Favorite Reads of 2019: Part Three

Hello and welcome to Part Three of my year end favorite reads list. I'm doing three lists this year because there were just too many good books I read this past year. Definitely a good problem to have but still a problem in some ways! How to narrow down, for one. 😀 You can find … Continue reading Favorite Reads of 2019: Part Three

Book Review: A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen

Summary: Six years after a global pandemic wiped out most of the planet’s population, the survivors are rebuilding the country, split between self-governing cities, hippie communes and wasteland gangs. In post-apocalyptic San Francisco, former pop star Moira has created a new identity to finally escape her past—until her domineering father launches a sweeping public search … Continue reading Book Review: A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen

Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim

Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link up your posts. Maia Tamarin’s journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim

Book Review: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

Summary: Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is … Continue reading Book Review: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

This Week in Reading: Making Very Slow Progress

Last week was another week where I finished several books (four) but only one was on my list of books to read this month (and only two were SFF, the other two were romances). Welp! At least I did finish one of the ARCs I needed to get to. I didn't get much reading done … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Making Very Slow Progress

Books I Missed Getting to in 2019 – The Start of a 2020 TBR Pile

Now, we do have a little bit of time left in 2019 but, as much as I would LOVE to get to some of these before the year is out, I doubt I will have time with the way things are going. Even if I take the next two weeks off work and do nothing … Continue reading Books I Missed Getting to in 2019 – The Start of a 2020 TBR Pile

Favorite Reads of 2019: Part Two

Here's part two of my favorites list. Why am I doing multiple lists? Because it's just too tough to narrow down, there were too many amazing books I read this past year! I know that doesn't sound like much of a problem, but it is! I mean, it's definitely a good kind of problem but … Continue reading Favorite Reads of 2019: Part Two

2019 Audiobook Challenge – Final Update

This year I decided to sign up for the Audiobook challenge run by Hot Listens and Caffeinated Reviewer because it sounded like a lot of fun and just my type of thing since I already listen to a lot of audiobooks. More details about the challenge can be found in my original post here. Levels of achievement: … Continue reading 2019 Audiobook Challenge – Final Update

Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Sword of Fire by Katharine Kerr

Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link up your posts. The bards are the people's voice--and their sword. All over the kingdom of Deverry, the common people are demanding reform of the … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Sword of Fire by Katharine Kerr

Book Review: Desdemona and the Deep by C.S.E. Cooney

Summary:     In Desdemona and the Deep, the spoiled daughter of a rich mining family must retrieve the tithe of men her father promised to the world below. On the surface, her world is rife with industrial pollution that ruins the health of poor factory workers while the idle rich indulge themselves in unheard-of … Continue reading Book Review: Desdemona and the Deep by C.S.E. Cooney