In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to read and perhaps add to the hoard. I also link to “Waiting On” Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Cover links take you… Read more »
Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon – Goals
I’m signing up for the HoHoHo Read-A-Thon hosted by Bookshelfery and Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It runs Nov. 12 through 17, and the rules are easy: Read winter- or holiday-themed books and participate in one challenge during the readathon. I’ll be pretty darn busy that weekend with real-life stuff, but I should be… Read more »
Halloween Reading That Won’t Give You Nightmares
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is a Halloween freebie topic. Halloween Reading That Won’t Give You Nightmares I don’t like horror, and I don’t like being frightened, but I do enjoy a nice atmospheric book now and then. Here… Read more »
Heart Mate, by Robin D. Owens
Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens Series: Celta’s Heartmates #1 Published by Berkley Publishing Group on Dec. 1, 2001 Genres: Fantasy Romance Pages: 340 Format: Paperback Source: my personal collection Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Lost Heart, Hearts and Swords All his life, Rand T’Ash has looked forward… Read more »
Sunday Post – St. Crispin’s Day – 10/25/15
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures – I mean books! My Week Friday night, Mr. Bookwyrm and I went to see Sister Act (the musical) at the… Read more »
News & Notes – 10/24/15
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff. Book News Fewer Americans have read a book in the last year, according to a Pew survey. The figure was 79% in 2011, but is now… Read more »
Monster and Book: Dragons & Temeraire
This post was originally published as a guest post for Michelle’s Monster and Book series over at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life. In it, I take a look at dragons (of course!) — specifically the dragons in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series. I’m not sure when I first became interested in… Read more »
In the Dragon’s Eye: Manners & Mutiny
In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to read and perhaps add to the hoard. I also link to “Waiting On” Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Cover links take you… Read more »
Ten Wishes for the Book Genie
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Ten Wishes I’d Ask The Book Genie To Grant Me. Imagine it. . . You’re wandering around a rare-and-used bookshop. You spy a leatherbound book lying on a pile in the recesses… Read more »
Hunter (Mercedes Lackey)
Hunter by Mercedes Lackey Series: Hunter #1 on Sept. 1, 2015 Genres: Dystopian, Urban Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Pages: 384 Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Serpent’s Shadow, Phoenix and Ashes, Home from the Sea, Steadfast, Elemental Magic:, Blood Red, House… Read more »