Title: Strange Angels Author: Lili St. Crow Genre: YA (Paranormal) Publisher: Razorbill Publishing Date: May 14, 2009 Paperback: 304 pages Stand Alone or series: First book in a planned series Summary: Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called “the…
If you are a regular reader of this blog you will probably know by now that one of my favourite series is the Tairen Soul series by C.L. Wilson. I consider this to be one of the finest examples…
Title: Always a Scoundrel Author: Suzanne Enoch Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Avon Publishing Date: April 28, 2009 Paperback: 384 pages Stand Alone or series: Book 3 in the Notorious Gentlemen series. It can be read as a stand alone…
Title: Diamond Star Author: Catherine Asaro Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Baen Books Publication Date: May 2009 Hardcover: 512 pages Stand alone or series: The most recent (13th!) book in the Skolian Saga, but arguably can be read as a…
Last week I read an interesting article on Romancing the Blog written by Deb Werksman the romance fiction editor for Sourcebooks on the subject of credibility in fiction. She begins by listing the criteria she follows in order to…
Hello, good morning and welcome! Another week ahead of us and plenty of cool things to come but first…. A Couple of HUGE Announcements: We have just received some AMAZING news! Joel Sutherland, speculative fiction author extraordinaire, has made…
Recap of Season 5, Episode 14 titled The Variable. This is the 100th episode of Lost and it is a Faraday-centric. It is quite aptly titled to reflect his relationship with Desmond – who had an episode titled The…
Title: To Beguile a Beast Author: Elizabeth Hoyt Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Forever Publishing Date: May 1, 2009 Paperback:368 pages Stand Alone/Series: Book 3 in the Legend of the Four Soldiers series. It can be read as a stand…
Title: Starfinder Author: John Marco Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Steampunk Publisher: Daw Publication Date: May 2009 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Can be read on its own; the first book of the planned Skylord series. Why did…
(*From the Original Series only. Because let’s face it: The new film is bringing back the original characters.)(On another note, doesn’t this title sound like a book report I am going to share with the class or something? So…quaint.…
Title: Silent in the Sanctuary Author: Deanna Raybourn Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance-ish Publisher:Mira Publication Date: January 2008 Paperback: 560 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the ongoing Lady Julia Grey series. Why did I read this…
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Book Review and Giveaway: Keeper of Light and Dust by Natasha Mostert
Title: Keeper of Light and Dust Author: Natasha Mostert Genre: Speculative Fiction Publisher: Dutton Adult Publication Date: April 2009 Hardcover: 310 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel. Why did I read this book: We were contacted by…
Title: The Name of the Wind – The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day One Author: Patrick Rothfuss Genre: Fantasy Publisher: DAW Publishing Date: First edition, 2007. Paperback: 672 pages Stand Alone or series: book one the Kingkiller Chronicle’ trilogy. Summary: I…
Title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Movie directed by Gavin Hood; screenplay by David Benioff and Skip Woods; starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Shreiber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Will I Am, Dominic Mognahan and Kevin Durand. The first…
Ding ding ding! We have a winner to announce for our weekend-long Practice Makes Perfect giveaway, courtesy of Julie James and her wonderful Inspirations and Influences post. Our lucky winner is… Leslie Congratulations! You know the drill: send an…
Happy Sunday, everyone! Around Blogland: Not much to report, except that dear Blossum (aka Katiebabs from Babbling About Books) is with Bubbles (aka Ana) in the UK right now, that lucky bitch! Apparently the two of them are getting…
We haven’t had one of these in a while, so we decided to throw one up. Y’know. For Wolverine and all. A few weeks ago, we stumbled across these covers over at Marvel.com. In celebration of Wolverine’s 35th anniversary,…
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Guest Author and Giveaway:Julie James on Inspiration and Influences
Hello good morning and welcome to another addition to our new series “Inspirations and Influences” in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their …..well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are…
The summer officially kicks off this Friday with the first official blockbuster film of the season – X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And, as we both have nothing but love for Wolvie, what better way to prepare for the film’s release…
Title: The Laurentine Spy Author: Emily Gee Genre: Officially, Dark Fantasy but it has a LOT of romance. Publisher: Solaris Publishing Date: April 28, 2009 Paperback: 416 pages Stand Alone or series: Stand alone Summary: The Corhonase citadel is…
Title: The Trouble With Demons Author: Lisa Shearin Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Books Publication Date: April 2009 Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Stand Alone or Series: Book 3 in the ongoing Raine Benares series. Why did I…
Title: Dayhunter Author: Jocelynn Drake Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Eos Publishing Date: April 28th 2009 Paperback: 368 pages Stand alone or series: book 2 in the Dark Days series Why did I read the book: I read and reviewed…
Another Laker victory, another Sunday, another stash… (And yay for the Bulls victory! You know how I feel about Boston.) Around the Blogosphere: There’s been an interesting discussion floating around Book Review Land over the past week, concerning authors…
This week: recap of Lost, Season 5 Episode 14 – Some Like it Hoth, a Miles episode, A.K.A. The return of the Daddy Issues. Flashback time: a woman, in a flat, looking to rent it. I recognise her from…
Welcome to another Chat with an Author. Our guest this time is Jo Beverley, prolific writer with more than 30 novels published, winner of 5 Rita Awards and a member of the RWA Honor Roll, and the RWA Hall…