My distressing viewing this week was the news. Any year we are having a presidential election, the news revs up a notch, but this year is particularly divisive and dramatic… Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop, Double Dead by Chuck Wendig, Staked by Kevin Hearne, The Brimstone Deception by Lisa Shearin
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Books & Blog: March 3, 2016
Books of the Week: You, Caroline Kepnes Off Kilter, Hannah Reed Chaos Choreography, Seanan McGuire Otherworld Secrets, Hidden, Forbidden, Kelley Armstrong Stiletto, Daniel O’Malley It’s been a long time since I’ve posted, and I have a lot of books to catch up to. I’d...
Books & Blog: February 1, 2016
Books of the Week: A High-End Finish, Kate Carlisle Quiet Neighbors, Catriona McPherson In Their Own Words, edited by Elizabeth Foxwell Hunter, Mercedes Lackey Now that I’m back in the conventional mystery business, it was a pleasure to pick up A High-End Finish....
Books & Blog: January 24, 2016
January 24, 2016 Sorcerer to the Crown, Zen Cho An Apprentice to Elves, Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear The Journal of Helene Barr, translated by David Bellow The Arrivals, Melissa Marr Somehow, I hadn’t heard of Zen Cho’s book until recently. But it’s a marvelous...
Books & Blog: January 4, 2016
Books of the Week: A Jane Austen Christmas, Carlo DeVito Luckiest Girl Alive, Jessica Knoll The Promise, Robert Crais Shadows of Self, Brandon Sanderson Furiously Happy, Jenny Lawson Carlo DeVito's book was an appropriate book to have around during the holidays. I...
Books & Blog: December 14, 2015
Books of the Week: The Aeronaut’s Windlass, Jim Butcher Chimera, Mira Grant Nevermore, Rob Thurman A Lady’s Guide to Ruin, Kathleen Kimmel It’s always exciting to get a new Jim Butcher novel, and this debut of a new series is especially exciting. The Aeronaut’s...
Books & Blog: November 23, 2015
Charming, Elliott James Follow Her Home, Steph Cha Long Upon the Land, Margaret Maron The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith The Walk, Lee Goldberg Elliott James's book Charming is an interesting take on fairy tales. John Charming comes from a long line of men dedicated to...
Books & Blog: November 15, 2015
Books of the Week: The Hanged Man, P.N. Elrod Perdition, Ann Aguirre Reap the Wind, Karen Chance The Queen of Patpong, Timothy Hallinan P.N. Elrod has written a galloping adventure set in a mythical Victorian England. Alexandrina Victoria Pendlebury is a forensic...
Books & Blog: October 25, 2015
Books of the Week: The Haunted Season, G.M. Malliet The Beautiful Ashes, Jeaniene Frost Carry On, Rainbow Rowell I’ve always enjoyed G.M. Malliet’s Father Max Tudor books, even when some of her choices surprised me. And I’m surprised all over again The Haunted Season....
Books & Blog: October 19, 2015
Books of the Week: Alive, Scott Sigler The Bestseller, Olivia Goldsmith Undead and Unforgiven, MaryJanice Davidson Fate’s Edge, Ilona Andrews Scott Sigler’s written a book that is about young adults, but I’m not sure if it’s for young adults. It’s plenty unsettling....