being swallowed, heading down into its hot, […]

Over-Booked [22] – A Book Haul Post

Over-Booked [22] – A Book Haul Post
Posted April 4, 2015 by Tammy in Over-Booked / 20 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! Wow, more unsolicited books than normal made their way to my doorstep this week! And don’t […]

What’s On My Plate – April 2015

What’s On My Plate – April 2015
Posted April 2, 2015 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 13 Comments

The calendar says it’s April, but here in Southern California it feels more like high summer! It’s been in the 90’s lately, and I’m definitely not ready for this kind of weather yet. March was a frantic reading month for me. I had an overly full plate, and I almost managed to read everything (but […]