Recently I stopped in at one of the local new/used book stores that I love. It's been a while since I've been there because due to circumstances they had to move locations at the end of last year. The new location is closer but much smaller. Still, I managed to find some books anyway! Of … Continue reading New Arrivals!
2018 Mid-Year Update: Favorite Reads + Reading Goals Progress
Earlier this year I did a post about my reading goals for 2018 so I thought since it's June (somehow, already--where did the time go?) I thought I'd take a look to see how I'm doing. Reading Goals Progress Goodreads Challenge - Read at least 100 Books I'm currently sitting at 74 books read and … Continue reading 2018 Mid-Year Update: Favorite Reads + Reading Goals Progress
Book Review: Witchmark by C.L. Polk
THANKS TO THE PUBLISHER AND NETGALLEY FOR PROVIDING ME WITH A COPY FOR REVIEW, THIS DID NOT AFFECT MY OPINION OF THE BOOK IN ANY WAY. Summary: In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control … Continue reading Book Review: Witchmark by C.L. Polk
Book Review: Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff continues the story of Mia Corvere, a young assassin in The Nevernight Chronicle. Summary: Assassin Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church ministry think she’s far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the … Continue reading Book Review: Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
This Week in Reading: More Magic School, More Dresden, Some DWJ, A Demon Hunting Orc, and Re-reading Kushiel
Wow, so it sounds like I have a lot of my plate this week and that's because of course I do. I have once again committed to a lot of reading, so this week will be a bit of a challenge. First up, finishing up A Warden's Purpose by Jeffrey L. Kohanek. This is one … Continue reading This Week in Reading: More Magic School, More Dresden, Some DWJ, A Demon Hunting Orc, and Re-reading Kushiel
Monthly Wrap Up: May 2018
May was certainly a whirlwind reading month for me. I finished off the month having read twenty-one books. Twenty-one!!! That may be a record for me. (Not counting the time I binge-read about 50 Harlequin romances back in college in a month's time...) It helped that I was on vacation for part of the month … Continue reading Monthly Wrap Up: May 2018
Book Review: The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan
It's been a while since I first read the first Lady Trent book, A Natural History of Dragons, a book I liked but never quite fell in love with. I decided to pick up the next one as part of my reading goal to get caught up on series I've started. I'm so glad I did … Continue reading Book Review: The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan
This Week in Reading: More Dragons, More Dresden, Steampunk Geomancy, and Magic Schools
Last week I did a little more reading than I thought I would (oops!) and I'm now listening to the last Memoirs of Lady Trent book, Within the Sanctuary of Wings, by Marie Brennan. Kyyyyaaaah! I am just loving these books so much that I want to hug them. 😀 If you haven't read them, … Continue reading This Week in Reading: More Dragons, More Dresden, Steampunk Geomancy, and Magic Schools
Author Spotlight: Melanie Rawn
This originally appeared as part of the Author Appreciation series on the r/fantasy forum. You can check out more of the Author Appreciation series here. A Very Short Biography Melanie Rawn was born in 1954. Before getting her start in fiction she worked as a teacher and also an editor. She has a degree in … Continue reading Author Spotlight: Melanie Rawn
Book Review: MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
In this final book in her MaddAddam trilogy, Margaret Atwood gives us a look at a post-apocalyptic near-future populated by the remnants of super hippies, scientists, and genetically engineered humans and animals. There are so many interesting things to talk about in MaddAddam, I'm not even sure where to start. Let's jump in. Summary: A … Continue reading Book Review: MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
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