One reason why I was excited to start writing for this blog was that I saw tea reviews alongside the book reviews. I love tea and books about equally (and they go so well together), so I knew this was the place for me. I also knew that it was the place to review Darjeeling, which …
2018
Tuesday Tbr: Books To Celebrate Black History Month
Let’s take a step back for a second and get real: I lack some serious diversity in my tbr pile. Most of the authors I read are women, Southeast Asian, or white men. Only one of the authors I have on my tbr shelf is anAfrican-American: Octavia Butler. THIS IS NOT OKAY. IT’S A WHOLE …
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories — Book Review
Title: Dreadful Young Ladies and Other StoriesSeries: Author: Kelly BarnhillGenre: FantasyPublisher: Algonquin BooksFormat: eBookISBN: 1616207973 Summary: Author Kelly Barnhill has written a collection of stories, teeming with uncanny characters whose lives unfold in worlds at once strikingly human and eerily original. When Mrs. Sorensen’s husband dies, she rekindles a long-dormant love with an unsuitable mate in “Mrs. Sorensen …
Robots vs Fairies — Book Review
Title: Robots Vs FairiesSeries: Author: Anthology (Multiple Authors)Genre: Science Fiction, FantasyPublisher: Saga PressFormat: eBookISBN: 1481462369 Summary: A unique anthology of all-new stories that challenges authors to throw down the gauntlet in an epic genre battle and demands an answer to the age-old question: Who is more awesome—robots or fairies? Rampaging robots! Tricksy fairies! Facing off for the first …
Robin Hood’s Dawn — [BOOK REVIEW]
Author: Olivia Longueville & J.C. Plummer Title: Robin Hood’s Dawn Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Angevin World Publishing LLC Pages: 409 pages Release Date: January 16, 2018 My rating: ♥♥♥♥ Blurb: England, 1154-1194. A kingdom under assault. A conspiracy born of anarchy. A hero standing against tyranny. Falsely convicted of a shocking crime, Robin Fitzooth, the Earl of Huntingdon, finds refuge in Sherwood …
Robin Hood’s Dawn Author Q&A
As part of this week’s blog tour festivities for Robin Hood’s Dawn, we’re pleased to share this interview with the authors. Author Q&A with Olivia Longueville and J.C. Plummer Robin Hood’s Dawn: Book One in the Robin Hood Trilogy Robin Hood has been featured in many books, movies, and television shows. How is …
Robin Hood’s Dawn Blog Tour: Press Release
Lovely Readers, In celebration of newly released Robin Hood’s Dawn by Olivia Longueville and J.C. Plummer, I’m pleased to kick off this week’s blog tour with an official press release: Robin Hood’s Dawn: Book One in the Robin Hood Trilogy By Olivia Longueville and J.C. Plummer A KINGDOM UNDER ASSAULT, A CONSPIRACY BORN OF ANARCHY, …
Q&A With Author Gini Koch
Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series for DAW Books, the Necropolis Enforcement Files series, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles series. Alien in the House, Book 7 in her long-running Alien series, won the RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award as the Best Futuristic Romance of 2013. Book 14, Alien Nation, won the Preditors and Editors Reader’s Choice …
Aliens Abroad By Gini Koch
Title: Aliens Abroad Series: Katherine Kitty Katt #16 Author: Gini Koch Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure Publisher: DAW Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780756412838 Summary: With the human population growing and alien refugees pouring in from around the galaxy, Earth is becoming too overcrowded to sustain itself–and the solar system is filling up with the alien overflow. Advanced …
The Tea Master and the Detective — Book Review
Here we go with another novella. You might ask me why I keep reading them when they’re not my favorite format, but the truth is that they’re so popular right now and so many authors are exploring such interesting ideas with them that I can’t help myself. Much like last week’s Prime Meridian, this week’s …