This month, I was thrilled to receive an advanced e-copy of Charlie N. Holmberg’s The Plastic Magian, set to release May 15, 2018. The blurb: Alvie Brechenmacher has arrived in London to begin her training in Polymaking—the magical discipline of bespelling plastic. Polymaking is the newest form of magic, and in a field where there is so… Read More Book Review: The Plastic Magician
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon is the best book I’ve read all year. Five stars. I had no idea what I was getting into when I started it, but the book swept me away, immediately and completely. The Description: Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny.… Read More Book Review: The Sun is Also a Star
The Fire Queen releases September 26, 2017. It is the second book in The Hundredth Queen Series, by Emily R. King. It follows a young warrior queen’s rise to meet her destiny in a richly imagined world of sorcery and forbidden powers. Religion plays an important part in the stories, since the powers are godly gifts, passed… Read More Book Review: The Fire Queen
I read The Carver earlier this month and was blown away and honored by the opportunity to interview the book’s author, Jacob Devlin afterward. The Carver is Jacob’s debut novel and the first in a trilogy, set partially in the real world and partially in another where all your favorite fairytales are real. With Ivory… Read More Interview with Jacob Devlin, author of The Carver
In honor of the release of The Gold-Son by Carrie Anne Noble, I’m sharing my review of the book. I received an advance copy of it in exchange for an honest review, and I really wanted to like it. The cover is gorgeous and the description great. It seemed like it would be a fun read:… Read More Book Review: The Gold-Son
The writing style is beautiful and flawless. The world comes alive with Holmberg’s graceful imagery. The characters are complex and dynamic.… Read More Book Review: The Fifth Doll
The Princess Bride is a book! No, they didn’t make it into a book because the movie was popular. It became a movie because the book was so great! Published in 1973, The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure; The ‘good parts’ version, Abridged by William Goldman, is actually… Read More Book Review: The Princess Bride
I’m no good with listing favorites. It’s a tough commitment to make. What if you overlook something and misrepresent your true self? Okay, that’s overly dramatic, I know. Really though, I’ve never enjoyed selecting just a few songs, artists, movies, books, dishes or meals, or whatever as my absolute favorites. I decided to list instead,… Read More 7 Books that I Love
I loved this book. I couldn’t put it down. I definitely recommend it as an action packed read. The Last Girl is a dystopian thriller by author Joe Hart. Here is the summary: A mysterious worldwide epidemic reduces the birthrate of female infants from 50 percent to less than 1 percent. Medical science and governments… Read More Book Review – The Last Girl by Joe Hart
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