*This book was reviewed for San Francisco Book Review God’s Red Son is a piercing, poignant look at one of the more shameful events of our country’s infancy. Warren shines a light on the factors behind the infamous ‘Ghost Dance’ of the Sioux and other indigenous peoples of North America during the end of […]
We shape our own worst nightmares, and so we hold the key to their banishment. Sometimes the things we fear the most need never be feared at all. Stewart’s Keep in a Cold, Dark Place is a witty commentary on fear, and how we often let it get the better of us. Ignore your […]
This is my stop during the blog tour for My Not So Normal Life: Spy Recruit by Liz Laz. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 29 May till 18 June. See the tour schedule here. My Not So Normal Life: Spy Recruit (My Not So […]
Gate of Air by Resa Nelson (Dragon Gods, #1) Publication date: July 2017 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Synopsis Frayka must find and convince the dragon gods of the Far East to appease the gods of her Northland heritage. If she fails, her own Northlander gods will destroy all the mortals who once promised to worship them. The […]
**This book was reviewed for Perseus, De Capo Press via Netgalley. Schwartz’ poignant book is a testimony to the impact and power a teacher has. Rather than going through the mere drudgery of teaching, day in, day out, Schwartz went out of her way to really get to know her students. Teachers really play […]
**This book was reviewed for Troubadour Publishing/Matador via Netgalley Bees Make Honey and Butterflies Make Jam by John Offord is an amusing collection of tongue-in-cheek tales. Several of the stories turn fairy-tale tropes on their heads. One of these is the story of The Princess and the Frog. Offord’s version even makes a play […]
*This book was purchased by me for my own use, with no expectations of a review to be given. Writing Fight Scenes is one of Rayne Hall’s many super-specialised writingcraft books. As the name suggests, this one covers the myriad aspects of constructing fight scenes. There are several chapters with topics ranging from types […]
Jacqueline Patrick, author of the Brajj Trilogy, shares her top ten young adult sci-fi books. Divergent by Veronica Roth Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Giver by Lois Lowry Have Spacesuit Will Travel by Robert Heinlein The City of Ember by Jeannie DuPrau Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Time Machine by H. […]
*This book was reviewed via Lola’s Blog Tours Destiny of the Queen, third in the Brajj series by Jacqueline Patricks, concludes the entrancing tale of Cass Baros, Jeamon, and Captain Lewis. Through time untold, and across distance unfathomable, Captain Lewis and Ta’mat have been thrown into the future of the multiverse by an unstable […]
This week was a bit more productive than last week. Still fighting the chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia. Widespread pain for * no effin,’ reason* sucks. Still, even when there’s not energy for physical activity, I am always able to read! Spent a lot of time nested with good books over the week. I did have a bit […]
