The nitty-gritty: A fast-paced adventure, back in the exciting world of the quasing, with some new characters, old friends, and plenty of cons, deals and double-crosses. “I’m surprised a man of your qualities managed to find a woman to produce an offspring.” “For every ugly and desperate man, there is an equally ugly and desperate […]
![Waiting on Wednesday [201] – THE RISE OF IO by Wesley Chu](https://i0.wp.com/booksbonesbuffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/The-Rise-of-Io.jpg?resize=200%2C200)
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that we’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. Yay for cover reveals! We finally have a cover for Chu’s next book, the beginning of a new series set in his Tao universe: Ella Patel – thief, […]
The nitty-gritty: A darkly funny and violent tale with black magic, fallen angels, demons and angry girlfriends, complete with some loathsome characters you will love to hate. Trixie’s eyes widened as she took in the crimson and grey splatter all over the wall of my office, and then the corpse lying in a pool of […]
![Waiting On Wednesday [169] – THE CUSTODIAN OF MARVELS by Rod Duncan](https://i0.wp.com/booksbonesbuffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Wow-banner-2015-copy.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. I was happy to see a cover on this particular book, the third in a series that I’ve really enjoyed: You’d have to be mad to steal from the feared International Patent Office. […]
Publisher Angry Robot sure has been busy lately! I’m honored to be hosting yet another AR author today, and this time it’s Carrie Patel, and the second book in her Recoletta series, Cities and Thrones, is out next week! I’ve had this series on my radar for quite some time but haven’t had time to read […]
I’m very happy to welcome Craig Cormick to the blog today! Craig’s latest, The Floating City (Book Two of the Shadow Master series) comes out in just a couple of weeks (on July 7), and Craig has kindly penned a guest post today to talk about using historical figures in fantasy. After the post, you […]
Hidden Huntress (Malediction Trilogy #2) by Danielle L. Jensen Genre: Young adult fantasy Publisher: Angry Robot Release date: June 2 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 464 The nitty-gritty: A slow start but a strong finish, uneven pacing, but still beautifully written. Oh Hidden Huntress, I wanted to love you more! **Spoilers ahead […]
I’m very excited to welcome author Danielle L. Jensen to the blog today! The second book in her Malediction Trilogy, Hidden Huntress, is out next month, and I’m helping publisher Angry Robot promote it. If you’ve read Stolen Songbird, the first book in the trilogy, and loved it as much as I did, then you’ll be […]
Unseemly Science (The Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire #2) by Rod Duncan Genre: Adult steampunk Publisher: Angry Robot Release date: May 5 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 368 The nitty-gritty: Happily, more of the wonderful character of Elizabeth Barnabus, but ultimately, a plot that sputtered along slowly until it picked up at […]
Wow, it’s already May?? May means school ends soon, and summer is almost here. I had a tough April, mostly because I had the flu for a couple of weeks (I guess I should have had that flu shot, LOL!), so I just didn’t read nearly as much as I needed to in order to […]