Review: Farewell to Summer by Lazette Gifford

Devlin has arrived on Summer where she expects to do nothing more than keep watch over Cha and Dancer. However, even before the two arrive, she’s found trouble of a different kind. Even though the people of Summer are leaving as the world begins a long, inhospitable descent into winter, there’s still time for deceit, […]

A request for help

  I switched from Blogger to WordPress at beginning of August. And I don’t regret the move. Nope. I love the freedom of WordPress. Except I have been thinking of exactly how many reads this blog.  I had 190 (!) followers in Blogger, that mostly read me through RSS readers, which is totally cool with […]

What Bookstores can do to survive

  I meant for this to go live weeks ago, if not months but I never posted it. But here it is, and it especially vital after Amazon’s announcement that they are launching Kindle Matchbook. A good Integration with the online store No bookstore can keep every title in a series. While most stores offer […]

An open letter to GoodReads

Yesterday Goodreads updated their review  guidelines, and started to enforce them directly. While I am not affected directly by the new guidelines, since my reviews are short, and focused on the book, I am worried by the direction Goodreads have taken. After all the drama recently, and Amazon buying them, it doesn’t feel as if […]

Friday Bargains: Science Fiction and Steampunk

Note: I am lazy today, so no links. But all the deals should be available at all the big stores. Diana Peterfreund’s For Darkness Shows the Stars is 2.99 right now. This has been on my wishlist for ages, so guess if I bought it. Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina is free right now […]

WWW Wednesday September 18

To playalong, justanswer the following three (3) questions… • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently finish reading? • What do you think you’ll read next? I have been awhile since I posted one of these. But here is what I have read for the last week or so. I have been  […]

Review: A Demon and His Witch by Eve Langlais

The Blurb: Burning alive is nothing compared to the heat of his touch. Roasted at the stake as a witch, while her lover watches, Ysabel sells her soul to the devil in return for revenge. A fair trade until her ex-boyfriend escapes the bowels of Hell and she’s forced to team up with a demon […]