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Cover Reveal: Brimstone & Blades by Maria Alexander
It’s time for another cover reveal, and this one I’m so very excited about! Fantasy books are my favorite, and this cover is just absolutely lovely. I always say we pick books with our eyes first. This one is calling my name in a giant way. It’s 1689. Sixteen-year-old Julie de Maupin is on the run with her boyfriend, a young swordmaster named Sérannes. They perform sword fights and songs in taverns to survive. But when a diabolical creature kills Sérannes, it also injures Julie in the attack. Plunged into the dangerous world of French magic, Julie needs to return…
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Author Interview: Shelly Frome, author of FAST TIMES BIG CITY
Hello friends, and welcome to my stop on the Willful Parties blog tour! Author Liz Ellyn is making the rounds, and sharing all about her newest romance novel.
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Book Review: A Victim at Valentine’s by Ellie Alexander
In the cozy town of Redwood Grove, Annie Murray’s Valentine’s Day plans take a sinister turn when a beloved pillar of the local community is found dead at her Agatha Christie-inspired bookshop. As Annie assists the lead detective in unraveling the mystery, she quickly identifies a host of likely suspects – from an oddball psychic, to a professional matchmaker, to a rival bookseller – each with a worryingly plausible motive.
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I’m back from hiatus
Hi friends, I know I disappeared for a bit. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, these last few weeks have been a lot. I’m been using all my coping mechanisms, but it just ended up that I needed to take a break. When reading no longer becomes fun, that’s when I know that it’s time to take a step back and relax for a bit. Set my expectations of myself as low as possible, and go into battery saving mode. So what have I been up to? Playing a LOT of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Sometimes it’s…
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Book Review: The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap
Historical fiction, true crime, and dark academia intertwine in a harrowing tale of murder, greed, and the grisly origins of modern medicine. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1828. Naïve but determined James Willoughby has abandoned his posh, sheltered life at Oxford to pursue a lifelong dream of studying surgery in Edinburgh. A shining beacon of medical discovery in the age of New Enlightenment, the city’s university offers everything James desires—except the chance to work on a human cadaver. For that he needs to join one of the private schools in Surgeon’s Square, at a cost he cannot afford. In desperation he strikes a…
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That Thin Line Between Balance and Burnout
How are we holding up my friends? Okay, I hope! I started working on a review for The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap, but my brain has decided to strike. It’s been a long week already and so I’m focusing the rest of my energy on walking that thin line between balance and burnout. Last year I took a step back and learned a lot about myself. I learned good coping mechanisms and how to spot when I’m about to descend into a burnout period so that I can reverse it before it starts. Little did I know that I’d…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (2/3/25)
Happy Monday my reader friends! I hope that you’re all doing okay. I know the last two weeks have been…. rough. I’ve been reading as much as I can, when I feel like it, but it has slowed down. On a happy note though, I’ve still yet to read a book that I didn’t enjoy. So that’s always a good thing! I’m going to keep DNFing as much it takes to avoid reading a book that doesn’t make me happy. Let’s take a look at where things are this week, shall we? Read Last Week: Last week I finished All…
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Book Review: The Edge of the Silver Sea by Alex Mullarky
An island all alone at the edge of the silver sea. In a place like this, anything could happen... Forced to move to the remote island of Roscoe, Blair Zielinski is determined to get back to her old life. Then one of the island's darkly magical fey folk offers her an irresistible deal. As she unravels the island's secrets and makes new friends, both human and otherworldly, Blair discovers that a promise to the fey cannot be broken. Can Blair save the wild isle that she's come to call home?
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2024
Hello friends, and happy Tuesday! Here's hoping that the week so far is treating you kindly, and that you have some good reads on deck to escape from reality when necessary. It finally rained here in LA and, thankfully, that means the fires here are under control. Now it's a matter of watching for mudslides and ash run-off. If you have some funds to give, LA firefighters and displaced families can still use your help! It's going to take a while to get everything back to even semi-normal. Don't forget about them, okay?
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Sunday Post #1: A Long Week
This week felt so long, and exhausting, despite the fact that Monday was a holiday from work. I mean I know exactly why it did. Still I was emotionally drained and so very happy when it was finally Friday again. I’ve spent my weekend doing my best to unwind and recharge. Don’t forget to take care of yourselves, friends. Rest is productive. A quiet week, yes. No brain power was had. And, if we’re being honest, probably a rambling post as well. I try to keep this blog a mix of posts that are book related and just a place…
