I enjoyed studying mythology (of all kinds) in my high school years, and so I love novels that incorporate mythology – of any kind – into the plot. I was intrigued when I read the description of The Iron King,…
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Review: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Tagged with: book review, faery, Goodreads, irish mythology, Iron King, Julie Kagawa, Meghan Chase
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Review: Silver Moon Saga by Rebecca A. Rogers
I found out via Twitter that Rebecca Rogers was giving copies of her saga out for reviews, and I signed up. I thought the descriptions sounded intriguing, and while the whole werewolf genre is a little overdone at the moment, I…
Tagged with: book review, self-published, Werewolf, Werewolves, young adult novel
Posted in Book review, So-So
Posted in Book review, So-So
Reading something different
There are definitely times when I really enjoy reading books that are different. I recently read a blog post about reading books outside of your comfort zone. It has a couple good lists of books that you should check out,…
Tagged with: Book, book review, books, comfort zone, controversial books, future, Literature, Reading, Robert Heinlein, Starship Troopers
Posted in Book review, Excellent, Intrigues
Posted in Book review, Excellent, Intrigues
Review: C.J. Archer’s Witchblade Chronicles
Over this past week and a half, I’ve enjoyed two books from author C.J. Archer and her series, The Witchblade Chronicles. Those who follow this blog know that I enjoy romances usually as a way to pick me up at the end of…
Tagged with: Archer, book review, books, Goodreads, historical romance, London, Romance novel
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
Review: Witch Way Bends by Olivia Hardin
I wanted to find a decently easy read that had a good storyline, maybe a little romance, and so I looked through the multitude of books on my Kindle app (many of which I have picked up for free at…
Review: Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier
At long last, I’ve found the time to write my review of Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier. I finished reading it in December before the holiday break. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am a fan of Marillier. She is…
Tagged with: Alban, book review, Flint, Goodreads, Juliet Marillier, Marillier, Neryn, Shadowfell
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Reputation is everything
This weekend I received an interesting direct message on Twitter from a writer whose book I had previously reviewed. “My book’s changed to the extent that UR review’s no longer accurate [link to review]. Consider yourself lucky I haven’t reviewed…
Tagged with: Author, book review, books, E-book, ereader, malicious, reputation, Review, rude, twitter
Posted in Writing tips
Posted in Writing tips
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