Summary: A charmingly witty fantasy adventure in the world of Strange Practice, starring Dr. Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, who must solve a dangerous medical mystery at a secret French spa for mummies. Oasis Natrun: a private, exclusive, highly secret luxury health spa for mummies, high in the hills above Marseille, equipped with the … Continue reading Book Review: Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw
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Harry Potter Spells Book Tag
I found this tag over on Zezee With Books and thought it looked like a ton of fun so I decided to fill it out! Credit to Kimberly Faye Reads who created this tag! 🙂 An upcoming release you wish you could get your hands on right now Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw I'm so … Continue reading Harry Potter Spells Book Tag
Tales From the Con: Balticon 53
Hey all! So as you probably know from my other posts, I spent all of last weekend (and then some) at a four day local SFF convention, Balticon. Now, I'm no stranger to cons, I've been to our local anime convention many times and last year I even made it out to World Fantasy Con … Continue reading Tales From the Con: Balticon 53
Can’t Wait Wednesday: Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw
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. Oasis Natrun: a private, exclusive, highly secret luxury health spa for mummies, high in the hills above Marseille, equipped with the very … Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday: Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw
Friday Favorite Five: Urban Fantasy Series
For previous posts and future FFF topics check out my Friday Favorite Five page here. Favorite Five Urban Fantasy Series I used to read a lot more Urban Fantasy than I do these days, but I still really enjoy the subgenre. Something something vampires and werewolves. 😀 One of the things that I think drove … Continue reading Friday Favorite Five: Urban Fantasy Series
Favorite Reads of 2018
This is always such a tough post to write. How am I supposed to narrow things down? I've read so many great books this past year, how do I choose which to include on this list? Well, this is going to be a long list, so I'm breaking it up into three sections. (This is … Continue reading Favorite Reads of 2018
Monthly Wrap Up: November 2018
Wow, I can't believe November is over already! Only one more month of 2018 to go, I feel like most of this year has just flown right by. November was a weird month for me. At the beginning of it I was super busy with activities and then near the end of the month stuff … Continue reading Monthly Wrap Up: November 2018
Book Review: Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw
Summary: Contemporary fantasy in the world of Strange Practice, starring Dr. Greta Helsing, whose family has been keeping the supernatural community not-alive and well for generations. When Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, is unexpectedly called to Paris to present at a medical conference, she expects nothing more exciting than professional discourse on zombie reconstructive … Continue reading Book Review: Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw
Halloween Creatures Book Tag!
Oooh, another Halloween themed book tag! I just couldn't resist doing this one since I love Halloween so much. Thanks to The Orangutan Librarian for tagging me in this one! Rules Answer all prompts. • Answer honestly. • Tag 1-13 people. • Link back to this post. • Remember to credit the creator. (Anthony @ … Continue reading Halloween Creatures Book Tag!
Book Review: Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw
Summary: Greta Helsing inherited the family's highly specialized, and highly peculiar, medical practice. In her consulting rooms, Dr. Helsing treats the undead for a host of ills - vocal strain in banshees, arthritis in barrow-wights, and entropy in mummies. Although barely making ends meet, this is just the quiet, supernatural-adjacent life Greta's been groomed for … Continue reading Book Review: Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw
Way Too Fantasy 