Shades of the Gods by Erin Hayes (Elysium Legacies #1) Publication date: September 27th 2013 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Mythology Synopsis Caught between life and death, all Callie wants is to live again. Homicide detective Callie Saunders knows that death isn’t all pearly gates and angels. After being hit by a bus, she finds that it’s the ancient gods […]
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Weekly Recap: June 11th- 17th
This has been a bit of a slow week. My family and I did go to a dance performance Thursday which was a lot of fun, even if I did have to take my cane with me. I dislike when necessity drives me to use it. I started my beta-read for Lawrence Schoen’s new […]
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Book Review: God’s Red Son by Louis Warren
*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 […]
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Book Review: Keep in a Cold Dark Place by Michael F Stewart
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 […]
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Blog Tour: My Not So Normal Life: Spy Recruit by Liz Laz
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 […]
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Cover Reveal: Gate of Air by Resa Nelson
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 […]
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Book Review: I Wish My Teacher Knew…. by Kyle Schwartz
**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 […]
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Book Review: Bees Make Honey, Butterflies Make Jam
**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 […]
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Book Review: Writing Fight Scenes by Rayne Hall
*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 […]
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Top 10: YA Sci-fi Picks by Jacqueline Patricks
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. […]
