The Deaths of Tao by Wesley Chu Genre: Adult Science Fiction Publisher: Angry Robot Release date: October 29 2013 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 464 In a word: A first-rate science fiction thriller with non-stop action, an evil baddie who scared even me, full of well-timed humorous banter, with an intriguing and unique concept of […]
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is a fun way to share your book haul with other bloggers and readers. This is my haul from the past two weeks. I’m trying my darnedest NOT to visit NetGalley and Edelweiss (although it’s hard now that Harper Collins has granted me free access to […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and is a fun way to share the upcoming books we’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. Ah, witches! I love books about witches, and here’s one that I can’t wait to read: The Line (Witching Savannah #1) by J.D. Horn. Release date: […]
I’m very excited to be hosting Eliza Crewe, debut author of the young adult fantasy Cracked, which releases tomorrow from Strange Chemistry! I really enjoyed Cracked and you can read my review here. Eliza was kind enough to answer some questions, and she’s even sharing a photo of her pet hen with us! Strange Chemistry […]
Cracked (Soul Eater #1) by Eliza Crewe Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Strange Chemistry Release date: November 5 2013 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 336 In a word: A hysterically funny main character, whose voice is smart and perfectly written, some unexpected relationships, but with a few minor plot holes. Death is my art form—when […]
Since I had three giveaway hops going at once last month, I thought I’d do an announcement post this time (I don’t normally do this). What a wild and crazy month! Thank you to everyone who stopped by and entered, left comments, tweeted and followed me. I hope some of you found something interesting on […]
October flew by, didn’t it? I can’t believe we’re nearing the end of the year already! So I had a rough October in the reading department. I was super busy in other areas of my life, you know, the non-blogging things I do, so I didn’t read as much as I wanted to. I’m hoping […]
It’s time once again for the Dystopian Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & My Shelf Confessions! It’s almost like carrying on the spooky sensibility of Halloween for another week…So, for my stop on the hop, I have a selection of dystopians, some of them old and some of them […]
National Novel Writing Month, more fondly known as NaNoWriMo, is back! Writers, both professional and amateur, hunker down for thirty days of exhausting, frustrating and exhilarating madness. Having participated twice before, I’m well aware of the folly of attempting NaNoWriMo. You must be willing to throw caution to the wind, write like a fiend every […]
I’m so happy to be helping Month9Books today with their cover reveal for Secret of the Corpse Eater (Undertakers #3) by Ty Drago! This middle grade series looks like so much fun. This is book three in the series, and I have to say, I absolutely love these covers. I won’t leave you hanging any […]