In a sea of stuffy regency virgin novels The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James stands out. Olivia Lytton, more prone to bawdy humor than propriety, is betrothed to the Duke of Canterwick. Marrying the Duke Of Canterwick will raise her family’s social standing and provide Olivia’s twin Georgianna with a substantial dowry. When the […]
A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant Book Review
December 3, 2011
A Lady Awakened is Cecelia Grant’s debut. Martha Russell, main character, is newly widowed. If she does not have a son, Martha will lose her estate to her brother in law who is the type to have his way with the help. Lucky for Martha, there is new blood in her country village, Theo Mirkwood. […]
Aya by Marguerite Abouet Retro Friday Book Review
December 2, 2011
Retro Friday Reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically you review an older or under the radar book on Fridays. Today’s review is Aya by Marguerite Abouet. Graphic novels are the best late night readathon material EVER. My memory on Aya by Marguerite Abouet is a little fuzz, but rest assured, I am trying to clean out the need […]
Waxillium Ladrian: Fully Licensed Bad Ass
November 13, 2011
Brandon Sanderson is totally a fist pump author, meaning I can’t read one of his books without fist pumping a little, especially if allomancy is involved. I love when authors revisit universes they have created. The Alloy Of Law, Sanderson’s latest, returns to the world and magic system of allomancy imagined in the Mistborn trilogy, only it’s about 300 […]
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder Retro Friday Book Review
October 21, 2011
Book Review- Poison Study by Maria V Snyder has INTRIGUE, MAGIC, secrets, slow burns AND SEXYTIMES!
The Kingdom of Childhood by Rebecca Coleman Book Review
October 4, 2011
The Kingdom Of Childhood by Rebecca Coleman is one of those books with a subject that makes your skin crawl, but is a train wrecking told so spellbindingly that it’s impossible to set down