Steadfast Series: Elemental Masters #9 on June 4, 2013 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Serpent’s Shadow, The Gates of Sleep, Phoenix and Ashes, Home from the Sea, Elemental Magic:, Blood Red, From a High Tower, A Study in Sable The new novel in Mercedes Lackey’s bestselling series… July 11, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★½
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Review: What’s a Witch to Do?, by Jennifer Harlow
What’s a Witch to Do? by Jennifer Harlow Series: Midnight Magic Mysteries #1 Published by Midnight Ink on March 8, 2013 Genres: Paranormal mystery Format: Paperback Source: the library Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads A suspenseful brew with a dash of passion High Priestess might sound like an ’80s hair… Read more »
Review: Close Knit Killer (A Knitting Mystery), by Maggie Sefton
Close Knit Killer by Maggie Sefton Series: Knitting Mystery #11 Published by Berkley on 6/04/2013 Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Cast On, Kill Off, Yarn Over Murder, Purl Up and Die, Knit to Be Tied, Only Skein Deep Also… Read more »
Early Review: The Newcomer (Thunder Point), by Robyn Carr
The Newcomer by Robyn Carr Series: Thunder Point #2 Published by Harlequin MIRA on June 25, 2013 Genres: Contemporary Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Wanderer, The Hero, The Chance, The Promise, The Homecoming, One Wish, A New Hope, Wildest… Read more »
Changing the World (Tales of Valdemar), ed. by Mercedes Lackey
Changing the World is a collection of short stories set in and around Mercedes Lackey’s kingdom of Valdemar. I particularly enjoyed Lackey’s “The One Left Behind,” about a weaver whose father and lover both left to become Heralds (a young Sendar plays a role, too!), and “Softly Falling Snow,” by… Read more »
Guest Review: A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin
My daughter Robin (not her real name) recently finished A Game of Thrones, and her observations on it amused me so much that I asked her to write a guest review. (Note: This review was first published on Goodreads.) WARNING: There are several spoilers here, none of them terribly detailed. … Read more »
The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander (series review)
The Chronicles of Prydain Series: Chronicles of Prydain Add to Goodreads Millions of young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his lively companions as they journey through the magical land of Prydain. First published more than thirty years ago and translated into twenty… Read more »
Ginger Jumps, by Lisa Campbell Ernst (review)
Ginger Jumps on April 30, 1990 Pages: 33 Add to Goodreads Ginger is a small brown dog who has always lived with the circus. At night, she dreams of having her own human family and a little girl to love. Meanwhile, she trains for a new trick–leaping from a platform… Read more »
The Apple Orchard, by Susan Wiggs (review)
The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs Series: Bella Vista #1 Published by Harlequin MIRA on April 30, 2013 Genres: Contemporary Romance, Fiction Pages: 432 Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Beekeeper’s Ball Also by this author: Return To Willow Lake, The… Read more »
Clockwork Mafia, by Seleste deLaney (review)
Inventor Henrietta Mason is retiring from airships and adventuring to return home to Philadelphia. Determined to erase all trails leading to her late father’s duplicity, she dismantles his lab and removes all records of the Badlands gold. While in the city, she can’t resist the lure of a charity gala… Read more »