Book Review: The Returned by Jason Mott
Goodreads SynopsisJacob was time out of sync, time more perfect than it had been. He was life the way it was supposed to be all those years ago. That's what all the Returned were.Harold and Lucille...
View ArticleBook Review: Snow White Sorrow by Cameron Jace
Goodreads SynopsisWhat if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong?Sixteen year old Loki Blackstar is no Prince Charming. His mother is a ghost. His only friend is a red Cadillac that sings to him...
View ArticleBlog Tour [Review & Giveaway] - Guiamo (The Chronicles of Guiamo Durmius...
Combining legitimate legends with actual historical events, Marshall Best weaves an epic story that portrays the ancient world as it might have been, a world which the ancient historians recorded as...
View ArticleBook Spotlight: Obstacles by Chris Reardon
SynopsisA child will die. You're afraid to live. Would you go to all lengths to save him? Darkness knows no bounds, as Alcott, an African American doctor sees all too well. The man is petrified by...
View ArticleBook Review: Cinderella Dressed in Ashes by Cameron Jace
Goodreads SynopsisLoki is controlled by the Queen through his Dreamhunter's Fleece, and he's now Snow White's enemy. No one's sure what the Queen of Sorrow wants to do next, and what her plans with...
View ArticleAbout Book Tours: When Is It Too Much?
I remember the first time I came across a book tour company. It was some years ago, and reading book blogs had just become one of my obsessions. I’d spend hours in front of the screen, going from one...
View ArticleBook Review: John Smith - Last Known Survivor of the Microsoft Wars by Roland...
Goodreads SynopsisWhat if the Mayans got the start of the end correct because they had survived it once before? What if our written history was just as accurate as the old tale about three blind men...
View ArticleBook Blitz & Giveaway: Pentimento by Cameron Jace
Today I'm happy to host a book blitz for one of Cameron Jace's latest novels, Pentimento, a dystopian retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I started reading it an hour ago (it's free on Amazon today and...
View ArticleBook Review: The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
Goodreads SynopsisIn a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called the Hunger Games. There is...
View ArticleBook Review: On Writing by Stephen King
Goodreads Synopsis"Long live the King" hailed "Entertainment Weekly" upon the publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time,...
View ArticleBook Blitz & Giveaway: Insanity by Cameron Jace
Insanityby Cameron JaceSynopsisAfter accidentally killing everyone in her class, Alice Wonder is now a patient in the Radcliffe Lunatic Asylum. No one doubts her insanity. Only a hookah-smoking...
View ArticleBook Review: Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Goodreads SynopsisIn 1983, when a teen boy is found dead, emptied of blood, Oskar, 12, hopes revenge has come at last against all the school bullies who harass him. More important is the new girl next...
View ArticleBook Review: Pentimento by Cameron Jace
Goodreads SynopsisThe day Iris Beaumont turns seventeen, she is threatened to be taken by the Beasts, the rulers of the new America. After the destruction of the world, the Beasts provide citizens with...
View ArticleBook Review: The Corpse Reader by Antonio Garrido
Goodreads SynopsisAfter his grandfather dies, avid scholar and budding forensic investigator Cí Song begrudgingly gives up his studies to help his family. But when another tragedy strikes, he’s forced...
View ArticleBook Review: The Soul of the World (Legends of Amun Ra #2) by Joshua Silverman
Goodreads SynopsisThe ancient powers lost to Potara have returned. The Brotherhood of the Black Rose rises to bring Thoth into disorder. And, while the Brotherhood reclaims their power, chaos reigns...
View ArticleBook Review: Hellbound by Tim Hawken
Goodreads Synopsis"You look very confused when I say I'm just trying to help these lost souls make their way to Heaven," he said. "The reason you're confused is that you think I'm speaking...
View ArticleBook Review: The Shoemaker: A Tale of Love, Magic & Unnatural Acts by Kathryn...
Goodreads SynopsisOnce Upon A Time...Is how the fairy tales go. But this is no child’s story.This is the tale of Edward Cordwainer, dissatisfied with his position as a lowly shoemaker in the remote...
View ArticleReading, Studying, and Time
Long time no postin', right? This is mostly due to the fact that both I and Oana have had a pretty busy couple of weeks. In my case, it was all because of exams: the end of term exams are...
View ArticleBook Review: Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
Goodreads SynopsisAt the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when...
View ArticleBook Blitz & Giveaway: Summer Demons by Mia Hoddell
Summer Demonsby Mia HoddellGenre: YA RomanceRelease Date: 26th February 2014Length: NovellaBlurb:Jenna Shaw ran away to escape her past. In fact, she jumped on a plane and flew to Portugal to try and...
View ArticleBook Review: Serpents of Sky: Nine Stories of Dragons by Heidi C. Vlach
Goodreads SynopsisDragons can be monsters, deities, or even beloved friends. This 34 000-word short story collection explores dragons in their many roles, across fantasy and science fiction.Contains 9...
View ArticleReview: Apex Magazine, Issue 57
DescriptionApex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the...
View ArticleSherlock Holmes, Summer Break, and Other Bookish Musings
It has been a long time since I -- or Oana -- last updated the blog. Reason is... well, life. Life happens and you get busy with exams, a job, family-related situations, and so on. However, that...
View ArticleCollective Review: What I've Been Reading Lately (2)
As promised, today I'm writing a collective review. I've selected four of the books I've read so far this year: The Book of Fate, Bestiario, The History of Love, and The Woman with the Bouquet. So...
View ArticleBook Review: The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
Goodreads SynposisMeet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin—two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy. When Ella and her husband move to a small town in France, Ella hopes to...
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