Book Review: Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur

Summary: A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural races–and protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office worker–until her brother goes missing on one … Continue reading Book Review: Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur

This Week in Reading: To Plan or Not to Plan + r/Fantasy Virtual Con Schedule

Well, my reading continues to be not fantastic. I've had a REALLY tough time trying to stick to any sort of plans! I did manage to finish two books--Jade City by Fonda Lee on audio and Briarley by Asten Glenn Gray in print. Focusing has been hard again this past week even though I had … Continue reading This Week in Reading: To Plan or Not to Plan + r/Fantasy Virtual Con Schedule

Mini Reviews: Vampire Short Fiction

One of my squares for this past year's r/fantasy book bingo was Five Short Stories and since I was doing an all vampire themed card, I read some vampire shorts for it! I actually have a couple of vampire themed anthologies (because I'm me, so of course I do), but all of these are from … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Vampire Short Fiction

2020 r/Fantasy Book Bingo Reading Challenge

It's after April 1st (the start of the new bingo period) and that means that a new r/Fantasy book bingo challenge has started! I talk about bingo a lot around here and though maybe some of you might like to take part or know more about it. So, here we are. r/Fantasy Book Bingo is … Continue reading 2020 r/Fantasy Book Bingo Reading Challenge

TBR Shelf Cleanup #11

Time for another round up of books from my TBR to go through! Each week I'll be going over a selection from my physical unread books and deciding what to keep and what to purge. There will be a third option--undecided--which I might ask for your input on why you think I should keep or … Continue reading TBR Shelf Cleanup #11

Book Review: The Other People by C.J. Tudor

Summary: Driving home one night, stuck behind a rusty old car, Gabe sees a little girl's face appear in the rear window. She mouths one word: 'Daddy.' It's his five-year-old daughter, Izzy. He never sees her again. Three years later, Gabe spends his days and nights travelling up and down the motorway, searching for the … Continue reading Book Review: The Other People by C.J. Tudor

April TBR Pile

I would say 'how is it April already?!' buuuuuut it kind of feels like last month was the longest March that has ever Marched in the history of Marches and I'm ready for 2021 already. (After two and half weeks shut in I'm feeling a bit stir crazy.) Ahem. I keep trying to cut down … Continue reading April TBR Pile

Monthly Wrap Up: March 2020

Well, what a weird month March has been, surely one that will go down in history. March has been a REALLY tough reading month for me. I think it started off pretty good but then I got bogged down in not really being in the mood and just...not having time due to all the extra … Continue reading Monthly Wrap Up: March 2020

r/Fantasy Virtual Con Schedule – Week of 3/30 – 4/5

Thought I'd throw out a quick update for this week's schedule. Please stop by we have lots of fun things happening in r/fantasy! March 30:  Sarah Gailey AMA March 31:  Nicky Smith AMA April 1:  Worldbuilding for Masochists Panel AMA with Alexandra Rowland, Marshall Ryan Maresca and Rowenna Miller April 2:  Jean Burlesk AMA April … Continue reading r/Fantasy Virtual Con Schedule – Week of 3/30 – 4/5

This Week in Reading: A Race to the Finish Line

What a week. I've been super busy once again without much time or focus for reading. I did manage to finish, well, ZERO books. *crying* Because of this I'm super behind with my bingo reading which is due *checks calendar* tomorrow night. So I now have two days to finish about 400 pages, I need … Continue reading This Week in Reading: A Race to the Finish Line