Review: The Hob’s bargain by Patricia Briggs

The Particulars: Fantasy,  Ace, available in print and as e-book  The Source:  The Bookshelf The Grade: C+ The Blurb:  To save her village from ruthless raiders, Aren of Fallbrook strikes a bargain with the Hob, a magical, humanlike creature imbued with the power of the mountains. But the Hob will exact a heavy price to […]

Friday Finds April 26th

This is the books I have found this week.  Two years after his untimely death, Matthew Swift finds himself breathing once again, lying in bed in his London home. Except that it’s no longer his bed, or his home. And the last time this sorcerer was seen alive, an unknown assailant had gouged a hole […]

Review: Revelation by Lauren Dane

The Particulars:  Paranormal Romance,  Samhain Publishing, available in print and as e-book The Source: Purchased at Books on Board The Grade: B- The Blurb: He has the one thing she never thought she deserved. A place to belong…At long last, Kendra Kellogg has found her sister—but she’s no closer to filling the gaps in her […]

3 Women SF/Fantasy writers to read

Yesterday, Kari Sperring  started the hashtag #womentoread on Twitter. Today, she is asking bloggers to write about a woman writer they love.  One? One? *mutters*    I think I’ll pick 3, instead. Lazette Gifford: Lazette Gifford is small press and self published, but I really like her books. Her fantasy novels are well written, but […]

ARC Review: Diana’s Hound by Moira Rogers

The Particulars: Steampunk romance, Samhain, available as e-book The Source: ARC from the author The Grade: C+ The blurb: Nate Powell lived one full life as a world-class inventor before a disaster born of magic and science returned him to his prime—and turned him into a half-vampire, half-bloodhound abomination. He’s finally stopped yearning for death, […]

5 fantasy novels I would love to read

I think everyone have books that they are would love to read, even if they know that the chance is slim, if not non-existant. * More Borderlands novels. I love Lorna Freeman’s Borderland novels, and I am impatiently waiting for the fourth book. And I think I’ll have to wait a long time for it, […]

RT Expo going virtual ( May 2)

I squeed when I read this on RT’s webpage. One  day, I am going to Expo, probably 2020, or there abouts. But I am really excited about this opportunity :). From RT’s webpage: FOR THOSE WHO *CANNOT* ATTEND THE EXPO IN PERSONMark Your Calendar for the RT EXPO on May 2  from 4 to 6pm […]