Weeks 38, 39 & 40: Book Review Catch-up

So, after complaining that I didn’t get a book read in time to review two weeks ago, I have three books to review this week. As a result, I’m going to do mini-reviews because there are three of them. Mini-Review #1: Veil of Shadows by Shiloh Walker I really enjoyed this book. It’s the second [...]

A Different Kind of WiP

I know, Wednesdays are usually for knitting WiPs. But today I wanted to talk about my writing. Partly because, as you may have noticed, things have been rather quiet on that front lately. One of the main reasons for the silence has been due to what stories have been inspiring me lately. The one I’ve been [...]

Mini-Book-Review

So, I meant to write this post this morning. It’s now nowhere near morning, and I’m only just getting to it. With all that’s been going on in my personal life over the past few months (95% good stuff), blogging hasn’t been what it should be. I think I’ll be slowing it down for a [...]

Week 32: Discord & Bones

Here is this week’s 52 Books in 52 Weeks post… Today we have a 2-book review! First up… City of Bones (Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare (YA paranormal, romance-ish) I enjoyed this book, but. It is YA. In places, VERY YA. However, it was amusing. There was some good world-building, and some really enjoyable [...]

Week 30: Waking the Witch

Here is this week’s 52 Books in 52 Weeks post… Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong (urban fantasy) First of all, this book is due out for US release today, I believe. Unlike Kelley’s YA series, I did not beta read this one… my local book store got the book I’d put on hold in [...]

Week 15: Thunderbird Falls

Thunderbird Falls by C.E. Murphy (urban fantasy) This is an enjoyable book, though there are some places where Murphy lost me as a reader. Not the version of “lost” that is confused, but the version of “lost” that is disbelief.  The plot itself I enjoyed. Some of the characterization was not something I would have [...]

Week 6: Caressed by Ice

*Here is book 6 of the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge…* Random edit note: I will be having a book give-away contest on the blog starting tomorrow. The contest will run through Valentine’s Day… stay tuned for details! ——————————————————————————————- Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh (paranormal romance) This is the third book in a [...]

Week 2: Hunter’s Need

Hunter’s Need by Shiloh Walker (paranormal romance) This is the latest in a series of novels (and, initially, novellas) about a group of supernaturals called The Hunters. They are werewolves (and other shifters), witches and vampires who act as a kind-of otherworldly police force, hunting down rogue supernaturals and stopping them. They sometimes stop mortal [...]

Week 1: Urban Shaman

* I will be participating in the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge this year. Here is book 1. * ——————————————————————————————- Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy (urban fantasy) Urban Shaman is an example of why I have a love-hate relationship with series books that have been out for some time before I read them: I [...]

Beyond Twilight

First, a disclaimer: I have not read Twilight. I do not intend to read it. However, I know enough about it to be able to suggest books to people looking for something similar. And, in my not-usually-very-humble opinion, these are better books than Twilight, because I’ve heard lots of complaints about Ms. Meyer’s work that [...]