April 3, 2020
I truly appreciate novellas. They seem to fit well with my attention span, especially when life gets a bit stressful. I can sink into a great story without the time commitment of a novel. As a lover of Fantasy, especially Historical Fantasy, I jumped at the chance to read, and review, this new novella by E.C. Ambrose. The King of…
April 2, 2020
It’s taken me 2 years and a few re-reads to get to this point, but here I am, finally finished with Rhonda Mason’s excellent Empress Game trilogy. And as an official part of my 2020 Resolution Project, I can now mark another book off my list! Was it all worth it? You’ll have to read everything below to find out!…
March 24, 2020
After stumbling upon the first book in the series and loving every page, naturally I had to find the next two and read them as well. Finally I get to know if Amber and Charlie are supposed to be together, why Amber’s powers are so broken, and maybe see more of Amani and Vincent. The Fairest Kind of Love (2019)…
March 13, 2020
This month’s Roundtable — the most tragic moments in sci fi, fantasy, and horror — was pitched by Kelly McCarty, and it’s so good because there’s a lot to choose from. One of the key components of a traditional epic is tragedy; and in all good storytelling, there must be stakes and the threat of danger to motivate characters and…
March 12, 2020
After gushing about the first book, you couldn’t very well not expect me to read the second, could you? So naturally I set out to tackle this one with gusto. Even better, my Editor-in-Chic told me that there was also a third book, so I checked it out along with this one. Soon I’ll have the whole series finished! (It…
March 10, 2020
There was a period of time, just after I’d gotten my first job and suddenly had a lot of disposable income and nothing to really spend it on, that I began a collection of Nora Roberts novels. I don’t think I ever had the one that she pulled from publication (for not really fitting her brand), but I had absolutely…
March 5, 2020
The Hazel Wood is a part of my 2020 Resolution Project. I have 20 books that qualify as speculative on my shelves that I have yet to read — and that I have owned many for several years. The Hazel Wood, however, is not one of those books. I bought this book only a handful of months ago, although I’ve…
March 3, 2020
I’ve been a fan of Carrie Vaughn’s Kitty Norville series for years, and I’ve always enjoyed her take on certain urban fantasy tropes. I was completely satisfied by how the primary series wrapped up, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t jump at the chance to revisit the world and learn more about one of my favorite secondary characters. The Immortal…
February 20, 2020
Working at a bookstore has its sad moments. That may sound like a strange thing to say, but it’s true. Going through the shelves and picking out all the books that are due to be returned is one of them. I always get sad when books we only have a few copies of have to get sent back. True, often…
February 13, 2020
I’m a huge Stephen King nerd. I mean, I don’t have a map of his multiverse on my wall or anything, but I own hardback copies of most of his books, have read almost everything he’s ever published (still missing a bunch of very early short stories though), and have watched just about every King property that’s been produced for…