Basically I love a nice good, historical fiction that I can sink my teeth and get lost in. Thankfully, my reading schedule has been blissfully packed with pages filled with the past as of late. Although I am reading many different historical books, they don’t get stale because the books span many, many eras. Velvet by […]
The 5th Wave | Rick Yancey | Book Review
April 16, 2013
There is something about alien invasion that I find so utterly terrifying, yet so compelling. When I first heard about The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, I knew without a doubt that I had to read it. Previously, I had read Yancey’s Monstrumologist books and found myself utterly impressed with his writing style – pacing and plot […]
The Second Empress | Michelle Moran | Book Review
April 15, 2013
Michelle Moran has a gift for making history come alive. She makes people who lived over one hundred years ago seem as though they are living and breathing now. Her latest book The Second Empress: A Novel Of Napoleon’s Court takes on the period of time when Marie-Louise, a Hapsburg princess became the empress of France. […]
Shadow On The Crown | Patricia Bracewell | Audiobook Review
April 5, 2013
Why Did I Listen To This Audiobook: As soon as I saw Shadow On The Crown by Patricia Bracewell in a review pitch, I absolutely knew I had to listen to the audiobook. You see, I filled up a ton of my college career with medieval history classes, looking back I am pretty sure I took […]
Curse Of The Blue Tattoo | LA Meyer | Audiobook Review
April 2, 2013
FYI this review contains few minor spoilers for Bloody Jack Friends, I am having WAY too much fun with this different style of reviewing audiobooks, so I thought I would keep it up for the ones I have waiting to be reviewed. Plus the style makes it easier for me to write the review. So, Curse […]
Unraveling | Elizabeth Norris | Book Review
March 27, 2013
I am not sure why I kept putting off reading Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris, perhaps it was the cover as I am not entirely in love with it. Or maybe it was the length - Unraveling is very long and as many say – so many books so little time. Yet, when I started Unraveling I found myself […]