I really wanted to like The Rose Throne. I enjoyed Harrison’s The Princess and the Hound, which I found refreshingly original. But The Rose Throne disappointed me from the first page. While Harrison’s ideas are good, her somewhat lackluster execution made much of the book a chore to slog through,… Read more »
News & Notes — 4/27/13
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: Giuseppe Leto Barone. Used under Creative Commons licence (CC BY-ND 2.0) “Why Amazon Supports… Read more »
Reverse Author Interview: Jay Kristoff
I’m participating in the Reverse Author Interviews meme sponsored by Book Munchies. It’s the authors’ turn to put us on the spot! Over the next month, a series of authors will pose questions for participating bloggers to answer. Photo by Christopher Tovo, www.christophertovo.com Today’s author is Jay Kristoff, author… Read more »
Release Day Review: The River of No Return, by Bee Ridgway
The River of No Return Series: River of No Return #1 on April 23, 2013 Add to Goodreads In Bee Ridgway’s wonderfully imaginative debut novel, a man and a woman travel through time in a quest to bring down a secret society that controls the past and, thus, the future…. Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Thought I’d Like MORE/LESS Than I Did
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books I Thought I Would Like MORE/LESS Than I Did. I limited the list to books I’ve read in the last few years, rather than over my entire lifetime. … Read more »
Ten Reasons to Stay, by Sabrina Jeffries (advance review)
In “Ten Reasons to Stay,” previously published in the anthology The School for Heiresses, lessons go far beyond etiquette and needlepoint. Eliza Crenshawe’s lesson is to look before she leaps. But when she discovers that her new guardian plans to marry her off without so much as a Season, she… Read more »
Sunday Post — 4/21/13
The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored by 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. As we all know,… Read more »
News & Notes — 4/20/13
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: “You’re Going To Be Sorry You Bought That Kindle” (Roberto Baldwin, Wired) because Kobo… Read more »
REVERSE AUTHOR INTERVIEW with Kendare Blake
I’m participating in the Reverse Author Interviews meme sponsored by Book Munchies. It’s the authors’ turn to put us on the spot! Over the next month, a series of authors will pose questions for participating bloggers to answer. Today’s author is Kendare Blake, author of this year’s popular YA… Read more »
Throw Out Fifty Things, by Gail Blanke (review)
Publisher’s description: “Our lives are so filled with junk from the past-from dried up tubes of glue to old grudges-that it’s a wonder we can get up in the morning,” exclaims motivator, best-selling author, columnist, and life coach Gail Blanke.“If you want to grow, you gotta let go,” is Blanke’s… Read more »