January 2023 – Reading Wrap-Up

January 2023 – Reading Wrap-Up
Posted January 31, 2023 by Tammy in Monthly Wrap UP / 28 Comments

January was a pretty good month! Just about everything I read was excellent. I managed to post nine reviews, which I’m very proud of. Now if I could only do that every month. Here are the books I reviewed in January, and you can click on the titles to read my reviews: On the Savage […]

ONE GIRL IN ALL THE WORLD by Kendare Blake

ONE GIRL IN ALL THE WORLD by Kendare Blake
Posted January 30, 2023 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 20 Comments

The nitty-gritty: The gang is back in this second book in Kendare Blake’s Buffy-inspired series, with plenty of action, laughs and monsters. I love when the second book in a series hits its stride and improves on the first book, and that was my experience with One Girl in All the World. I’ll admit I […]

THE KEEPER’S SIX by Kate Elliott – Review

THE KEEPER’S SIX by Kate Elliott – Review
Posted January 28, 2023 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Intricate world-building and sparkling dialog make The Keeper’s Six a must read for fans looking for a fantasy adventure on the lighter side. “A Keep knows its Keeper, and a Keeper knows their Keep. The two are bound by threads of unbreakable magic, a connection to the unnamable Source, one of the strongest […]

Ten “New to Me” Authors I Read in 2022

Ten “New to Me” Authors I Read in 2022
Posted January 24, 2023 by Tammy in Top Ten Tuesday / 45 Comments

I’m linking up with Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog! Discovering new authors is one of my favorite things about being a book blogger, and last year I […]

BAD CREE by Jessica Johns – Review

BAD CREE by Jessica Johns – Review
Posted January 23, 2023 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 19 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Less horror and more family drama, Bad Cree is a beautifully written examination of family ties and emotions, with just a touch of otherworldly horror. The bad inside me was spreading, eating me up. So I left. I left them all. And now I’m supposed to enter that house again. Where the loss […]