Victorian London: For five years, Charlotte (Charlie) Holloway has lived as a boy in the slums. But when one theft too many gets her arrested, her only means of escape lies with a dead man. Charlie hasn't raised a spirit since she first discovered she could do so five years ago. That time, her father… Continue reading Book #27: The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer
There's No Place Like Home... Kim and Julian Taylor are in the market for their first home, and a visit to the secluded Beacon estate finds them enamored. It's a peculiar home, rather large and in need of some renovations. The price is right however, and after a tour, they snap the house up without… Continue reading Book #26: Black Acres by Ambrose Ibsen
Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Candlewick (April 16, 2019) Language: English ISBN-10: 0763697567 ISBN-13: 978-0763697563 Praise for STARWORLD An unlikely friendship blossoms between two high school seniors…in the deft hands of co-authors Coulthurst (Inkmistress, 2018, etc.) and Garner (Relative Strangers, 2018, etc.), the well-realized main characters and deeply insightful descriptions of complex emotions combine into an… Continue reading BLOG TOUR (REVIEW): Starworld by Audrey Coulthurst and Paula Garner
One part Pride and Prejudice. One part Romancing the Stone. All the feels. Don't miss this laugh-out-loud, action-packed romantic comedy, new from bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis, writing as Kay Marie. Agent Leo Alvarez is on his way to Hawaii when his partner calls in a favor--the mob is after a pastry chef in NYC, and… Continue reading BLOG TOUR (REVIEW): Off the Grid by Kay Marie
A while back, a friend had shown me a YouTube video of her following the process of Stephen King for a day. It got me thinking, what if I do it for a week? So... I did. And failed. And then another friend suggested I read like her that same week. Again, I failed. That… Continue reading King & Kenzie Week: Writing like Stephen King and Reading like a friend
The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: when the prince-who-will-be-king comes of age, he must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been. When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, however,… Continue reading Book #23: Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
From New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes an unexpected love story of secondhand hearts and second chances… It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress. Something blue. I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found… Continue reading Book #22 (REVIEW): Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward
My name is Evie Claremont and this was to be the making of me–my freshman year of college. I’d been hoping that once I’d arrived on Crestwood’s campus, the nightmare that I’ve been having would go away. It hasn’t. I may be an inexperienced seventeen-year-old, but I’m grounded…sane. I look for rational explanations to even… Continue reading Book #21 (REVIEW): Inescapable by Amy A. Bartol
Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Tor Teen (February 12, 2019) Language: English ISBN-10: 0765399687 ISBN-13: 978-0765399687 Praise for SPECTACLE "Clever and full of murder, Jodie Lynn Zdrok's Spectacle had my eyes glued to the pages as the body count rose, and mystery stacked upon mystery as our heroine closed in on a killer who seemed miles… Continue reading BLOG TOUR (Review): Spectacle by Jodie Lynn Zdrok
You can’t hide in an RPG forever. Eighteen years ago Tom, a barber college student, got trapped in the Monsters, Maces and Magic game world as Josiah the thief. The first two adventures saw all of Tom’s party members, also trapped within the game world, perish within the fetid depths of the Dark Heart Swamp.… Continue reading BOOK #19 (REVIEW): Guild by Terry W. Ervin II
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