Let's start with the title: I would love to find out the author's original title for this work, but what is was published under makes no sense and smacks of interference on the part of a publisher's marketing department (though the cover is absolutely gorgeous). Which is a shame, because this novel was a delight … Continue reading Review: That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
Review: Ouroboros (Circuit Fae #2) by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge
Disclaimer: I consider the author a friend; however, I purchased a hardcopy version of this book for full price. Unfortunately, life got into the way of me devouring this book as quickly as I did the first one in the series. However, the characters and action are vivid enough that I never missed a beat … Continue reading Review: Ouroboros (Circuit Fae #2) by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge
Review: A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet #2) by Madeleine L’Engle
My 2018 Resolution Project for Speculative Chic was to read and review both the novel and film versions of A Wrinkle in Time. But I’m a completionist, so it should come as no surprise that I’d have to continue on this magical journey I somehow missed when I was a teenager. My full review is at Speculative Chic, but here's a short … Continue reading Review: A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet #2) by Madeleine L’Engle
Love at the Edge of Seventeen Authors Interview Their Characters, Part One
I'm pleased to host a stop on the blog tour for a new YA romance anthology, Love at the Edge of Seventeen, from Stars and Stone Books! It features stories by authors M.T. DeSantis, A.E. Hayes, Serena Jayne, Cara McKinnon, Mary Rogers, and Kylie Weisenborn. ABOUT THE BOOK It's never easy to go through the fraught transition … Continue reading Love at the Edge of Seventeen Authors Interview Their Characters, Part One
Review: Before the Awakening (Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens) by Greg Rucka
Finn's story: This story, while well-written in the technical sense, was by far the weakest of this trio. If not for my husband encouraging me onward, I might have put the entire book down. I understand that the book was released before the film, and that the authors don't necessarily get all the information they'd … Continue reading Review: Before the Awakening (Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens) by Greg Rucka
Review: The Weapon of a Jedi (Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens) by Jason Fry
This book boiled down to "Just how did Luke get so good at using a lightsaber, anyway?" Which is an important question to ask, in the continuity between the films A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Unfortunately, the reality of the the limitations established in the Star Wars universe at that point in … Continue reading Review: The Weapon of a Jedi (Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens) by Jason Fry
Review: SNOWED by Maria Alexander
Disclaimer: The author and I share a publisher, and I helped proofread this novel before publication. If I had not been reading this novel on an expensive electronic device, I’d have thrown it across the room when I got to the ending. But not because it was a bad book. On the contrary, this book … Continue reading Review: SNOWED by Maria Alexander
Author Interview: Jessica Knauss
I was delighted to interview author Jessica Knauss in support of her new novel, Awash in Talent (now available in ebook and hardcopy). About the Book So much Talent can kill you. Welcome to Providence, Rhode Island, home of telekinetics, firestarters, and psychics! Emily can’t escape her annoyingly Talented telekinetic healer sister without committing a crime. Kelly … Continue reading Author Interview: Jessica Knauss
Author Interview: A.J. Culey
Today I'm hosting YA/fantasy author A.J. Culey as part of her blog tour to celebrate the release of The Trouble With Antlers (a.k.a. Melvin's Rampant Rack). Since I've spent the past year exploring the werecreatures in my own urban fantasy world, I was excited to see that other people are also writing about nontraditional shapeshifters! Culey was … Continue reading Author Interview: A.J. Culey