The Poison Eaters by Shanna Germain Highly Recommended! Published by Angry Robot Publication Date : January 17th, 2016 Available as eBook – 199 Pages Source : NetGalley (thank you!) Poison never lies. Talia was once one of the twelve martyrs of the forgotten compass, a prisoner of the unhuman creatures known only as the vordcha. She... Continue Reading →
Thoughts and Review : Miniatures by John Scalzi
Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by John Scalzi Highly Recommend! Published by Subterranean Press Publication Date : December 31st, 2016 Available as eBook & hardback - 144 Pages Source : NetGalley (thank you!) The ex-planet Pluto has a few choice words about being thrown out of the solar system. A listing of alternate histories tells you all the... Continue Reading →
Mini-Reviews : Volume 22
The next few things I read really bounced me around. I started off with something I would definitely describe as melancholy with The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepard. This one is about a young girl in a WWII children’s hospital who can see winged horses in the mirrors and reflective... Continue Reading →
Thoughts: Maresi (The Red Abbey Chronicles #1) by Maria Turtschaninoff
Maresi (The Red Abbey Chronicles #1) by Maria Turtschaninoff Highly Recommend! Published by Amulet Books Publication Date : January 3rd, 2016 Available as eBook & hardback - 265 Pages Source : NetGalley (thank you!) Only women and girls are allowed in the Red Abbey, a haven from abuse and oppression. Maresi, a thirteen-year-old novice there, arrived in the hunger winter and... Continue Reading →
Initial Thoughts: Reading and Watching Miss Fisher/Phryne Fisher Mysteries
I wasn’t planning on going to into depth on my recent read of Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood. I enjoyed the snot out of that little book – but I didn’t really feel like I had too much to say on it yet. I decided to hunt down the TV show with fingers... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on The Family Plot by Cherie Priest
The Family Plot by Cherie Priest Highly Recommend! Published by Tor Books Publication Date : September 20th, 2016 Available as eBook & hardback - 365 Pages Source : Library Chuck Dutton built Music City Salvage with patience and expertise, stripping historic properties and reselling their bones. Inventory is running low, so he's thrilled when Augusta Withrow appears in his... Continue Reading →
Short Fiction Roundup!
November has been a shitty month. October was the busiest month of the year for us. If my husband I weren’t at work we at the doctor office, or with family who were in the doctor’s office, or taking care of bank paperwork… etc. I’m surprised our cats still know who we are. November... Continue Reading →
Reviewing and Star Ratings
I've been thinking over this system that seems to have been adopted to review books and decided to do a quick look at how I rate things. I've always rated by my gut. As soon as I finish things I picked the number that most accurately reflected my thoughts at that moment. This makes for... Continue Reading →
Thoughts and Review : Guardian by Joe Haldeman
Guardian by Joe Haldeman ☆☆☆ Published by Open Road Media Publication Date : September 27th, 2016 Available as eBook - 304 Pages Source : NetGalley (Thank you!) During the Alaskan gold rush, a woman pursues a destiny that will change the world in this alternate-history novel from a sci-fi legend. In the tradition of Robert Heinlein (Starship Troopers,... Continue Reading →
Warcraft Weekends : HighMountain and Stormheim (or Dear Goddess don’t let me fall)
I don't have a fear of heights and I've never experienced vertigo. I'm naturally terrified of the ocean, but these two zones made me nervous as hell. Both Highmountain and Stormheim are rocky and well... high. So high that I did in fact swing my camera down and go 'Nope, nope, nope' and got off... Continue Reading →