Rating: ★★★★☆ Genre: Dark Fantasy, Romance Publisher: Wednesday Books Publication Date: February 6, 2018 This is book two in the Wintersong series. Click here for my review of Wintersong. So much more than the romance in the first book, Shadowsong weaves together lore, history, mystery, and powerful themes in a book that’s as dark as […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ Genre: Romance, Fantasy Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: February 7, 2017 Historically and culturally relevant, Wintersong weaves a beautiful tale, rich with lore and darkness, about what it means to live, to love, and, eventually, to die. Elisabeth, a.k.a. Liesl, has grown up on stories of the Goblin King, to the point […]
Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: April 5, 2016 This first installment of the Wayward Children (because yes, there’s more) basically consists of the fairy tales you know and love turned on their head, modernized, and made awesome. When Nancy originally went missing, her parents were frantic. What they didn’t expect was to […]
Now, I know that writers tend to be an introverted bunch, so strap in, because this could be an ugly ride. For you oddballs extroverts, this will be nothing new, so shuffle on down the page while the rest of us try to convince ourselves it’s worth actually interacting with other humans. The sad reality […]
Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Literature & Fiction Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: October 31, 2017 Fredrik Backman delivers a heartbreaking work of fiction just in time for the holidays. Never mind that I read it way after the holidays. It’s not so much a holiday story, though, even though it takes place on Christmas Eve, but rather, […]
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: February 9, 2018 The Reunion is a realistic thriller that explores the devastating effects of secrets and lies while playing on a parent’s worst fears. Sometimes a little white lie isn’t so little, and sometimes people do the wrong things for the right reasons. Summary: […]
There is a lot of misinformation floating around the Internet about what it actually means to be a writer. I know what you’re thinking. Misinformation on the Internet? How could that be? So let’s tackle eight popular myths about what exactly it means to be this “writer” thing anyway. Why eight? Because eight is one […]
Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Sci Fi & Fantasy, Teens & YA Publisher: Ink Smith Publishing Publication Date: January 8, 2018 “It seems to me that great sacrifices bring about great gifts. Unusual gifts. Miraculous gifts.” ~ Grey Lore Pace and Kennedy deliver a fast-paced, gripping story in Grey Lore that blends reality and folklore so masterfully […]
Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Mystery & Crime Publisher: Riverflow Press Publication Date: October 12, 2017 In Downside Up, Jane Thornley delivers a thrilling page-turner that had me up late, frantically turning pages, trying to figure out who the killer was. Summary: Jenna Elson had a troubled childhood, which she escaped from at every chance she could. […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ (3.5) Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Publisher: Black Rose Writing Publication Date: February 1, 2018 Jackson delivers a time-travel series that will engage new YA readers and provide plenty of nostalgia for older readers who grew up with books like the Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale. In one week, Chase Walker turns 18, […]