Thanks, as always, goes to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting the weekly meme that keeps my TBR under some semblance of control and keeping the blog schedule organized. This week I actually feel like myself! If you want to participate in WWW, feel free! The more the merrier (and the... Continue Reading →
So This is Ever After by F.T. Lukens
A fantasy rom com that finally answers the question, "What happens at the end of a quest?" F.T. Lukens has written a story for all of us that have debated the what reality might look like in the ever after. SYNOPSIS Carry Onย meets Arthurian legend in this subversive, โdelightfully original and whimsicalโ (Kirkus Reviews) young... Continue Reading →
Frighteningly Good Reads: The Envious Siblings by Landis Blair
I picked this book up specifically with FGR in mind. Who could resist this delightfully morbid cover? SYNOPSIS Eight gleefully macabre vignettes by an award- winning comics artist, as delightful as they are deadly. Inspired by the dark imagination of Edward Gorey, Envious Siblings is a twisted and hauntingly funny debut. Comics artist Landis Blair interweaves absurdist... Continue Reading →
Frighteningly Good Reads 2022
I woke up this morning with a start and realized that I hadn't posted for my annual spooky read-a-thon - Frighteningly Good Reads! It isn't October without a month long celebration preparing for the best holiday of them all - Halloween! I spend my whole month focused on reading spooky books and scary tomes and... Continue Reading →
Keeper of the Lost Cities: Lodestar by Shannon Messenger
This is the fifth book in the fantasy middle grade series and I could not put it down. This author has a way of taking the drama to the next level and still managing to provide a cliff hanger that brings you back for the next in the series. SYNOPSIS Dark schemes unfoldโand Sophieโs loyalty... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: September 28, 2022
Thanks, as always, goes to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting the weekly meme that keeps my TBR under some semblance of control and keeping the blog schedule organized. Two weeks in a row - let this start a streak! If you want to participate in WWW, feel free! The more... Continue Reading →
Cybils Awards – I’m a Round One Judge!
I cannot believe they picked me. Even though I was a Round One Judge for middle grade last year, I was sure I wouldn't be selected this year. I think enjoyed myself so much last year, I knew what I would be missing this year if not chosen. I haven't hit refresh on a webpage... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: September 21, 2022
Thanks, as always, goes to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting the weekly meme that keeps my TBR under some semblance of control and keeping the blog schedule organized. Two weeks in a row - let this start a streak! If you want to participate in WWW, feel free! The more... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: September 14, 2022
Thanks, as always, goes to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting the weekly meme that keeps my TBR under some semblance of control and keeping the blog schedule organized. Even when I only participate every other week lately. If you want to participate in WWW, feel free! The more the merrier... Continue Reading →
My Big Summer Read: Progress Report
This summer (which I define as being from June 1-August 31) I wanted to read the whole of War and Peace. I spend nearly all of May picking a translation. This is a fraught decision since people have serious opinions on which translations are worth while and which are total crap. I didn't want to... Continue Reading →
