There are certain authors that you know are good for satisfying a genre itch when you are in a certain craving mood. For me, when I get to craving small town romances, the author I know I can immediately turn to for a superb read with an interesting main plot, engaging subplots and unique characterization […]
Belladonna | Fiona Paul | Book Review
October 22, 2013
Friends, I wrote in my review of Venom that I was chomping at the bit for Belladonna, book two in Fiona Paul’s The Secrets Of The Eternal Rose series. I must have some kind of good karma in the bank because I got lucky enough to receive an early copy. I will be frank with you and […]
Raven Flight | Juliet Marillier | Book Review
October 21, 2013
Juliet Marillier is one of my favorite authors from before I started blogging. Like, I got so obsessed with Sevenwaters that I drew crappy fan art and wrote a crappy fan poem and creeped her website on the internet. You guys, I do not even know what I did in the days before social networking […]
Miracle’s Boys | Jacqueline Woodson | Book Review
October 18, 2013
One of my newer Readathon traditions, besides reading a Roald Dahl book has been to add a Jacqueline Woodson book to my stack. I own much of her backlist and so, because she writes short contemporary books that dance on the edge of middle grade and young adult, she becomes a readathon priority. I read […]
Joyland | Stephen King | Audiobook Review
October 17, 2013
Why Did I Listen To This Book? Stephen King is one of my favorite authors of all time. The first time I read his books was in 7th grade, I got Cujo out of the library and a lifelong passion for his writing started. Until I began book blogging, I had read a few of […]
Allison: The Obsidian Blade | Pete Hautman | Book Review
October 16, 2013
From time to time you randomly pick a book out from your to-be-read pile because you’re looking for something a little different from what you’ve read recently. Sometimes this is a good thing as you find yourself unexpectedly falling in love with a new book. Unfortunately, this isn’t how it always works out, and sadly […]