“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, where we spotlight the forthcoming books we’re excited about. I’m looking forward to quite a few books this month! First to be published are two mysteries: Tempest In a Teapot by Amanda Cooper (a.k.a. Virginia Hamilton)… Read more »
Sapphires Are an Earl’s Best Friend
Description: Lily Dawson, dubbed the Countess of Charm by the Prince Regent himself, plays the role of the courtesan flawlessly while her real purpose is spying in the service of the Crown. Her mission now is to seduce a duke to test his true loyalties. She’ll do it, even though… Read more »
Best friends: Animal-human partnerships in SFF
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is free – it’s the blogger’s choice. For this Freebie TTT, I decided to feature my favorite animal-human partnerships in fantasy and science fiction. Many of the “animals” in fantasy novels are… Read more »
Print plus eBooks — Kindle Matchbook and BitLit test the waters
I’ve long contended that if I’ve already bought a book in print, I shouldn’t have to pay the full price for the ebook. It seems that finally, a few programs are trying out that idea. First there’s Amazon, whose Kindle MatchBook program lets you buy ebooks at reduced prices if… Read more »
Sunday Post – 5/25/14
The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. Robin is… Read more »
News and Notes – 5/24/14
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: Amazon-Hachette dispute heats up as Amazon removes pre-order capability from many Hatchett titles, including… Read more »
I’m taking a COYER Summer Vacation!
COYER Summer Vacation is hosted by Berls @ Fantasy Is More Fun and Michelle B @ Because Reading I’m taking a summer vacation — a COYER Summer Vacation! COYER stands for Clean Out Your E-Reader, a challenge which takes place three times a year. Usually, it’s just for those freebies… Read more »
Murder at Honeychurch Hall
Murder at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison Series: Honeychurch Hall #1 Published by Minotaur Books on 5/13/14 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Deadly Desires at Honeychurch Hall, A Killer Ball at Honeychurch Hall Also by this… Read more »
W.O.W.: The Immortal Crown
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, where we spotlight the forthcoming books we’re excited about.When I read Gameboard of the Gods last year, I gave it a somewhat mixed review. A slow start and an unaccountable blindness on the part of the… Read more »
Top Ten Books About Friendship
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books About Friendship. One thing I realized in putting this together is how little general fiction I read. I tend toward genre fiction, which limits my choices a bit. For… Read more »