TBR Shelf Cleanup #2

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 #2

Book Review: The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl by Theodora Goss

Summary: Life’s always an adventure for the Athena Club...especially when one of their own has been kidnapped! After their thrilling European escapades rescuing Lucinda van Helsing, Mary Jekyll and her friends return home to discover that their friend and kitchen maid Alice has vanished— and so has their friend and employer Sherlock Holmes! As they … Continue reading Book Review: The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl by Theodora Goss

Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Carved from Stone and Dream by T. Frohock

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. February 1939 Catalonia has fallen. Los Nefilim is in retreat. With the Nationalist forces hard on their heels, the members of Los … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Carved from Stone and Dream by T. Frohock

Book Review: Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis

Summary: For just one moonlit, memorable night, Thornfell College of Magic has flung open its doors, inviting guests from around the nation to an outdoor ball intended to introduce the first-ever class of women magicians to society...but one magician and one invited guest have far more pressing goals of their own for the night. Quietly … Continue reading Book Review: Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis

This Week in Reading: Reading is Good, Reading is Great

I had a FANTASTIC week in reading last week and managed to finish up FIVE books. Five! I finished up Steel Crow Saga (finally) and then read four print books--two SFF books, one romance, and one...general fiction? Chick lit? Anyway, I managed to get through all but one of my library books so I'm pretty … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Reading is Good, Reading is Great

The Sunday Post #23

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. Random News And Goings-On This week felt REALLY long! Work was kind of crazy, just … Continue reading The Sunday Post #23

Discussion Post: Four Things I’d Like to See More of in SFF

Oh, it's a opinion time, yay! It's been a long time since I've done a discussion post and I don't think I've ever really officially titled one 'discussion' so maybe this is a first? Either way, discussion posts are part of my goal as a blogger this year, so here we go. I've talked at … Continue reading Discussion Post: Four Things I’d Like to See More of in SFF

TBR Shelf Cleanup #1

Hello and welcome to TBR Shelf Cleanup. I'll be going through all my physical unread books over the next several months 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 purge that title from my … Continue reading TBR Shelf Cleanup #1

Book Review: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

Summary: He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is … Continue reading Book Review: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

Book Review: Cast in Wisdom by Michelle Sagara

Summary: SOMETHING IS WAKING The fiefs that exist at the heart of the city of Elantra are home to sentient Towers that guard the world against the incursion of Shadow. But between the fiefs exists the gray world of the border zone. In it, geography changes between one passage across a border and the next. … Continue reading Book Review: Cast in Wisdom by Michelle Sagara